Lakeside Organic Gardens

Name

Lakeside Organic Gardens

Legal name

Lakeside Organic Gardens, LLC

Website

https://lakesideorganic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Watsonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Organic Produce Sales: Sale of fresh organic vegetables directly to distributors, national chain grocers, processors, and through local route delivery to grocery stores and restaurants. Operates year-round with over 50 different organic vegetable commodities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lakeside Organic Gardens grows, packs, and ships over 50 varieties of 100% certified organic, non-GMO vegetables year-round from California growing regions. The company sells its produce to distributors, national chain grocers, and food processors nationwide, and operates a local route delivery service for grocery stores and restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Product overview

Lakeside Organic Gardens is a single-product company focused entirely on growing and distributing fresh organic vegetables. The company operates as a unified product offering—the cultivation and shipment of 100% certified organic produce across more than 50 vegetable varieties. Their portfolio includes lettuces (romaine, iceberg, butter, leaf), brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage), root vegetables (carrots, beets, radishes, parsnips, rutabagas, turnips, celery root), leafy greens (spinach, kale, chard, collard greens), herbs (cilantro, dill, parsley), specialty vegetables (artichokes, fennel, eggplant, bok choy, napa cabbage, brussels sprouts), and sweet baby broccoli. All produce is certified organic through Quality Assurance International (QAI) and is non-GMO. The company ships year-round across the USA and Canada from their headquarters in Watsonville, California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organic Vegetables A unified product line of 100% certified organic, non-GMO fresh vegetables grown across 50+ varieties and multiple categories: lettuces (romaine, iceberg, butter, leaf, romaine hearts), brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale), root vegetables (carrots, beets, radishes, turnips, parsnips, rutabagas, celery root), leafy greens (spinach, chard, collard greens, chicories), herbs (cilantro, dill, parsley), and specialty items (artichokes, fennel, eggplant, bok choy, peppers, zucchini, leeks, sweet baby broccoli). Sold year-round to distributors, national chain grocers, food processors, and via direct local route delivery to Bay Area grocery stores and restaurants.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Quality Assurance International (QAI)coreOthersQAI certifies Lakeside Organic Gardens as a certified organic producer and handler. QAI assures organic integrity from seed to shelf, certifying every step of the organic chain from land to post-harvest facilities to processing and handling facilities.
• California Leafy Green Products Handler Marketing Agreement (LGMA)coreOthersLakeside Organic Gardens participates in the LGMA program covering 14 leafy green products. The mandatory audit program certifies member companies are implementing food safety practices developed by university and industry scientists, with over 100 handlers representing approximately 99% of California leafy green volume.
• Organic Trade Association (OTA)coreOthersLakeside Organic Gardens is affiliated with the Organic Trade Association, the leading voice for the organic trade in North America.
• PrimusLabscoreTechnology or IntegrationLakeside Organic Gardens works with PrimusLabs for food safety auditing and compliance services, supporting their comprehensive food safety program.
• Pajaro Valley Laser LevelingcoreOthersOwned by Dick Peixoto and his brother Bob Peixoto since 1984, this agricultural land leveling company provides GPS and laser field leveling services to Lakeside Organic Gardens, using the highest technology in field leveling including complete ground preparation, GPS surveying, and computer printout mapping.
• Pajaro Valley IrrigationcoreOthersOwned by Dick Peixoto and managed by his brother Gary Peixoto since 1985, this agricultural irrigation company provides Lakeside Organic Gardens with the best possible and most efficient irrigation supplies, including design, installation and consultation services.
• California Grill of the Pajaro ValleyminorOthersOwned by Dick Peixoto and his daughter Ashley since 2012, this restaurant sources Lakeside Organic produce and provides a venue to educate customers about local, organic and sustainable agriculture.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Organicgirl: Organicgirl is a leading organic salad and fresh greens brand. Comparable to Lakeside in organic focus and the fresh leafy-greens category, though Organicgirl is primarily a brand/marketer that sources from partner growers rather than a large integrated grower-shipper.
• Earthbound Farm: Earthbound Farm (now part of Taylor Farms) is one of the largest organic produce brands in the USA, focused on organic salads, vegetables, and fruits. Highly comparable to Lakeside in organic-only focus, national retail distribution, and category leadership among organic produce shippers.
• Pacific International Enterprises: Pacific International Enterprises (PIE) is a leading grower, packer, and shipper of organic produce, specializing in year-round organic vegetable supply. Comparable to Lakeside as an organic-only grower/shipper with a year-round supply model and direct-to-retailer distribution.
• Cal-Organic Farms: Cal-Organic Farms, a subsidiary of Grimmway Farms, is one of the largest growers of organic vegetables in the USA, producing over 60 organic crops year-round. Directly comparable to Lakeside in organic vegetable focus, California-based growing operations, year-round supply model, and shipper scale.

Broad incumbents

• Church Brothers Farms: Church Brothers Farms is a large vertically-integrated vegetable grower in California producing fresh and value-added produce for retail and foodservice. Comparable to Lakeside in California vegetable growing, scale, and national retail distribution, with additional processing and value-added capabilities.
• Taylor Farms: Taylor Farms is one of the largest fresh produce companies in North America, with operations in growing, processing, and distribution, and now owns Earthbound Farm. Comparable to Lakeside in produce scale and national retail relationships, though Taylor Farms is much broader (conventional plus organic, processing) and not organic-only.
• Driscoll's: Driscoll's is the world's largest berry producer with a strong organic program and family-owned structure. Comparable to Lakeside as a large, family-owned produce grower with significant organic focus and national retail distribution, though Driscoll's specializes in berries rather than vegetables.
• Grimmway Farms: Grimmway Farms is the world's largest carrot grower and a major producer of organic vegetables through its Cal-Organic Farms subsidiary. Comparable to Lakeside in organic vegetable production and California-based growing, but with significantly larger scale and a conventional-plus-organic portfolio.
• Bolthouse Farms: Bolthouse Farms (owned by Butterfly Equity) is a large producer of carrots and refrigerated beverages with significant organic offerings. Comparable to Lakeside in large-scale fresh produce operations and organic focus, though with a narrower product portfolio centered on carrots and beverages.
• Tanimura & Antle: Tanimura & Antle is a large, family-owned vegetable grower and shipper in California, producing a wide range of fresh vegetables for retail and foodservice. Comparable to Lakeside in vegetable growing, California base, family-owned structure, and national retail distribution, though T&A offers conventional as well as organic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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