NatureSweet LTD is a

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-based produce grower, packager and seller. The company grows its tomatoes in

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s in Willcox,

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and six factories in three states of Central Mexico,

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, Nayarit and Colima.

History

NatureSweet was founded in

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, in 1990 under the name Desert Glory LTD. The company began selling tomatoes nationwide in 2012. In 2013, NatureSweet purchased the assets of the greenhouse grower, EuroFresh Farms. To increase production in 2016, the company partnered with Ganfer, a greenhouse vegetable growing company in North America. In 2017, it was reported that the company's Cherubs tomatoes were the number one small tomato in the United States. The company is

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. and grows a variety of tomatoes that includes Glorys, Cherubs, SunBursts, Jubilees and Eclipses.

Certifications

NatureSweet's tomatoes are verified as a non-GMO product by

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and all of its facilities are Level 3 SQF certified.

References

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