Greenhouse companies merge
Greenhouse companies merge
B.C. Hot House and Greenhouse Produce Co. LLC recently merged to form a consolidated company, Pan American Foods LLC.
A May 18 announcement indicated that the new operation would be headed by President Brian Beggs of B.C. Hot House and Vice President Fried De Schouwer of Greenhouse Produce. Mr. De Schouwer will handle sales and marketing, which will be done under the "B.C. Hot House" brand.
"New in name only, Pan American Foods LLC merges two greenhouse industry leaders, bringing together over 30 years of growing and marketing experience," the announcement stated.
B.C. Hot House, based in Surrey, BC, was founded in 1973 by a group of greenhouse growers and was incorporated in 1997. The grower-members of Greenhouse Produce, based in Vero Beach, FL, also have a decades-long history, producing peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers under glass in Mexico.
The new company, owned by its combined grower-members, will continue to provide buyers with a variety of product grown under glass, including tomatoes-on-the-vine, beefsteak tomatoes, cocktail tomatoes, colored bell peppers and English seedless cucumbers.
"The primary benefits of the merger are the increased efficiencies and value that come with a larger supply base and distribution network," Mr. Beggs said. "With one call, Pan American Foods customers can access Canadian- and Mexican-grown greenhouse products, which are sold through eight warehouse-distribution facilities across the United States and Canada 12 months out of the year."
A May 18 announcement indicated that the new operation would be headed by President Brian Beggs of B.C. Hot House and Vice President Fried De Schouwer of Greenhouse Produce. Mr. De Schouwer will handle sales and marketing, which will be done under the "B.C. Hot House" brand.
"New in name only, Pan American Foods LLC merges two greenhouse industry leaders, bringing together over 30 years of growing and marketing experience," the announcement stated.
B.C. Hot House, based in Surrey, BC, was founded in 1973 by a group of greenhouse growers and was incorporated in 1997. The grower-members of Greenhouse Produce, based in Vero Beach, FL, also have a decades-long history, producing peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers under glass in Mexico.
The new company, owned by its combined grower-members, will continue to provide buyers with a variety of product grown under glass, including tomatoes-on-the-vine, beefsteak tomatoes, cocktail tomatoes, colored bell peppers and English seedless cucumbers.
"The primary benefits of the merger are the increased efficiencies and value that come with a larger supply base and distribution network," Mr. Beggs said. "With one call, Pan American Foods customers can access Canadian- and Mexican-grown greenhouse products, which are sold through eight warehouse-distribution facilities across the United States and Canada 12 months out of the year."
