Limoneira CEO says company isn’t looking to move
Santa Paula-based Limoneira is unlikely to leave the area if it sells some or all of the company as part of its strategic review, CEO Harold Edwards told the Business Times. “I just don’t see it,” he said during a Dec. 11 interview. “This isn’t about us leaving. This is about us figuring out how Read More →
Limoneira stock jumps with possible sale announcement
Santa Paula-based Limoneira’s stock price has jumped about 24% since Dec. 1 when it announced it’s looking into selling some or all parts of the company to maximize value for its stockholders. The 130-year-old company, one of Ventura County’s largest agribusinesses, said another possibility could be a merger. Limoneira is a producer of lemons, avocados and other Read More →
Dole’s momentum continues in the third quarter
Westlake Village-based Dole plc reported its third-quarter earnings on Nov. 16 and noted higher revenue and net income than in the same quarter a year ago. Dole reported revenue worth $2 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up 4.2% from the same quarter a year ago. In a press release, Dole said the revenue Read More →
Paso Robles vineyard sold for $1B
Daou Vineyards, located in Paso Robles, is now a part of one of the largest deals in the region in 2023 after announcing that it would be sold to an Australian wine estate for as much as $1 billion. Owned by Georges and Daniel Daou, the vineyard was sold to Australia’s Treasury Wine Estates, one Read More →
Update: Second agriculture quarantine declared in Ventura County
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Gills Onions recalls products after salmonella outbreak
Oxnard-based Gills Onions has voluntarily recalled its branded fresh diced onions products out of an “abundance of caution” due to a salmonella outbreak that has left more than a dozen hospitalized, according to the U.S. Food and Agriculture department on Oct. 24. The outbreak of salmonella is linked to bagged, precut onions that has sickened Read More →
Second agriculture quarantine declared in Ventura County
For the second time this month, portions of Ventura County have been placed under quarantine by agriculture officials. The latest quarantine is centered in Thousand Oaks. The state Department of Food and Agriculture announced Oct. 24 that the quarantine for the Queensland fruit fly was imposed following the detection of two adult flies in the Read More →
