Houweling’s Acquires Sun Valley Farms

Delta, BC-based greenhouse grower and marketer Houweling's Nurseries Limited (group of companies) has acquired Loveland, Colo.-based Sun Valley Farms in a deal concluded April 30, 2015. The deal sees Houweling's Tomatoes expand its sales and service in key mountain states, and is well aligned geographically to Houweling's new greenhouse production facility in Mona, Utah. "In addition to improved access and sales service coverage, we establish sourcing capabilities with pre-built track and trace structure and excellent grower relationships," says Kevin Doran, CEO at Houweling's, “backstopping our own grown product to improve customer fill rates and deliver overall service excellence.” The Sun Valley Farms business will continue to operate independently under the leadership of president and CEO Dave Fahrenbruch. "For Sun Valley Farms, being vertically integrated with a large North American producer is the direct to grower model our customers want," says Fahrenbruch, “With the expansion in Utah Houweling's has solidified its position in the Western United States, and is a perfect fit for Sun Valley and our customers.”