Driscoll’s Announces The Acquisition Of Haygrove Africa
Driscoll’s Announces The Acquisition Of Haygrove Africa. The International Blueberry Organisation took to LinkedIn to announce that Driscoll’s has acquired Haygrove Africa.
The post read, “Driscoll’s acquires Haygrove Africa. @Driscoll’s said that given the evolving demands of the global blueberry market, this transaction will allow it to offer the most comprehensive, end-to-end, blueberry business to Haygrove Africa’s.” Driscoll’s is the global market leader for fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. With more than 100 years of farming heritage and hundreds of independent growers around the world, Driscoll’s is passionate about growing great tasting berries. Driscoll’s exclusive patented berry varieties are developed through years of research using only natural breeding methods – that means no GMOs.
“This acquisition is an exciting opportunity to accelerate our ability to become the global blueberry leader” Garland Reiter, Jr., Vice President of Global Blueberry Leadership told Fresh Fruit Portal. “By directly setting the strategic vision regarding high quality blueberries from sub-Saharan Africa in our supply portfolio we can secure our genetic advantages as well as support long-term investments that drive quality and availability, especially for our European marketplace,” he added.
Haygrove supply field scale polytunnels, substrate systems and associated technologies and have berry farms in four countries. The company’s purpose is to create opportunities for great people and to move minds on what defines a great business, putting people and planet on a par with profit. Its innovative polytunnels and growing systems are being used to protect crops and extend growing seasons for growers of over 30 crops in more than 50 countries around the world. With over 30 years’ experience as commercial growers, all its polytunnels and growing products are born of necessity, and rigorously tested in the field.
With the help of its own polytunnels and growing systems, Haygrove’s farms in the UK, South Africa, Portugal and China grow high-quality berries and cherries for leading retailers.
