Houweling’s acquires Colorado-based Sun Valley Farms
Houweling’s acquires Colorado-based Sun Valley Farms
Delta, BC-based greenhouse grower and marketer Houweling's Nurseries Ltd. has acquired Loveland, CO-based Sun Valley Farms Inc.
The deal sees Houweling's Tomatoes expand its sales and service in key Mountain States, and is well aligned geographically to Houweling's new state-of-the-art greenhouse production facility in Mona, UT.
Tomatoes growing in a Houweling's greenhouse.
"In addition to improved access and sales service coverage, we establish sourcing capabilities with pre-built track-and-trace structure and excellent grower relationships, backstopping our own grown product to improve customer fill rates and deliver overall service excellence,” Kevin Doran, chief operating officer at Houweling's, said in a press release.
The Sun Valley Farms business will continue to operate independently under the leadership of Dave Fahrenbruch, president and chief executive officer.
"For Sun Valley Farms, being vertically integrated with a large North American producer is the direct to grower model our customers want,” Fahrenbruch said in the release. “With the expansion in Utah Houweling's has solidified its position in the Western United States and is a perfect fit for Sun Valley and our customers.”
