A product from Garden Fresh Gourmet, named for 1998 founder Jack Aaronson.
The local visionary who started Garden Fresh Gourmet in 1998 with his wife Annette says he's "thrilled to share" news about a huge leap by the Ferndale firm.
At the company's Facebook page, which has nearly 9,000 fans, president and CEO Jack Aronson posts calls Tuesday "an exciting day."
We will be part of Campbell Soup Company. It’s a great family and we are in good company, joining brands like Bolthouse Farms.
I chose Campbell because they share our commitment to crafting authentic, great-tasting products using high-quality ingredients. By tapping into each other’s strengths we will be able to bring more of your favorite Garden Fresh Gourmet products to more locations, nationwide. . . .
Rest assured we will continue to bring you the same flavorful recipes you've come to expect.
I am excited about the opportunity to bring more high-quality products into more homes. Thank you for your loyalty and trust. We look forward to celebrating this new and exciting chapter with you
Original article, Tuesday morning:
Here's a nine-figure Mertro Detroit success story.
Campbell Soup Co. is buying Garden Fresh Gourmet, the Ferndale-based maker of salsa, chips and hummus, for $231 million, Daniel Howes of The Detroit News reports:
The all-cash deal, signed Tuesday, caps a meteoric rise for the family-owned company founded in 1997 in the back of Jack and Annette Aronson's Clubhouse Bar-B-Q on Woodward near Eight Mile — and grounded in his insistence to "make everything to order," as he put it in a 2012 interview with The Detroit News.
Pproduction in Ferndale site is expected to continue and the company's 457 workers are expected to keep their jobs, and perhaps get better benefits.
