Oregon cherry processing business sold to Pacific Coast Producers
Grower-owned cooperative and maraschino cherry producer Oregon Cherry Growers, Inc. (OCG) has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Pacific Coast Producers, a California based grower-owned cooperative that processes and packages fruits and tomatoes for private label retail and foodservice sales.
Pacific Coast Producers plans to operate OCG as a stand-alone business and subsidiary of its cooperative, maintaining the Oregon Cherry Growers name as well as the production facilities in Salem and The Dalles, Oregon. After the transaction closes, Oregon Cherry Growers’ fresh cherry business will continue to operate independent of this transaction, as Cascade Fruit Growers.