Pacific Coast Producers acquires Oregon Cherry Growers’ cherry processing business
Pacific Coast Producers plans to operate OCG as a stand-alone business and subsidiary of its cooperative.
Pacific Coast Producers, a Lodi, Calif.-based grower-owned cooperative that processes and packages fruits and tomatoes for private label retail and foodservice, entered into an agreement to acquire grower-owned cooperative and maraschino cherry producer Oregon Cherry Growers, Inc. (OCG), Salem, Ore.
Pacific Coast Producers plans to operate OCG as a stand-alone business and subsidiary of its cooperative, maintaining the Oregon Cherry Growers name as well as the production facilities in Salem and The Dalles, Ore. After the transaction closes, Oregon Cherry Growers’ fresh cherry business will continue to operate independent of this transaction, as Cascade Fruit Growers.