Vertical farming company Bowery has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Kayco, which the release says is the “largest distributor to Kosher retail and food service companies in North America.”
Kayco will carry five Bowery products: Baby Butter, Romaine, Crispy Leafy, Mixed Greens and Spring Mix under the Bowery Mehadrin brand. The greens are Orthodox Union (OU) Kosher certified and carry an additional rabbinical certification: Tartikov. The greens will be sold at hundreds of stores within a 200-mile radius of Bayonne, New Jersey.
“At Bowery, our mission is to grow food smarter, for more people, in more places. The launch of this partnership with Kayco will help us meet the demand for kosher, no-need-to-wash greens in the tri-state area,” said Katie Seawell, Chief Commercial Officer at Bowery, per the release.
“We are extremely proud of our newly formed relationship with Bowery. Supplying fresh produce to our respective communities has been our goal for a while now. We recognized that state-of-the-art logistics, world-class tracking, and speed to market would be crucial to the success in this category,” said Charles Herzog, President, Kayco. “Bowery has been a great partner in working with us to adapt our special kosher standards and shipping schedules to pull this off, and we believe this will have a significant positive impact on the availability of fresh leafy greens in our market to a highly receptive consumer.”
Bowery products are now sold in more than 1,400 grocery stores.
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