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NatureSweet Formerly Desert Glory, LTD Company type Private Founded 1990; 34 years ago (1990 ) in
Devine ,
Texas ,
United States Headquarters San Antonio
, United States
Key people
Rodolfo Spielmann
CEO
[1]
Frederic Steunou
CFO
[2] Number of employees
8,000 (2016)
[3] Website
naturesweet .com
NatureSweet LTD is a
San Antonio -based produce grower, packager and seller. The company grows its tomatoes in
greenhouses in Willcox,
Arizona and six factories in three states of Central Mexico,
Jalisco ,
Nayarit and
Colima .
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[5]
History
NatureSweet was founded in
Devine, Texas , in 1990 under the name Desert Glory LTD.
[6] The company began selling tomatoes nationwide in 2012.
[7] In 2013, NatureSweet purchased the assets of the greenhouse grower, EuroFresh Farms.
[8]
[9] To increase production in 2016, the company partnered with Ganfer, a greenhouse vegetable growing company in North America.
[10] In 2017, it was reported that the company's Cherubs tomatoes were the number one small tomato in the United States.
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The company is
vertically integrated .
[11] and grows a variety of tomatoes that includes Glorys, Cherubs, SunBursts,
Jubilees and Eclipses.
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Certifications
NatureSweet's tomatoes are verified as a non-GMO product by
The Non-GMO Project and all of its facilities are Level 3 SQF certified.
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References
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"Alumnus, NatureSweet CEO Described His Path into Business World" . University of Texas at Dallas. March 12, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .
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"NatureSweet® Tomatoes Announces New Chief Financial Officer" . Globe Newswire. May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
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b Donnel, Jessica (October 27, 2016).
"NatureSweet-Finding the "Sweet" Spot" . The Snack. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .
^ O'Connor, Tim.
"NatureSweet Tomatoes" . Transportation and Logistics Magazine. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .
^ Brezosky, Lynn (September 30, 2015).
"NatureSweet CEO Got Results By Raising Employee's Pay" . Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .
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b
c Loria, Keith (January 11, 2017).
"New Campaign to Highlight NatureSweet's Growing Standards" . The Produce News. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .
^ Hornick, Mike (May 8, 2012).
"NatureSweet Sues Mastronardi Over Trademark" . The Packer. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .
^ Brezosky, Lynn (January 28, 2013).
"NatureSweet to Buy Tomato Growing Firm" . Mysa . My San Antonio. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .
^ Wittig, Ainslee (October 30, 2013).
"NatureSweet Drops Crops for Success" . Arizona Range News. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .
^ Sparks, Brian (July 5, 2016).
"NatureSweet and Ganfer Partner on Tomato Production" . Greenhouse Grower. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .
^ Donnel, jessica (October 26, 2016).
"NatureSweet's Lori Castillo Talks 'Tomatoes Raised Right' and New Pack Sizes" . AndNowUKnow. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .
^ Groh, John (June 29, 2015).
"NatureSweet unveils New Tomato Variety" . The Produce News. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .
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"Non-GMO Project Verified Product" . The Non-GMO Project. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .