MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- North America's largest greenhouse lettuce
grower, Revol Greens, has acquired BJ's Produce Inc, operating
under the widely recognized Living Fresh brand, in Athens, Georgia, to establish its first East
Coast greenhouse operation. The deal, completed on October 12, 2021, entails the purchase of the
existing greenhouses as well as the planned commencement of new
greenhouse construction to meet increasing customer demand. Terms
of the transaction were not disclosed. The move also brings Revol
Greens' closer to meeting its "Five Facilities in Five Years" goal
to reach all Americans with its products two years ahead of
schedule.
Launched in 2016, Revol Greens has a goal to be able to reach
100 percent of the U.S. with its robust selection of
greenhouse-grown lettuce and Premium Organic Salad Kits. Based in
Owatonna, Minnesota, Revol Greens
has recently announced the first harvest at its new 64-acre
Tehachapi, California location as
well as the commencement of greenhouse construction in Temple, Texas.
Bentley Mills, owner of BJ's
Produce Inc., will join Revol's leadership team as General Manager
in Athens. "Revol Greens is
bringing a national presence to our local supply of Living Fresh
branded fresh greens and will maintain the connections we've built
with retail customers and consumers," says Mills. "We admire the
lengths Revol Greens goes to research, develop and innovate in new
varieties, technology, processes and greenhouse environments that
have yielded the highest quality greens out there. I am honored to
join the team and apply the expertise our team has proven over the
past 20 years."
Currently, the Living Fresh brand is sustainably grown, non-GMO,
and available in butter head, romaine head, and basil, serving
long-standing foodservice and retail partnerships including Whole
Foods Market, Sprouts, Walmart, Kroger and
Harris Teeter, a division of Kroger. Revol Greens already
produces a vast array of product innovations, including Organic
living head lettuces, Organic baby leaf blends, as well as the new
Premium Organic Salad Kits. The greenhouse pioneer also developed a
new Plant-Fed™ Organic nutrient source for their USDA Certified
Organic lettuce that is 100% free of the animal byproducts commonly
found in other organic fertilizers.
"Expanding the reach of our greenhouse protected lettuces to the
Southeast was crucial to fulfilling customer demand. Bentley and
his team allow us to deliver upon that beginning today," says
Michael Wainscott, Chief Executive
Officer of Revol Greens. "As one of the first CEA lettuce growers
in the country, we are proud to continue the legacy and maintain
the strong local heritage that has established in Athens while introducing the innovations and
technology that allow Revol Greens to produce safe, quality leafy
greens to millions of households around the country within 24 hours
of harvest."
The Athens, Georgia location is
near Atlanta and major
distribution hubs, providing efficient access to East Coast
markets.
To learn more about Revol Greens sustainable greenhouse
technology and Grown Clean and Green™ process and find products,
visit http://www.RevolGreens.com.
Media Contact
Tristan Simpson, Revol Greens, +1
(310)293-2184, pr@revolgreens.com
SOURCE Revol Greens