Brightfarms is Now Shipping from its Macon Greenhouse, Georgia’s Most Advanced Facility

March 6, 2025 BrightFarms

This expansion marks the third new build in less than six months for BrightFarms, following the successful openings of its state-of-the-art greenhouse hubs in Lorena, Texas, and Yorkville, Illinois. Once fully complete, the facility will create over 250 jobs for Macon and its surrounding communities, offering competitive benefits from day one.

Brightfarms Expands to Texas with New State-of-the-Art Greenhouse in Lorena

December 10, 2024 Cox Farms/BrightFarms

The Lorena greenhouse, which will cover 1.5 million square feet upon completion, is designed with cutting-edge cooling technology such as KUBO’s Ultra-Clima system, enabling BrightFarms to create and sustain optimal growing conditions year-round, regardless of the Texas heat or external climate conditions. The new facility will create over 250 job opportunities for Lorena and the surrounding Texas triangle area, offering competitive benefits available from the very first day of employment.

Brightfarms Opens Yorkville Greenhouse – First Of 3 Regional Greenhouse Hubs to Open in 2024

September 19, 2024 BrightFarms

For Chicagoland, the opening of the Yorkville greenhouse means the community will have access to fresh, pesticide-free leafy greens year-round. Today, Chicagoans can find BrightFarms leafy greens at Jewel-Osco, Mariano’s, Pick N Save, and more.

Cox Enterprises Launches Cox Farms, One of the Largest Greenhouse Growers in North America

March 27, 2024 Cox Farms

Cox Farms represents Cox’s commitment to making the world a better place by future-proofing the world of produce and further enhancing the company’s more than $2 billion investment in sustainable businesses and technologies.

BrightFarms Announces Voluntary Recall of Southwest Chipotle Salad Kit Due to Potential Risk of Listeria Monocytogenes in Cheese From Supplier: Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc.

February 12, 2024 FDA

In response to a voluntary recall initiated by Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. who produces and supplies cheese products, BrightFarms is voluntarily recalling its Southwest Chipotle salad kit with best-by-dates between 12/31/23 and 2/22/24 due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes in the Cotija Cheese, an ingredient found in the salad kit.