Dive Brief:
- Mission Produce will build a 180,000-square foot avocado plant near its headquarters in Oxnard, CA.
- The new complex, which will include packing, ripening, and distribution facilities, is being build on land that once housed a U.S. Postal Service distribution hub.
- The global avocado packer/shipper said the new facility is needed as avocado consumption soars at double-digit rates.
Dive Insight:
We've written before about the remarkable transformation of avocados from an exotic food to an All-American staple. Few companies represent that shift as well as Mission Produce.
The company only began in 1983. But as Americans' taste for avocados grew, so did Mission. Today the company has sourcing operations in Mexico, Peru, Chile, New Zealand, and the United States.