<p>Progressive Produce Corporation of Los Angeles and Mission Produce, Inc. of Oxnard have both announced that Progressive has acquired Mission’s asparagus business. The acquisition is effective immediately, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> As one of the largest avocado growers and marketers, Mission has decided to focus instead on its expanding avocado business, naming Progressive as a fitting partner to carry on its asparagus business. “Our asparagus growers and customers are too important for us to leave this business without a plan to turn it over to a first class operation that shares our values of honoring commitments and great customer service. We sought out Progressive as the company we wanted to transition it to from the very start and were glad they were interested,” said Steve Barnard, president of Mission.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Twelve years ago, Progressive started expanding into other commodities aside from its potato and onion business. Jim Leimkuher, president of Progressive, comments, “We had a plan to increase our acres every year in order to be a solid year round grower in this commodity when we began our program. The addition of Mission’s excellent growers will accelerate that plan and we are excited about it.” Leimkuhler added that Mission has pledged to transition the business in a way that supports their joint commitment to provide the strongest possible service to their customers.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://progressiveproduce.com" target="_new"> Progressive Produce </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.missionpro.com" target="_new"> Mission Produce </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
