Braga Fresh purchases Pure Pacific Organic facility

(Courtesy Braga Fresh/Pacific International Marketing)

Braga Fresh Family Farms, Soledad, Calif., has purchased a processing facility from Pure Pacific Organics LLC, Gonzales, Calif.

Pure Pacific is affiliated with Pacific International Marketing, according to a news release.

“We have been a longstanding grower for Pacific, and we are honored to build on that relationship with having the opportunity to co-pack for them.” Rod Braga, president and CEO of Braga Fresh, said in the release. "We are excited to join this new facility with our current location in Salinas, Calif., to meet our future growth needs."

Braga said the company looks forward to “welcoming Pure Pacific’s employees to our team and look forward to working with Pure Pacific’s customers.”

“It’s important for us to make sure we continue to provide the best service to our customers and to make sure our employees are taken care of,” Pure Pacific President Dave Johnson said in the release.

The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Exposition & Conference (GOPEX) provides a forum to meet the rapidly changing needs of professionals who grow, distribute, pack and market organic produce. This international trade show and conference provides the ideal opportunity for organic produce professionals from around the world to network, exchange ideas, source new products and services, and do business with the industry's leading growers, distributors, packers, marketers and retailers. 

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