Tanimura & Antle
1 Harris Road, Salinas | (877) 827-7388, taproduce.com
One of the big daddies of the Salinas Valley ag scene, T&A launched in 1982 with the merging of two of ag’s biggest innovators – George Tanimura and Bob Antle. What started local and small has grown to encompass 27,000 acres of company-owned land under production, plus another 40,000 farmed under contract with growers around the country. From crisp broccoli and sweet onions to artisan lettuces and purple cauliflower, there’s a good chance a T&A product has made it to your table more than once. But the coolest and latest thing about the company is this: a newly introduced stock program that allows employees – from field workers to executives – to become minority owners of the company they serve.