Doc's Organics

What Doc's Organics does

Doc's Organics LLC is a family-owned, vertically integrated organic produce operation headquartered at 691 Boarts Rd, Brawley, California, in the Imperial Valley. The company grows, packs, and ships USDA-certified organic citrus, including lemons, Rio Red grapefruit, minneolas, sweet limes, and daisy tangerines, as well as organic Medjool dates, from 1,000 acres of orchard located in Calipatria and Niland, California. Operations span an August-to-May shipping season and are supported by a 40,000+ sq ft, five-building packing facility on a 29-acre site with a throughput capacity of 300-350 bins per day. The company completed its transition to 100% USDA Organic certification across all orchard acreage in 2024.

The business was founded in 2016 by Pat Dockstader and his nephew Dusty Dockstader as a packing and shipping entity extending the family farming operation P&T Enterprises, which dates to 1995. Leadership includes Pat Dockstader (Owner/Founder), Dusty Dockstader (Owner, Farming), Gina Dockstader (Owner), Jesus Chavez (Shed Manager), Amanda Lawson (Office Manager), and Tanner Dockstader (Sales, fifth generation). The headcount is reported in the 11-50 range. Sustainability investments include solar panels installed at the packing facility in 2020 and electric forklifts. The sister entity P&T Enterprises additionally controls 2,500 acres of forage land, providing adjacent agricultural optionality.

Revenue is generated through two channels. The primary channel is B2B wholesale sales to produce buyers, retailers, foodservice operators, and distributors in the United States, leveraging a farmer-direct model that bypasses intermediaries. A secondary direct-to-consumer channel operates through the company's e-commerce shop at shop.docsorganics.net, supported by Instagram and Facebook marketing accounts. The company remains privately held by the Dockstader family with no external investors.

Name

Doc's Organics

Legal name

Doc's Organics LLC

Website

https://docsorganics.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Doc's Organics is a family-owned organic grower-packer in California's Imperial Valley that produces, packs, and ships USDA-certified organic citrus (lemons, grapefruit, minneolas, tangerines, sweet limes) and Medjool dates to wholesale produce buyers and direct-to-consumer customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Citrus and Medjool Dates

NAICS

Fruit and Tree Nut Farming (1113)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic Fruit & Tree Nut Farming (Orchards) (AFAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Organic Produce Wholesale (AFAIACAE)

Keywords

• Organic citrus farming
• Medjool date production
• Organic produce packing
• USDA organic certification
• Farm-direct produce supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Brawley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Organic Produce Sales: Doc's Organics generates revenue through the sale of organic citrus and dates. They grow, pack, and ship their own products directly to customers. Products include lemons, Rio Red grapefruit, minneolas, sweet limes, daisy tangerines, and medjool dates across their growing regions in the Imperial Valley.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Doc's Organics is a family-owned organic agriculture company that grows, packs, and ships its own organic citrus (lemons, Rio Red grapefruit, minneolas, sweet limes, and daisy tangerines) and Medjool dates from a certified organic packing facility in Brawley, California. Operations cover 1,000 acres of USDA Organic orchards (750 acres citrus, 250 acres Medjool dates) and run from August through May with daily packing capacity of 300–350 bins. The company sells its produce under the Doc's Organics label on a farmer-direct basis to wholesale buyers and direct-to-consumer customers.

Product overview

Doc's Organics is a family-owned organic citrus and dates farming and packing operation. The company operates a certified organic packing facility that handles washing, sorting, sizing, and packing of their products. Their product portfolio consists of organic citrus varieties (Lemons, Rio Red Grapefruit, Minneolas, Sweet Limes, and Daisy Tangerines) grown across 750 acres, plus Organic Medjool Dates grown on 250 acres. The company packs products from August to May each year with a capacity of 300-350 bins per day. Doc's Organics sells directly under their own label, positioning themselves as farmer-direct to deliver fresh organic produce.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organic Lemons USDA Organic lemons grown in the Imperial Valley and packed at Doc's Organics' certified organic packing facility in Brawley, California; available August through May and shipped farmer-direct to wholesale buyers and direct-to-consumer customers.
• Organic Rio Red Grapefruit USDA Organic Rio Red grapefruit grown in the Imperial Valley and packed at the Brawley, CA certified organic packing facility; available September through February under the Doc's Organics label.
• Organic Minneolas USDA Organic Minneola tangelos grown in the Imperial Valley and packed at the Brawley, CA certified organic packing facility; available December through February under the Doc's Organics label.
• Organic Sweet Limes USDA Organic Sweet Limes grown in the Imperial Valley and packed at the Brawley, CA certified organic packing facility; available October through November under the Doc's Organics label.
• Organic Daisy Tangerines USDA Organic Daisy Tangerines grown in the Imperial Valley and packed at the Brawley, CA certified organic packing facility; available in December under the Doc's Organics label.
• Organic Medjool Dates USDA Organic Medjool Dates grown on 250 acres in Calipatria and Niland, California and packed at the Brawley, CA certified organic packing facility; available August through June under the Doc's Organics label.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• P&T EnterprisescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerP&T Enterprises is the sister company and growing operation of Doc's Organics. Founded by Pat Dockstader in 1995, P&T Enterprises grows and expands Organic Citrus acreage in the Imperial Valley. Doc's Organics was formed in 2016 to better service organic crops by packing and shipping their own products, with Dusty Dockstader now overseeing the farming aspect.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bard Valley Date Growers: Cooperative of Medjool date growers headquartered in Yuma, Arizona, producing and marketing Natural Delights Medjool dates. Closest comparable to Doc's Organics' organic Medjool date program on the 250-acre date acreage.
• Sun Pacific: California-based grower-packer of mandarins (Cuties), navel oranges, and table grapes with its own packing facilities. Comparable vertically integrated California specialty citrus operation serving B2B retail customers, similar GTM to Doc's farmer-direct model.
• Fowler Packing: Family-owned California packer of mandarins, navel oranges, lemons, and table grapes with its own packinghouse in Fowler, CA. Closely comparable mid-sized family California citrus grower-packer with similar B2B distribution profile.
• Limoneira Company: Publicly traded California citrus grower, packer, and seller operating across Ventura County and the San Joaquin Valley, producing lemons, oranges, avocados, and specialty citrus. Closest public comparable to Doc's Organics in vertically integrated California citrus operations.
• HMC Farms: Multi-generational California grower of peaches, plums, nectarines, and citrus with a significant organic program and on-site packing. Comparable vertically integrated family-owned California grower-packer with organic certification.
• Bee Sweet Citrus: Fowler, California-based grower-packer-shipper of mandarins, navel oranges, lemons, grapefruit, and specialty citrus, with its own packing facility. Most direct mid-sized competitor to Doc's Organics in California citrus packing and direct-to-customer distribution.
• Datepac LLC: Vertically integrated Medjool date grower and packer based in Yuma, Arizona, processing dates from multiple growers for global distribution. Comparable to Doc's Organics in vertically integrated date operations and packing infrastructure.
• Stevco Inc. California-based grower-shipper of organic Medjool dates and table grapes with on-site packing. Comparable small-to-mid family-run organic date operation competing in similar B2B channels to Doc's Organics.

Broad incumbents

• Wonderful Citrus: Largest vertically integrated California citrus grower-packer-shipper (part of The Wonderful Company), marketing brands like Wonderful Halos and Paramount Citrus. Directly comparable to Doc's Organics as a California citrus packer, but at vastly larger scale and broader product/geographic scope.
• Sunkist Growers: Long-established grower-owned marketing cooperative representing thousands of California and Arizona citrus growers, distributing oranges, lemons, grapefruit, and mandarins globally. Comparable distribution and grower-direct model, but at massive cooperative scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/citrus.and.dates
• Instagraminstagram.com/docsorganics

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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