BrightFarms In The News
The Ultimate American Salad for National Salad Month
As we celebrate National Salad Month, aka the best month of the year, lettuce dish out the freshest findings from our recent survey with OnePoll to learn more about what the perfect (and weirdest) salad looks like. A poll of 2,000 Americans revealed that… 78% of salad lovers are diving into their leafy greens at […]
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Leading Indoor Spinach Grower BrightFarms Enters Exclusive Licensing Deal With Partner Element Farms
In a landmark move for sustainable agriculture, BrightFarms is teaming up with Element Farms to set a new standard for indoor-grown produce in the Northeast. Both trailblazers in sustainable, controlled environment agriculture (CEA), this mutually beneficial partnership allows BrightFarms to distribute Element Farms’ indoor-grown spinach throughout the Northeast under the BrightFarms brand, further satisfying the […]
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Cox Enterprises Expands its Cleantech Portfolio with Acquisition of BrightFarms
The leading indoor agriculture company builds on Cox’s more than $1 billion of investments in sustainability and cleantech ATLANTA, August 17, 2021 – Cox Enterprises announced the acquisition of BrightFarms, an indoor farming company and provider of locally grown packaged salads. The move solidifies BrightFarms’ leadership in the indoor agriculture space and provides a strong, stable foundation committed […]
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BrightFarms Accelerates Indoor Farming Innovation Tenfold with the Formation of R&D Hub Led by Bayer Veteran and Greenhouse Expert
“BrightLabs” will expand the company’s focus on the development of biotechnologies that increase the profitability of its indoor farming operations and deliver breakthrough product innovations IRVINGTON, N.Y. (June 24, 2021) – BrightFarms, the leading grower of indoor leafy greens, today announced the formation of BrightLabs, a world-class innovation and research hub launching at its Ohio growing facility. Matt Lingard, PhD, a former Bayer plant scientist with over 15 years of experience working at the intersection of […]
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BrightFarms Extends Its Indoor Farming Stronghold to the Southeast with New High-Tech Carolina Greenhouse
The opening of the company’s fifth greenhouse puts it on track to double in size and production in 2021, making it the largest producer of indoor-grown greens in the U.S. IRVINGTON, N.Y., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BrightFarms, the leading grower of indoor leafy greens, is announcing the opening of its latest indoor farm in Hendersonville, […]
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BrightFarms Secures $100 Million Series E Round of Funding to Expand High- Tech Indoor Farming Across the U.S.
BrightFarms plans to reach most U.S. major markets by 2025; Cox Enterprises assumes majority ownership IRVINGTON, N.Y. (Oct. 20, 2020) – BrightFarms, a leading next-generation indoor farming company supplying U.S. grocery retailers with packaged salad greens, has secured more than $100 million in debt and new equity capital to support robust expansion plans. The Series E round of funding […]
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BrightFarms Celebrates 2,000th Store Distribution Milestone
BrightFarms’ year over year sales growth has surged by 40% in the last month Irvington, NY – July 23, 2020 – BrightFarms, a leading supplier of locally grown salads, is proud to announce that the company’s distribution recently surpassed 2,000 stores, bringing their total store count to 2,009. BrightFarms has added more than 800 stores […]
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