Best in Blue Book Awards: Fall 2025

We are thrilled to announce the Fall 2025 Best in Blue Book awards. This prestigious recognition honors the top ~1% of companies in select commodities.

October 7, 2025

Best in Blue Book Awards: Fall 2025

For over a century, Blue Book has been the produce industry’s go-to source for trusted risk and market intelligence; family-owned growers and national grocers alike have relied on Blue Book to make informed trading decisions and build valuable business connections.

We are thrilled to announce the Fall 2025 Best in Blue Book awards. This prestigious recognition honors the top ~1% of companies in select commodities. To earn this distinction, companies must demonstrate:

A meaningful annual trade volume in a specific commodity/commodities
Consistent highly rated industry feedback over the past 12 months
Exceed our high standards for the predictive Blue Book Credit Score

Congratulations to the following companies for exceeding the expectations of their trading partners and achieving exceptional performance over the past year!

Apples

Rank	Company
1	J. J. Jardina Company, Inc.
2	S. Strock & Co., Inc.
3	Joe Randazzo’s Fruit & Vegetable, Inc.
4	Northern Fruit Co., Inc.
5	Heritage Produce Distributing, Inc.
6	Philip G. Ball Company
7	Joe’s Produce Gourmet Market
8	Nardella, Inc.
9	Maglio Companies
10	Panama Banana
11	Symms Fruit Ranch, Inc.
12	Sunfai r Marketing
13	Yonder Farms Fruit Distributors, LLC.
14	Peter Condakes Company, Inc.
15	Royal Banana Company, Inc.
16	The Lid Company
17	Quality Fruit & Veg. Co.

Avocados

Rank	Company
1	S. Strock & Co., Inc.
2	Henry Avocado Corporation
3	Nathel & Nathel, Inc.
4	Calavo Growers, Inc.
5	Houston Avocado Co., Inc.
6	Mata’s Produce, Inc.
7	Eco Farms Trading Operations, LLC.
8	McDaniel Fruit Co.
9	Continental Fresh, LLC.
10	Panama Banana
11	Southern Specialties, Inc.
12	Royal Banana Company, Inc.
13	John Vena, Inc.
14	Del Rey Avocado Co., Inc.
15	Stonehill Produce, Inc.
16	Delina Fresh
17	Delfino Marketing, Inc.
18	Ecoripe Tropicals, Inc.

Bananas

Rank	Company
1	Yes Fresh, Inc.
2	Produce Junction, Inc.
3	Wholesale Produce Supply, LLC.
4	Caruso Produce, Inc.
5	Maglio Companies
6	Sherman Produce Co., Inc.
7	Panama Banana
8	Royal Banana Company, Inc.
9	Kegel’s Produce
10	Rio Bravo Produce Ltd. Co.

Bell Peppers

Rank	Company
1	Pack-Right, L.L.C.
2	Cornerstone Produce Group, LLC.
3	S. Strock & Co., Inc.
4	Veggies, Inc.
5	Peter Rabbit Farms
6	Exeter Produce & Storage Co. Ltd.
7	Talley Farms, Inc.
8	Blue Creek Produce, LLC.
9	Christopher Ranch, LLC.
10	Manny Lawrence Sales, Inc.
11	Righetti Farms, LLC.
12	Power Produce Distributors & Sales
13	M. D’Ottavio Produce, Inc.
14	Frank’s Distributing, Inc.
15	Arthur G. Silk, Inc.
16	Johnston Farms
17	Daily Fresh Distributing, Inc.
18	Apollo Warehouse Service, LLC.
19	Diamond T Farms, Inc.
20	Wilson Farm, Inc.
21	Cargil Farms Produce
22	EarthMix Fruit & Vegetable Co.
23	Koornneef Produce Ltd.
24	John Vena, Inc.
25	Fresh Farm Produce
26	Jack’s Produce
27	Five Star Distributors, Inc.
28	Live Oak Farms
29	Ray & Mascari, Inc.
30	Maui Fresh International, LLC.
31	Geneva Farms, LLC.
32	Ciruli Brothers, LLC.
33	Peppers Plus, LLC.

Cabbage

Rank	Company
1	Kaiser International, LLC.
2	Taylor Farms California, Inc.
3	Klinghoffer Brothers, Inc.
4	Wholesale Produce Supply, LLC.
5	Taylor Boys Produce, Inc.
6	Talley Farms, Inc.
7	Wood’s Produce Co., Inc.
8	Exeter Produce & Storage Co. Ltd.
9	Everkrisp Vegetables, Inc.
10	M & P Produce Co., Inc.
11	E. W. Kean Co., Inc.
12	Turek Farms Partners, LLC.
13	Groenewegen & Sons Produce Sales Ltd.
14	A-W Produce Co.
15	Geraci Fresh Produce, LLC.
16	Buurma Farms, Inc.
17	Petrocco Farms, Inc.
18	Torrey Farms, Inc.
19	Triple G Farms, Inc.
20	Cargil Farms Produce
21	JB Produce, Inc.
22	Royal Banana Company, Inc.
23	Tanita Produce Company, Inc.
24	Dan Andrews Farms, LLC.
25	Pismo-Oceano Vegetable Exchange – POVE
26	John Molinelli, Inc.

Cantaloupe

Rank	Company
1	Cornerstone Produce Group, LLC.
2	Calixtro Distributing Co., Inc.
3	Vandervoet & Associates, Inc.
4	Manny Lawrence Sales, Inc.
5	Nardella, Inc.
6	Joseph A. Cimino Food Brokers, Inc.
7	Wright Brothers Tomato Co., LLC.
8	Central American Produce, Inc.
9	Five Crowns Marketing
10	Righetti Farms, LLC.
11	Panama Banana
12	Super Starr International, LLC.
13	IA Distribution
14	Geneva Farms, LLC.
15	Frey Farms
16	Jackson’s Farming Co.

Cucumbers

Rank	Company
1	Pack-Right, L.L.C.
2	P. D. G. Produce, Inc.
3	Veggies, Inc.
4	Cornerstone Produce Group, LLC.
5	Calixtro Distributing Co., Inc.
6	Blue Creek Produce, LLC.
7	Huron Produce
8	Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce
9	Righetti Farms, LLC.
10	Frank’s Distributing, Inc.
11	Turek Farms Partners, LLC.
12	Demarco Produce Co., Inc.
13	M. D’Ottavio Produce, Inc.
14	John B. Ordille, Inc.
15	Arthur G. Silk, Inc.
16	Continental Fresh, LLC.
17	Daily Fresh Distributing, Inc.
18	Apollo Warehouse Service, LLC.
19	Wilson Farm, Inc.
20	Petrocco Farms, Inc.
21	Diamond T Farms, Inc.
22	Produce Exchange of Atlanta, Inc.
23	Pete Andolina Produce Sales, Inc.
24	Torrey Farms, Inc.
25	EarthMix Fruit & Vegetable Co.
26	Great Lakes Greenhouses Inc.
27	Koornneef Produce Ltd.
28	Fresh Farm Produce
29	Ray & Mascari, Inc.
30	A & A Organic Farms Corporation
31	Jack’s Produce
32	Maui Fresh International, LLC.
33	John Molinelli, Inc.
34	P. H. Lucks, Inc.
35	Bridges Produce, Inc.
36	Ciruli Brothers, LLC.

Eggplant

Rank	Company
1	P. D. G. Produce, Inc.
2	Peter Rabbit Farms
3	Arthur G. Silk, Inc.
4	Wilson Farm, Inc.
5	Produce Exchange of Atlanta, Inc.
6	Koornneef Produce Ltd.
7	Pete Andolina Produce Sales, Inc.
8	John Molinelli, Inc.
9	Live Oak Farms
10	Bridges Produce, Inc.
11	P. H. Lucks, Inc.
12	Ciruli Brothers, LLC.

Grapes

Rank	Company
1	J. J. Jardina Company, Inc.
2	Dole Fresh Fruit Co.
3	Heritage Produce Distributing, Inc.
4	Vandervoet & Associates, Inc.
5	Nathel & Nathel, Inc.
6	Caruso Produce, Inc.
7	M. Levin & Company, Inc.
8	Sherman Produce Co., Inc.
9	Bari Produce, LLC.
10	Top West Produce Sales, Inc.

Honeydew

Rank	Company
1	Vandervoet & Associates, Inc.
2	M & J Produce, Inc.
3	Five Crowns Marketing
4	Joseph A. Cimino Food Brokers, Inc.
5	The Sykes Co.
6	Super Starr International, LLC.
7	Five Star Distributors, Inc.
8	IA Distribution
9	Jackson’s Farming Co.

Lettuce

Rank	Company
1	Produce Junction, Inc.
2	Taylor Farms California, Inc.
3	Joe Randazzo’s Fruit & Vegetable, Inc.
4	Wholesale Produce Supply, LLC.
5	Piazza Produce, LLC.
6	Peter Rabbit Farms
7	Manny Lawrence Sales, Inc.
8	Scheid Produce, Inc.
9	Jack Scalisi Wholesale Fruit & Produce
10	Caruso Produce, Inc.
11	Combs Wholesale Produce Co.
12	Houston Avocado Co., Inc.
13	John B. Ordille, Inc.
14	Arthur G. Silk, Inc.
15	Petrocco Farms, Inc.
16	Coosemans Chicago, Inc.
17	JB Produce, Inc.
18	State Garden, Inc.
19	Tanita Produce Company, Inc.
20	Kegel’s Produce
21	Pismo-Oceano Vegetable Exchange – POVE

Onions

Rank	Company
1	Organically Grown Company
2	Kaiser International, LLC.
3	Klinghoffer Brothers, Inc.
4	Big O Farms , Inc .
5	Pete Pappas & Sons, Inc.
6	Dalena Farms, Inc.
7	Everkrisp Vegetables, Inc.
8	Race-West Company
9	Joe Randazzo’s Fruit & Vegetable, Inc.
10	Combs Wholesale Produce Co.
11	Piazza Produce, LLC.
12	Jack Scalisi Wholesale Fruit & Produce
13	Five Crowns Marketing
14	Green Life Farms, LLC.
15	Mata’s Produce, Inc.
16	A-W Produce Co.
17	Joseph A. Cimino Food Brokers, Inc.
18	Circle C Marketing, Inc.
19	Geraci Fresh Produce, LLC.
20	E. W. Kean Co., Inc.
21	Petrocco Farms, Inc.
22	John B. Ordille, Inc.
23	Houston Avocado Co., Inc.
24	Buurma Farms, Inc.
25	Northwest Onion Company, Inc.
26	Torrey Farms, Inc.
27	Redwood Produce, Inc.
28	Allendale Produce Co.
29	Ryeco, LLC.
30	Cargil Farms Produce
31	JB Produce, Inc.
32	Triple G Farms, Inc.
33	Asumendi Produce, Inc.
34	Minkus Family Farms, Inc.
35	Canyon Sales Company, LLC.
36	Groenewegen & Sons Produce Sales Ltd.
37	KOR Produce
38	Rio Bravo Produce Ltd. Co.
39	Kegel’s Produce
40	Tanita Produce Company, Inc.
41	ProSource Produce, LLC.
42	Onions Direct, LLC.

Oranges

Rank	Company
1	Kaiser International, LLC.
2	J. J. Jardina Company, Inc.
3	Sunkist Growers, Inc.
4	M & J Produce, Inc.
5	Nardella, Inc.
6	Eco Farms Trading Operations, LLC.
7	Five Crowns Marketing
8	Caruso Produce, Inc.
9	Johnston Farms
10	Seald Sweet International
11	Redwood Produce, Inc.
12	IA Distribution
13	Quality Fruit & Veg. Co.

Peaches

Rank	Company
1	J. J. Jardina Company, Inc.
2	Dole Fresh Fruit Co.
3	Demarco Produce Co., Inc.
4	John B. Ordille, Inc.
5	Sherman Produce Co., Inc.
6	Bari Produce, LLC.
7	Symms Fruit Ranch, Inc.
8	Lucich/Santos Farms
9	Top West Produce Sales, Inc.

Peppers

Rank	Company
1	Yes Fresh, Inc.
2	P. D. G. Produce, Inc.
3	J. J. Jardina Company, Inc.
4	Nathel & Nathel, Inc.
5	Calixtro Distributing Co., Inc.
6	Blue Creek Produce, LLC.
7	Christopher Ranch, LLC.
8	Exeter Produce & Storage Co. Ltd.
9	Wood’s Produce Co., Inc.
10	Huron Produce
11	Combs Wholesale Produce Co.
12	Demarco Produce Co., Inc.
13	Frank’s Distributing, Inc.
14	Mata’s Produce, Inc.
15	Kern Ridge Growers, LLC.
16	Johnston Farms
17	Houston Avocado Co., Inc.
18	Daily Fresh Distributing, Inc.
19	Pete Andolina Produce Sales, Inc.
20	Diamond T Farms, Inc.
21	Mirasoles Produce USA, LLC.
22	Sun Belle, LLC.
23	Produce Exchange of Atlanta, Inc.
24	Great Lakes Greenhouses Inc.
25	EarthMix Fruit & Vegetable Co.
26	Koornneef Produce Ltd.
27	John Vena, Inc.
28	La Minita Fresh, LLC.
29	S & J Distributing, Inc.
30	Live Oak Farms
31	Pismo-Oceano Vegetable Exchange – POVE
32	Geneva Farms, LLC.
33	John Molinelli, Inc.
34	P. H. Lucks, Inc.
35	Delina Fresh
36	Ciruli Brothers, LLC.
37	Riverside Distributing, Ltd.
38	New York Produce, Inc.

Potatoes

Rank	Company
1	Organically Grown Company
2	S. Strock & Co., Inc.
3	Klinghoffer Brothers, Inc.
4	Big O Farms, Inc.
5	Race-West Company
6	Wright Brothers Tomato Co., LLC.
7	Nathel & Nathel, Inc.
8	Joe Randazzo’s Fruit & Vegetable, Inc.
9	Caruso Produce, Inc.
10	Piazza Produce, LLC.
11	Philip G. Ball Company
12	Jack Scalisi Wholesale Fruit & Produce
13	Pleasant Valley Potato, Inc.
14	Combs Wholesale Produce Co.
15	Wood’s Produce Co., Inc.
16	Mata’s Produce, Inc.
17	Knutzen Farms, LP.
18	Power Produce Distributors & Sales
19	Circle C Marketing, Inc.
20	Geraci Fresh Produce, LLC.
21	Johnston Farms
22	Four Rivers Produce, Inc.
23	John B. Ordille, Inc.
24	Ryeco, LLC.
25	Redwood Produce, Inc.
26	Norm Nelson, Inc.
27	Summertime Potato Co.
28	Triple G Farms, Inc.
29	Groenewegen & Sons Produce Sales Ltd.
30	Canyon Sales Company, LLC.
31	Rio Bravo Produce Ltd. Co.
32	Kegel’s Produce
33	ProSource Produce, LLC.
34	Bridges Produce, Inc.
35	Delina Fresh

Squash

Rank	Company
1	Race-West Company
2	P. D. G. Produce, Inc.
3	Veggies, Inc.
4	Vandervoet & Associates, Inc.
5	Calixtro Distributing Co., Inc.
6	Wood’s Produce Co., Inc.
7	Blue Creek Produce, LLC.
8	Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce
9	Righetti Farms, LLC.
10	The Sykes Co.
11	Demarco Produce Co., Inc.
12	Arthur G. Silk, Inc.
13	Daily Fresh Distributing, Inc.
14	George Perry & Sons, Inc.
15	Apollo Warehouse Service, LLC.
16	Produce Exchange of Atlanta, Inc.
17	Diamond T Farms, Inc.
18	Pete Andolina Produce Sales, Inc.
19	Torrey Farms, Inc.
20	EarthMix Fruit & Vegetable Co.
21	Five Star Distributors, Inc.
22	Jack’s Produce
23	John Molinelli, Inc.
24	Bridges Produce, Inc.
25	P. H. Lucks, Inc.
26	Maui Fresh International, LLC.
27	Van Groningen & Sons, Inc.
28	Peppers Plus, LLC.

Tomatoes

Rank	Company
1	Pack-Right, L.L.C.
2	Produce Junction, Inc.
3	S. Strock & Co., Inc.
4	Nathel & Nathel, Inc.
5	Pete Pappas & Sons, Inc.
6	Veggies, Inc.
7	Klinghoffer Brothers, Inc.
8	Wholesale Produce Supply, LLC.
9	Joe Randazzo’s Fruit & Vegetable, Inc.
10	Calixtro Distributing Co., Inc.
11	Pacific Tomato Growers, Ltd.
12	Blue Creek Produce, LLC.
13	Wright Brothers Tomato Co., LLC.
14	Procacci Bros. Sales Corp.
15	Scheid Produce, Inc.
16	Jack Scalisi Wholesale Fruit & Produce
17	Huron Produce
18	Righetti Farms, LLC.
19	Gargiulo, Inc.
20	Combs Wholesale Produce Co.
21	Calavo Growers, Inc.
22	E. W. Kean Co., Inc.
23	Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce
24	Joseph A. Cimino Food Brokers, Inc.
25	Mata’s Produce, Inc.
26	Houston Avocado Co., Inc.
27	Sherman Produce Co., Inc.
28	Frank’s Distributing, Inc.
29	E Foods, Inc.
30	Philip L. Puccia & Associates, Inc
31	Apollo Warehouse Service, LLC.
32	Red Rooster Sales
33	Mirasoles Produce USA, LLC.
34	JB Produce, Inc.
35	EarthMix Fruit & Vegetable Co.
36	Coosemans Chicago, Inc.
37	Koornneef Produce Ltd.
38	I A Distribution
39	La Minita Fresh, LLC.
40	Fresh Farm Produce
41	Aleva Trucking & Produce, LLC.
42	Maui Fresh International, LLC.
43	Ray & Mascari, Inc.
44	Five Star Distributors, Inc.
45	Geneva Farms, LLC.
46	Live Oak Farms
47	A & A Organic Farms Corporation
48	The Lid Company
49	Alpha Tomato Sales, Inc.
50	Ciruli Brothers, LLC.
51	New York Produce, Inc.
52	Central California Tomato Growers Cooperative, Inc.

Watermelon

Rank	Company
1	P. D. G. Produce, Inc.
2	Vandervoe t & Associates, Inc.
3	M & P Produce Co., Inc.
4	M & J Produce, Inc.
5	Frank’s Distributing, Inc.
6	Central American Produce, Inc.
7	Farmers’ Marketing Service
8	The Sykes Co.
9	A-W Produce Co.
10	George Perry & Sons, Inc.
11	Super Starr International, LLC.
12	Richard E. Ryan & Associates Ltd.
13	S & J Distributing, Inc.
14	Five Star Distributors, Inc.
15	IA Distribution
16	Geneva Farms, LLC.
17	Frey Farms
18	Dan Andrews Farms, LLC.
19	Van Groningen & Sons, Inc.
20	Jackson’s Farming Co.
21	Top West Produce Sales, Inc.

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