KINGSVILLE, ON - With the completion of the 11-acre expansion to its new Pepperco USA greenhouse facility, SUNSET® has already started the harvest of peppers mid-winter in February.
Located in Coldwater, Michigan, the now 41-acre greenhouse is in its second year of harvesting local sweet bell peppers, with the first crop of U.S. peppers harvesting last week.
“Pepperco USA is the first U.S. large-scale pepper greenhouse,” shared CEO Paul Mastronardi in a press release. “The ability to grow local sweet bell peppers at this time of the year is pretty remarkable, and we’re thrilled for the opportunity to provide eager consumers with reliable, local flavor.”
This isn’t SUNSET®’s first foray into winter production either—the greenhouse company has been growing its flavor-packed, Michigan-grown tomatoes year round for more than four years now on the company’s 60-acre tomato range.
Also grown at the Coldwater facility are the award-winning SUNSET® Flavor Bombs™, which the company refers to as the sweetest tomato out there. Anticipating an expansion on the horizon, SUNSET® says Flavor Bombs™ have been a huge success since they were first introduced.
Also working with the trend of local Michigan produce for SUNSET®—the company’s second season of WOW™ berries production. An acronym for Wonders of Winter™, these Michigan grown strawberries taste as sweet as summer.
“We’ve trialed greenhouse strawberries for almost ten years,” added Mastronardi. “We wanted to ensure that our winter berries would be consistently flavorful and just as sweet as local summer berries.”
With the Coldwater facility’s strategic location, SUNSET® is able to harvest, pack, and ship its local produce in just one day’s time. The company says it is continuing to expand, and will be announcing its next project this year.
For more information on SUNSET® and its products, join them at SEPC booth #901.
