Peterson Farms
Shelby, MI

Peterson Farms is the largest privately owned fruit processor in Michigan. They
are a family-owned and operated group of companies dedicated to providing the
highest quality products to ensure 100% customer satisfaction. Peterson Farms began
processing tart cherries off their own farms in 1984. Our growth over the past years
now allows them to market over 125 million pounds of frozen fruits and asparagus
each year along with 5 million gallons of single strength apple juice/cider and juice
concentrates.
Earl Peterson, a fourth generation fruit grower, purchased his first farm in 1972
and has continued to acquire acreage in Michigan's Oceana County throughout the
years. Peterson Farms, Inc. was established in 1984 as a secure home for Earl's tart
cherry tonnage of 250,000 lbs. The business volume grew quickly when in 1985 Earl
processed tart cherries for two surrounding neighbors as well as his own.
Due to the demands of customers to reduce the presence of pits in tart
cherries, Earl and a friend, Bob Nedow, established Cherry Technologies in 1989.
Cherry Technologies holds the patent rights on electronic detection of pits in
processed cherries.
The family owned business continued to grow rapidly as Earl focused his belief
of “listening to your customer while providing the highest quality product” to the
processing of other commodities such as asparagus, apples, sweet cherries,
blueberries and peaches. Today, Peterson Farms is a marketing leader of frozen fruits
in the United States. With the 2005 crops, Peterson Farms marketed over 125 million
finished pounds of frozen fruits and asparagus coupled with five million gallons of
single strength apple juice/cider and juice concentrates.
Peterson Farms Fresh, Inc. was established in 2004 as a state-of-the-art fresh-
cut fruit processing company. Today, they are one of the leading processors of apples,
grapes, and oranges in the United States.


5941 W. 82nd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46278
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