Fourth-generation, family-owned greenhouse grower Mastronardi Produce has reached its platinum anniversary this month after 70 years in business, according to a news release.
Adding to the cause for celebration, the Kingsville, Ontario-based company is a 2024 winner of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum Club designation. This marks the 15th consecutive win for Mastronardi Produce by Deloitte’s business awards program, the release said.
“There is plenty to celebrate this year and we are so excited to recognize these milestones with our employees, our partners and the community,” said Paul Mastronardi, president and CEO of Mastronardi Produce. “This month marks our 70th anniversary as a family-owned company and receiving a Canada’s Best Managed Company award is the perfect way to kick off the celebrations.”
Founded by Umberto Mastronardi in 1954, Mastronardi Produce says it pioneered commercial greenhouse growing in North America. Today, the company employs more than 3,500 people in Canada, the U.S., Mexico and the Netherlands, banded together under what the company calls its “Flavour Nation.”
“The 2024 Best Managed winners exemplify the highest Canadian business standards of innovation, adaptability and bold leadership,” said Lorrie King, partner at Deloitte Private, Global Best Managed leader and co-leader, Canada’s Best Managed Companies program. “Their relentless ambition, determined focus and strategic agility have led them to remain competitive on the world stage, creating sustainable economic growth in an evolving global market.”
Every year, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies compete for the Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation in a rigorous and independent evaluation process, the release said.
Mastronardi Produce says it plans to celebrate both the awards and its platinum anniversary across its global network of employees. To join Mastronardi Produce’s Flavour Nation, apply online at sunsetgrown.com/careers.
