Driscoll's
| Driscoll's, Inc.
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|---|---|
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| legal form | Private |
| founding | 1944 |
| Seat |
Watsonville , California ,
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| management |
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| Branch | Agriculture |
| Website | www.driscolls.com |
Driscoll’s is the world's largest strawberry producer. In 1944, several farmers founded the Strawberry Institute of California . In 1953 the Driscoll Strawberry Associates cooperative was founded. In 1966 the two merged to form Driscoll’s .
Driscoll's does not grow strawberries itself, but packs and markets the fruit from affiliated farmers. The company also grows and propagates the strawberry plants. The market share in the USA is estimated at 34%.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Driscoll's tab steps down as CEO ( memento of the original from September 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , April 1, 2015
- ↑ Our Heritage
- ↑ Dune Lawrence: How Driscoll's Is Hacking the Strawberry of the Future. bloomberg.com, July 29, 2015, accessed September 26, 2016 .
