Established in 1970, The Morning Star Packing Company is one the world s leading tomato ingredient processors. It offers various products, such as hot break and cold brake tomato pastes, diced tomatoes and morning star finishes. The Morning Star Packing Company s affiliates are Morning Star packing, Morning Star trucking Co., Liberty packing and Lucero farms. The company has also presented the processed tomato industry's most comprehensive online resource for Lycopene, explaining its benefits, presence in processed tomato products, ongoing Lycopene research and future in food products. The Morning Star Packing Company also continuously pursues innovations in the quality of the processed tomato products.
Founded in 1971, Pacific Coast Producers is a cooperative owned by more than 160 grower members in California. It supplies canned fruits and tomatoes solely to corporate brands in the food service and retail industries. The company s products include apricots, fruit cocktail, fruit mix, peaches, pears, tomatoes, canned juices, fruit and gel cups. Its products are marketed under several labels, including Sweet Harvest, Jewel, Kroger, Rainbow, Best Yet, Market Choice, Our Family, Mission Pride and America s Choice. An array of grocery companies carry Pacific s products, including Kroger, Supervalu/Save-A-Lot, Aldi, Albertson s, Fareway Foods, Whole Foods and Wild Oats. Based in Lodi, Calif., the co-op has a plant in Woodland, Calif.
