Taylor Farms reopens Abbott Street facility devastated by fire

Salinas, Calif.-based salad grower Taylor Farms is reopening its foodservice facility at the end of April 2023 on Abbott Street in Salinas, Calif., following a devastating fire in April 2022, according to a news release.

“I can speak for our entire Taylor Farms family and say we are all enthusiastic for the re-opening of this facility,” Mark Borman, president of Taylor Farms, said in the release. “Through a tragic event, came the outpouring of support from our team, community, and customers. We are forever grateful.”  

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This location is particularly meaningful to the family-owned company because it is the same spot where business began in California nearly 30 years ago. Across North America Taylor Farms has 22 production locations and 24,000 team members and produces and delivers healthy fresh foods daily. Taylor Farms is excited to be operating in the new facility for the start of the Salinas season, according to the release.

"Thank you to every helping hand that made this rebuild process possible. Thank you to our Taylor Farms team for their teamwork and flexibility during this time, the tremendous community and many city officials support we received, and the hardworking construction teams and engineers that worked tirelessly on this project,” Bruce Taylor, chairman and CEO of Taylor Farms, said in the release. “We are thrilled to be back in this facility and once again serve our customers from our flagship location.”