Sakata Seed America, Inc. is pleased to announce its 25^th Anniversary of incorporation in the United States. Established in 1977, Sakata Seed America, Inc. has become a market leader in the development and distribution of flower and vegetable seed genetics in North America, Central America, and South America.

Paul Bennett, President of Sakata Seed America, Inc. acknowledges that "while Sakata Seed America, Inc. is celebrating its 25^th anniversary, we must keep in mind that it is part of a longer and larger tradition of our Japanese parent company, Sakata Seed Corporation. It is those roots and their genetics and assistance that have made our success possible."

A subsidiary of Sakata Seed Corporation, of Yokohama, Japan, Sakata Seed America, Inc., brings a diverse array of flowers and vegetables to market. These products include bedding plants, potted plants, cut flower, vegetative plants and a plethora of vegetables including products such as broccoli, carrots, pepper, tomatoes and Asian vegetables. Within its market, Sakata Seed America, Inc. has set the industry standard for many of its products including Broccoli, fresh market Roma Tomatoes, Pansies, Lisianthus, Stock, and Sunflower. Sakata has been instrumental in not only bringing high quality flower and vegetable products to market, but by improving product availability, making them more marketable within each category.

Over the past 25 years, many of the flower and vegetable products marketed by Sakata Seed America, Inc. have received the distinguished All America Selections award for consistent garden performance throughout the United States. These products include Pansies, Carnation, Celosia, Dianthus, Petunias, Zinnia, and Squash.