Oasis Date Garden

What Oasis Date Garden does

Oasis Date, operating under the legal entity Oasis Date LLC and based in Thermal, California with operational headquarters in Yuma, Arizona, is North America's largest grower and processor of organic Medjool dates. The company traces its heritage to 1912, when it planted the first Medjool date trees in North America at its Oasis Date Gardens farm in Coachella Valley, and it has consolidated its farming and processing operations under a unified brand identity launched October 2, 2024. The business is vertically integrated across farming, processing, and ingredient supply, operating 5,000+ acres and 250,000+ date palms across Southern California (Coachella Valley) and Southwest Arizona (Bard Valley), with a 500,000+ sq.ft. processing footprint capable of imaging, sorting, grading, storing, and packing approximately one billion dates per year. The company holds the distinction of being the world's first and only Regenerative Organic Certified date farm, and carries USDA Organic, CCOF, Non-GMO, Kosher, Halal, NSF, PrimusGFS 3.0, and USNOP certifications.

The product portfolio spans whole and pitted dates, date pieces, date paste, date rolls, date syrup, and date powder/flour, serving both retail and food-manufacturer end markets across smoothies, nutritional bars, dairy, confectionery, baked goods, functional beverages, alternative milks, spirits, desserts, sauces, and savory applications. Oasis Date is the majority supplier to Natural Delights, the #1 date brand in North America, whose products are distributed across the US, Canada, and more than a dozen additional countries. The commercial model is B2B and quote-based, with no public pricing or revenue disclosed; go-to-market emphasizes direct enterprise sales to food manufacturers alongside channel-led retail distribution through Natural Delights.

The leadership team recruited at the October 2024 launch comprises operators drawn from major CPG and agriculture platforms: CEO Adam Cooper from The Wonderful Company and McKinsey, CFO Keith Mitchell from CFO roles at Sun World International and Dole Food Company, farming COO Ignacio Portilla and processing COO Ted Johnson with 20 and 40 years of agriculture experience respectively, and VP of Sales Greg Kurkjian with 30+ years in CPG produce and floral channels at Fresh Express, Ready Pac, and IFCO. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, no funding rounds, and no institutional investors identified in the available data.

Name

Oasis Date Garden

Legal name

Oasis Date LLC

Website

https://oasisdate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oasis Date is North America's largest organic Medjool date grower and processor, operating 5,000+ acres and a 500,000+ sq.ft. processing facility. It supplies date ingredients to food manufacturers and is the majority supplier to Natural Delights, the #1 date brand in North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fresh Produce / Date Manufacturing

NAICS

Orange Groves (111310)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030)

akta.pro primary industry

Coconut & Date Palm Plantations (Coconuts, Dates) (AFAGACAH)

Keywords

• Organic Medjool dates
• Date farming processing
• Date ingredient supply
• Agricultural food manufacturing
• Bulk date products

Headquarters

HQ city

Thermal

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Date Product Sales: Revenue generated from growing, processing, and selling organic Medjool dates in various forms including whole dates, date pieces, date paste, date rolls, date syrup, and date powder/flour to food manufacturers, retailers, and the Natural Delights brand
2. Ingredient Supply to Natural Delights: As majority supplier to North America's leading date brand Natural Delights, the company generates revenue through bulk ingredient supply agreements for retail distribution

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Oasis Date is North America's largest grower and processor of organic Medjool dates. The company farms 5,000+ acres and 250,000+ date palms across Southern California (Coachella Valley) and Southwest Arizona (Bard Valley), and processes over one billion dates annually at a 500,000+ sq.ft. facility. It sells whole and pitted dates, pieces, paste, rolls, syrup, and powder/flour to food manufacturers and is the majority supplier to Natural Delights, North America's leading retail date brand.

Product overview

Oasis Date is North America's largest date grower and processor, offering a portfolio of date-based food products and ingredients. The product line includes whole and pitted dates, date pieces, date paste, date rolls, date syrup, and date powder/flour - serving both retail/consumers and food industry B2B customers. The company also supplies the Natural Delights® brand, which is the leading date brand in North America. Oasis Date operates as a vertically integrated agricultural business spanning farming in Southern California and Southwest Arizona through processing and packing operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Natural Delights®: North America's leading date brand and the #1 date brand in the US with category-leading sales and distribution. Oasis Date is the majority supplier to this brand.

Products and services

• Whole and Pitted Medjool Dates Whole Medjool dates with pits removed, supplied for snacking, baking, retail packs, and as a natural sweetener input for food manufacturer products.
• Date Pieces Processed Medjool date pieces used as a sweet flavor ingredient in smoothies, nutritional bars, dairy, confectionary, baked goods and other food products.
• Date Paste Smooth blendable Medjool date paste used as a natural sweetener and binder in baked goods, sauces, nutritional bars, energy bars, protein bars, and meal replacement bars.
• Date Rolls Retail treats combining sweet Medjool dates with coconut and other ingredients, marketed for retail sale and gift basket programs.
• Date Syrup Multi-purpose natural Medjool date syrup with rich caramel color, used as a refined sugar alternative in functional beverages, alternative milks, spirits, desserts, and baked goods.
• Date Powder and Flour Natural Medjool date sweetener and stabilizer offered in powder and flour forms for baked goods, confections, beverages, sauces, dry seasonings, and savory dishes.
• Natural Delights Major Supplier Relationship Majority-supplier program supplying organic Medjool dates to the Natural Delights retail date brand, distributed across US, Canada, and more than a dozen other countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~1 billion organic Medjool dates grown, sorted, stored, graded and packed per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Natural DelightscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOasis Date is the majority supplier to Natural Delights, North America's #1 date brand with category-leading sales and distribution. Natural Delights products are sold across the US, Canada, and more than a dozen other countries worldwide.
• Academic, Health, and Industry ResearchersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOasis Date partners with leading academic, health, and industry researchers on the science of date-growing and consumer trends to stay at the cutting edge of growing science and innovation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Natural Delights / Bard Valley Date Growers: Bard Valley Date Growers is the grower cooperative that owns the Natural Delights brand. Directly comparable as a North American Medjool date grower, processor, and marketer with overlapping farming operations in Bard Valley and a long-standing branded retail presence.
• Hadley Date Gardens: Long-established date grower and dried fruit processor in the Coachella Valley. Competes directly in Medjool and Deglet Noor date farming and processing with similar desert-climate operations and B2B/retail distribution.
• Date Pac LLC: Major date ingredient processor offering date paste, pieces, syrup, and powder to food manufacturers globally. Closely comparable as a vertically integrated date processor serving B2B ingredient applications across nutritional bars, baked goods, and dairy.
• Mehadrin Tnuport Export: Israel's largest date grower and one of the world's leading Medjool producers. Comparable as a vertically integrated date grower/processor/exporter supplying global B2B ingredient and retail customers.
• Al Foah (Date Processing Unit, UAE): UAE government-backed date processor and global date products distributor. Comparable as a large-scale date processor competing for global B2B ingredient and retail demand, particularly in Medjool and premium varieties.

Broad incumbents

• Sunsweet Growers: Far larger grower cooperative and global brand in dried fruits (prunes, dried cranberries, etc.). Comparable as a vertically integrated dried-fruit ingredient supplier serving CPG manufacturers and retail, with broader category breadth than Oasis Date.
• Mariani Packing Company: Established California-based dried fruit and ingredient processor (raisins, cranberries, apples, dates). Comparable as a vertically integrated processor serving both retail and B2B ingredient customers in dried fruit categories.
• The Wonderful Company / Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds: Multi-category tree nut, citrus, and pomegranate grower and CPG brand owner. Comparable as a vertically integrated agricultural operator with branded CPG distribution, though Oasis Date's CEO was recruited from here.

Emerging players

• Döhler Group: Global natural ingredient supplier offering fruit-based ingredients (including date-derived) for food and beverage applications. Comparable as a B2B ingredient partner for food manufacturers seeking natural sweetener and fruit ingredient solutions.

Regional players

• Bateel: Saudi Arabian premium date grower and branded retailer (gift boxes, cafés, retail). Comparable as a vertically integrated Medjool producer, but focused on Gulf-region retail and hospitality rather than North American B2B ingredient markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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