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Last Thursday Tanimura & Antle celebrated 40 years since its two founding families — who migrated to the Salinas Valley chasing the California dream — shook hands and established a company that would impact the fresh produce and agriculture industry forever.

On Nov. 10, Tanimura & Antle announced the celebration of reaching its 40th company anniversary milestone as one of the produce industry’s leading,

Tanimura & Antle promoted Scott Rossi to vice president of northern farming operations.  In this newly developed role, Rossi will oversee farming operations in the Salinas Valley and San Joaquin Valley growing regions for the company, working to improve farm efficiencies, yields and product quality.   

Tanimura & Antle, added Kristin Daley to its board of directors, replacing retiring director William Gisvold.   

Matthew Burke has joined Tanimura & Antle as director of food safety and quality assurance. A seasoned veteran in North American quality and food-safety programs, Burke’s primary focus will be to bring a customer perspective to the company’s quality and food-safety assurance programs to ensure the company continues meets all industry and customer compliance standards.

New director for Tanimura & Antle

Tanimura & Antle announced that 46 employee owners have been inducted to its long standing and honored 20 Year Club this year.  Each year, the company recognizes employees who are celebrating their 20 year milestone anniversary with the company.  Collectively, Tanimura & Antle has 327 employees who have been with the company for over 20 years, about 12 percent of the current workforce.  

New branding for artisan line of fresh produce Reflecting decades of sustainable innovation and hand-crafted expertise, Tanimura & Antle is rolling out new consumer-focused branding to support its premium Tanimura & Antle Artisan® Family of fresh produce and more clearly convey these attributes on the shelf. The new logo joins upgraded packaging with complementary colors and enhanced graphics. Each new packaging design also offers usage tips and recipes for consumers. The Artisan branding upd...

Reflecting decades of sustainable innovation, hand-crafted expertise and high-quality products, Tanimura & Antle is rolling out new consumer focused branding to support its premium Tanimura & Antle Artisan family of fresh produce and more clearly convey these attributes on the shelf. The distinct new logo joins upgraded packaging with complementary colors and enhanced graphics. Each new packaging design also offers usage tips and recipes for consumers.

May 6, 2021 Employee-owned Tanimura & Antle, one of the largest grower-shippers in the Salinas Valley, announced the promotion of Brett Champlin to senior director of harvest operations. In his new role, Champlin will oversee the day-to-day harvest operations for all the company’s crops. “We have an extremely talented team of crop and industry experts in our harvest department and I attribute my knowledge and success to the mentorship they have provided me with since I started at Tanimura &...