A Little More About Progressive Produce Corp.

PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIPS
In today’s time-stressed business climate, companies depend on their suppliers to provide more than ever. Progressive has the experience, talent and resources to function as your “category management partner”. Your success is our priority. And you get the benefits of Progressive’s partnerships with our valued growers — partnerships that ensure a year round supply of quality products.

Partnership means providing value, integrity, ideas and service unmatched in our category. We offer value through our knowledge and ability to deliver the right product, in the right packaging, at the right time. We operate our business at the highest level of integrity, setting high standards and honoring our commitments. We deliver on our promises. Through innovative thinking, we provide growth in category sales by development of new marketing concepts and packaging with a consumer focus, based on experience and research. Then we seal the deal with unrivaled service, processing your orders quickly, packing fresh and shipping seven days a week to ensure the freshest possible product available in today’s produce industry.

With Progressive, you’re not just a customer, you’re a Progressive Partner.

Company Profile
In 1967, the concept of a modern, customer-oriented produce company was born with the opening of Progressive Produce. Taking the whole potato production process — wholesaling, packing, refrigeration, transportation and sales — under one roof was just the first in a long line of innovations that have now become industry standards.

The company grew rapidly and today has expanded into an 110,000 square foot security-controlled warehouse that anchors the operation in Los Angeles, with a smaller facility in Edison, California. In addition to its own drivers, Progressive’s trucking subsidiary has access to over 70 drivers with refrigerated trailers, making superior service not just a possibility, but a reality.

On a parallel path, Jones Produce of Quincy, Washington, a multi generational diversified farming operation located in the heart of the Columbia Basin, has a success story of their own. For over 50 years, Jones has specialized in potatoes and onions, in addition to tree fruits, mint and cereal grains, and is always seeking innovative ways to bring the finest produce from the fertile lands of Washington State to consumers’ tables across America.

Having worked together extensively over the years, the two organizations recognized the value of combining their efforts and in May 2004 announced the merger of their respective sales organizations into one national sales team. Progressive Marketing Group (PMG) was formed. Its mission: to market potatoes, onions, and other produce currently grown and marketed separately by Jones and Progressive, and provide valued-added benefits to customers through marketing and unmatched service.
Today, PMG is leading the category with packaging and product innovation designed to create attention and increase sales. By offering value-added convenience products such as our MicroBaker® Russets and Yams, Progressive’s partners have increased sales significantly. Plus our new gourmet and specialty potato varieties, coupled with new eye-catching consumer-friendly packaging across our product line has generated increased interest…and sales. And we’re not done yet. Additional MicroBaker® products and more are coming soon.