Our Commitment is a Global One!

Fruit Patch is dedicated to sustainable business practices because it’s the right thing to do.  Our customers not only benefit from our quality service and products, but from our commitment to the planet, as well!

• Wash water is reused for crop irrigation
• We participate in a voluntary energy use program, reducing our energy usage during times of peak demand
• Our new ozone wash system and cold storage sanitation practice are easier on the environment as there are no waste byproducts
• We utilize a fleet of full electric or natural gas forklifts reducing our carbon footprint
• Our installation of motion sensored lighting throughout our facility reduces our energy usage

Venida Packing Company, a premium partner of Fruit Patch, received the California Governors Award in Climate Change for their installation of a state-of-the-art solar power generation field to fulfill the company’s large power needs.  This award honors “innovative and forward thinking projects/programs that, 1) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the adverse effects of climate change on public health and our vast natural resources, and 2) provide economic and business-related benefits.