State Garden Scales Up Beverage Manufacturing to Drive Wellness Innovation and Reduce Waste in Organic Supply Chains
July 3, 2025 | 3 min to read
Expanded Capabilities Position Company to Deliver on New Partnerships with Beverage Providers Across Thousands of Retail Locations
Chelsea, MA – State Garden, home of Olivia’s Organics—the #1 organic salad brand on the East Coast— announced expansions to its contract manufacturing capabilities following new partnerships from leading organic juice and beverage producers. The expanded capabilities position State Garden to grow its reach in partnering with beverage providers to support placements across thousands of retail locations.
State Garden is well positioned to support juice producers due to its leading East Coast production capabilities and high-integrity supply chain built on efficiency and sustainability. The new partnerships reflect State Garden’s ongoing commitment to enhancing access to premium organic products while improving supply chain sustainability and reducing food waste.
“At State Garden, we’ve long leveraged the potential for beverages to get more of our outstanding greens and blends to the consumers who know and love us,” said Mark DeMichaelis, CEO of State Garden. “We’ve had some really exciting conversations with partners, and we’re scaling up to meet this new opportunity. We believe partnerships like this are the future of fresh – reducing waste, supporting innovation, and bringing more value and wellness to conscious consumers. We can’t wait to share more details at the Organic Produce Summit in Monterey in a few weeks.”
State Garden, which packs under the Olivia’s Organics, Northeast Fresh, and Locally Known brands, has prioritized environmental and operational efficiency through cold chain optimization, growing organically in field production environments and protected greenhouse environments, and partnerships that align with regenerative practices. It leverages juice production to reduce food waste and ensure more product is used to its full potential without sacrificing the quality safety that have come to define State Garden’s operations.
The increased contract manufacturing capabilities meet a growing consumer demand for juices, cleanses, and other beverages delivering organic ingredients with known wellness benefits. It is creating new opportunities for partnerships with mission-aligned, growth-driven organizations leading with transparency and purpose.
About State Garden
State Garden is a fourth-generation family business committed to helping all families eat better and live better. With roots as a produce cart in Boston’s North End, the company has been providing the freshest, highest quality produce to food markets for nearly a century. Its Olivia’s Organics brand offers a range of organic tender leaf salads and blends, butternut squash, celery, and more. Today State Garden is a leading supplier of organic, conventional, and greenhouse-grown tender leaf lettuce, spinach, and celery hearts in the Northeast and beyond. It’s brand portfolio includes Olivia’s Organics, Locally Known, Northeast Fresh, and private label offerings.