Sarah Burns Joins Tanimura & Antle As Senior Manager Of Organic Sales

SALINAS, CA – Veteran organic produce sales pro Sarah Burns is the latest addition to Tanimura & Antle’s growing organic team. She joins the company as Senior Manager of Organic Sales. 

 Sarah’s deep experience comes from an entire produce career in organic sales, having spent 11 years on the sales team at Earthbound Farm. During her tenure at Earthbound, Sarah developed strong relationships with retail and wholesale accounts in the Western United States and Canada. 

Sarah joins the Tanimura & Antle team at a time when the organic program is on the verge of significant expansion. Current offerings include organic romaine hearts, organic Artisan Romaine, and organic Artisan Sweet Italian Red Onions. With the desert season, the company’s organic portfolio will expand to include celery, celery hearts, cauliflower, broccoli and bunched items. 

 “I am thrilled that we’ve been able to add Sarah Burns to our stellar team, just as we’re building out the program,” said Helena Beckett, Senior Director of Retail, VMI, and Delivered Sales. “Sarah’s knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for organic produce is an outstanding addition to our top-notch team.”   

About Tanimura & Antle: 

Founded in 1982, Tanimura & Antle is an employee-owned family farming business with a four-generation legacy and a passionate commitment to growing premium quality produce. Built on a partnership between two families, with a shared commitment to always value employees as its greatest asset, the founding families now share ownership with all employees — from farming and harvest crews to management — through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). As one of the largest independent vegetable growers in the United States, Tanimura & Antle farms more than 36,000 acres of rich, fertile farmland and ships a full line of premium fresh conventional and organic produce products throughout North America, Europe and Asia. 

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Source: Tanimura & Antle