American vegetable company
NatureSweet Formerly Desert Glory, LTD Company type Private Founded 1990; 35 years ago (1990 ) in Devine , Texas , United States Headquarters San Antonio
, United States
Key people
Rodolfo Spielmann CEO [ 1] CFO [ 2] Number of employees
8,000 (2016)[ 3] Website naturesweet
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 .[ 4] [ 5]
History
NatureSweet was founded in Devine, Texas , in 1990 under the name Desert Glory LTD.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 6]
The company is vertically integrated .[ 11] Jubilees and Eclipses.[ 3] [ 12]
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.[ 13] [ 6]
References
^ "Alumnus, NatureSweet CEO Described His Path into Business World" . University of Texas at Dallas. March 12, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .^ "NatureSweet® Tomatoes Announces New Chief Financial Officer" . Globe Newswire. May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .^ a 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 . ^ a 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 . ^ "Non-GMO Project Verified Product" . The Non-GMO Project. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .
