Company type | private |
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Industry | Organic food distributor |
Founded | 1978 |
Headquarters | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
Number of employees | 200 (2013) |
The Organically Grown Company (OGC) is a wholesale distributor of organic produce located in Eugene, Oregon, United States.
Started as the Organically Grown Cooperative in 1978, [1] it started as a non-profit corporation run by hippies in Eugene, Oregon. [2] It started out as a cooperative wholesaler of organic fruits, vegetables and herbs in the Pacific Northwest. In 1983, the company started distributions from Eugene, which grew to another warehouse in 1993 in Portland, Oregon. [2] After an expansion with another warehouse in Kent, Washington, Organically Grown Company opened a 120,000-square-foot (11,000 m2) warehouse in Gresham, Oregon, in 2012. [2] As of February 2013, the 200-person company had annual revenues in excess of $100 million. [2]
They provide service to over 200 natural and fine foods retailers, supermarket chains, restaurants, juicing companies, food processors and other wholesalers. [2] Retailers include independent natural food stores in the northwest and chains Fred Meyer, and PCC markets in Seattle among others. [2] The business was created by farmers as a support cooperative, and continues to work closely with the northwest's growers to supply local communities with produce. OGC's Ladybug brand represents the efforts of 42 local farms [2] that supply over 120 different fruits and vegetables in season.
Company type | private |
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Industry | Organic food distributor |
Founded | 1978 |
Headquarters | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
Number of employees | 200 (2013) |
The Organically Grown Company (OGC) is a wholesale distributor of organic produce located in Eugene, Oregon, United States.
Started as the Organically Grown Cooperative in 1978, [1] it started as a non-profit corporation run by hippies in Eugene, Oregon. [2] It started out as a cooperative wholesaler of organic fruits, vegetables and herbs in the Pacific Northwest. In 1983, the company started distributions from Eugene, which grew to another warehouse in 1993 in Portland, Oregon. [2] After an expansion with another warehouse in Kent, Washington, Organically Grown Company opened a 120,000-square-foot (11,000 m2) warehouse in Gresham, Oregon, in 2012. [2] As of February 2013, the 200-person company had annual revenues in excess of $100 million. [2]
They provide service to over 200 natural and fine foods retailers, supermarket chains, restaurants, juicing companies, food processors and other wholesalers. [2] Retailers include independent natural food stores in the northwest and chains Fred Meyer, and PCC markets in Seattle among others. [2] The business was created by farmers as a support cooperative, and continues to work closely with the northwest's growers to supply local communities with produce. OGC's Ladybug brand represents the efforts of 42 local farms [2] that supply over 120 different fruits and vegetables in season.