Arable Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in organicgirl

Arable-backed organicgirl Acquires Braga Fresh and Dole Fresh Vegetables/Bud Antle

August 5, 2025

Food & Beverage

Arable Capital Partners’ portfolio company organicgirl has merged with Braga Fresh and acquired Dole Fresh Vegetables/Bud Antle to create a combined produce platform focused on branded organic salads and value‑added vegetables. The transaction brings together vertically integrated growing and processing capabilities and appoints Tim Stejskal as CEO to lead the newly combined business.

Arable Capital Partners Invests in Progressive Produce

March 14, 2024

Food & Beverage

Arable Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Progressive Produce, a Los Angeles-based grower, packer, and distributor of conventional and organic potatoes, onions and asparagus. Progressive Produce will continue to operate independently with Marty Kamer remaining as CEO and will join Arable's portfolio alongside sister company Pacific Trellis Fruit to support growth and operational expansion.

Peterson Farms Acquires Fresh Innovations from Arable Capital Partners

December 13, 2022

Food & Beverage

Peterson Farms has acquired Fresh Innovations California from Arable Capital Partners and Alpine Pacific Capital. The transaction, which completes Arable’s investment in Fresh Innovations, will boost Peterson Farms’ fresh-cut processing and distribution capabilities for customers (notably K-12 schools) across the U.S.

Arable Capital Partners and David Sullivan Invest in Blazer Wilkinson Gee

October 26, 2022

Food & Beverage

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.

Arable Capital Partners Invests in Pacific Trellis Fruit / Dulcinea

February 12, 2021

Food & Beverage

Arable Capital Partners has made a strategic/platform investment in Pacific Trellis Fruit, the Los Angeles–headquartered grower, importer and marketer of premium fresh fruit and owner of the Dulcinea brand. The transaction establishes Pacific Trellis Fruit as a platform investment for Arable and accompanies executive leadership changes, including Josh Leichter named CEO.

Arable Capital Partners and Laurel Agriculture + Water Solutions Acquire US Irrigation

January 16, 2019

Agriculture

Arable Capital Partners, via its newly formed platform Laurel Agriculture + Water Solutions (Laurel Ag), has acquired US Irrigation, a Bakersfield, California-based irrigation design and rental services provider. The bolt-on expands Laurel Ag’s precision water and irrigation capabilities across California and Arizona and brings US Irrigation’s founder Jon Tkac onto the Laurel Ag executive team.