Arable Capital Partners and David Sullivan Invest in Blazer Wilkinson Gee
October 26, 2022
Arable Capital Partners, together with industry veteran David Sullivan, has become a new partner in Blazer Wilkinson Gee (BWG), a Salinas-based grower, packer and shipper of premium strawberries sold under the Foxy brand. The strategic investment expands Arable's footprint in vertically integrated premium fruit operations and aims to drive growth, capability expansion and cross‑company synergies across BWG's multi-state production and distribution footprint.
- Targets
- Blazer Wilkinson Gee, LLC
- Sellers
- the families involved
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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