Elisabethtown, Pennsylvania
November 11, 2004
Seedway, Inc.
has announced the acquisition of the commercial vegetable seed
business of Agrisales, Plant City, Florida. Serving vegetable
growers in the southeastern US for more than 20 years, Agrisales
has focused on providing outstanding service and varieties with
exceptional performance potential.
Seedway will maintain the successful and popular
Agriset brand varieties, including fresh market tomatoes,
cucumbers, Jalapeno peppers and zucchini. Key Agrisales
employees will remain with the company, providing uninterrupted
sales and service to customers, and the Plant City, FL facility
will remain in operation, serving local growers in that area.
In addition to maintaining and enhancing the
existing Agrisales product line, Seedway plans to integrate
Agriset brand varieties into other Seedway market areas, further
expanding an industry-leading vegetable seed offering.
Seedway markets one of the most comprehensive
vegetable seed product lines in the industry, with a seed and
service team comprised of 17 in-the-field professionals covering
the eastern half of the United States and Ontario, Canada. The
sales team includes 7 in the southeast U.S. and a
state-of-the-art climate controlled warehouse at Seedway’s
Lakeland, Florida location. |