Giorgio Fresh Farms and Modern Mushroom join forces


Sponsored Message
Learn More

Fri. October 26th, 2012

<p> <strong>Temple, PA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Giorgio Fresh Company and Modern Mushroom Farms have reached an agreement to transition the Modern Mushroom fresh mushroom business to the Giorgio family of brands.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“Modern Mushroom Farms has a great history in the mushroom industry and we are excited to have them as part of the Giorgio family,” said Dave Carroll, president of Giorgio Mushroom Company and Giorgio Fresh Company. “We will work closely to combine our resources and continue providing our customers with a high level of quality and service.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Under the agreement, Giorgio will manage Modern’s packing facility in Chester County, PA and purchase those mushrooms from Modern’s growing operations. Additionally, the Modern sales and customer service teams will become a part of the Giorgio team. Both Modern Farms and Green Giant Fresh brands will continue to be in the market, and Green Giant Fresh will continue featuring Box Tops ® for Education.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“I feel strongly that our combined entities will allow us to work more closely with our customers and help them grow their mushroom category,” added Chuck Ciarrocchi, president of Modern Mushroom Farms. “We fully expect to execute a seamless transition for everyone.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.giorgiofoods.com" target="_new"> Giorgio Fresh Company </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">