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Plenty Building World’s Largest Vertical Farming Research Center to Advance Indoor Agriculture

February 10, 2023 Plenty

The company announced it is expanding that work, scaling its R&D capabilities by building the world’s largest and most advanced vertical farming research center in Laramie, Wyoming. The project is supported by a $20 million grant from the State of Wyoming through the Wyoming Business Council to the City of Laramie to help with construction and infrastructure costs. Additional funding, land and support for the project is being provided by the City of Laramie and the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance. …

Plenty Partners With Bristol Farms in SoCal Expansion

September 27, 2022 Plenty

On the cusp of opening its Compton, California, farm, Plenty Unlimited Inc. is beginning its expansion to Southern California in partnership with Bristol Farms, the leading specialty gourmet grocer. Outside of local markets in the Compton community, Plenty leafy greens will be available in Southern California exclusively at Bristol Farms for the remainder of the year. This marks the first time Bristol Farms has carried indoor, vertically grown produce, furthering the grocer’s commitments to innovation and freshness. …

Plenty Building World’s Largest Indoor Vertical Farm Campus

September 15, 2022 Perishable News

Plenty Unlimited Inc. today announced it has secured up to 120 acres of land near Richmond, Virginia, to build the largest, most advanced indoor vertical farm campus in the world. The centrally located Plenty Richmond Farm Campus marks Plenty’s expansion beyond the U.S. West Coast and will bring fresh, healthy produce to the East Coast year-round. Plenty plans to deploy several large-scale vertical farms on the campus in the coming years, with a potential annual production capacity exceeding 20 million pounds across multiple crops including strawberries, leafy greens and tomatoes. …

Driscoll’s and Plenty Commit to Build Their First Commercial Strawberry Indoor Vertical Farm

March 15, 2022 Driscoll’s

One year after announcing their joint research and development work to grow strawberries indoors, Driscoll’s and Plenty Unlimited Inc., are expanding their relationship to build a new indoor vertical farm dedicated exclusively to strawberries. …

Walmart and Plenty Partner to Lead the Future of Fresh Produce

February 4, 2022 Walmart

Walmart and Plenty Unlimited Inc. announced Walmart signed an agreement to invest in Plenty, an indoor vertical farming company, as part of their $400M Series E funding round subject to a regulatory approval. Walmart’s equity investment is part of a broader strategic partnership to utilize Plenty’s indoor vertical farming technology platform to deliver fresh produce to Walmart retail stores. As part of the investment, at closing, Walmart will also join Plenty’s Board of Directors. …