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Our story

Mucci Farms is an industry leader with greenhouses in two countries, equipped with world-class technology and a dedicated team of over 1200.  Our humble beginnings started over 50 years ago when two brothers from Italy immigrated to Canada with a passion to grow fresh, flavourful fruits and vegetables. A generation later, Tony and Gino’s children have taken the company to new heights with a variety of commodities, aggressive expansion and the launch of Mucci International Marketing Inc., the Sales & Marketing arm of the organization.

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Bert, Danny and their cousin Gianni Mucci partnered with close family friend Joe Spano to grow our company into a substantial, award-winning leader in the greenhouse industry.  With an emphasis on efficiency, we make significant investments in state-of-the-art automation and robotics to provide consumers with the highest level of food safety and maximum shelf life for all of our products. Vertically integrated from seed to retail, Mucci Farms owns and operates over 250-acres of tomato, pepper, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce and strawberry greenhouses in Kingsville, Ontario and Huron, Ohio and market for over 700-acres across the continent. 

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1958

Tony and Gino Mucci immigrate from Italy to Kingsville, ON Canada.

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1960-1970

In 1963 20 acres of farmland was purchased to grow peaches, cabbage, lettuce and celery. In 1966, an additional 33 acres of field was purchased along with 1 acre greenhouse. In 1968 2 acres was of a truly organic plastic/wooden greenhouse was built. In 1970, the first acre of glass greenhouse was bu

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1970-1980

In 1972, an additional 40 acres of farmland was purchased along with 1 acre of greenhouse. In 1975 4 acres of glass greenhouses was built, one of the largest builds in the area. In 1979, with a total of 8 acres of glass greenhouses, Mucci Farms became the 2nd largest farm in the area.

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1986

Installed Priva, an advanced computerized system which tracks harvesting data—the first of its kind.

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1990-2000

In 1991, the first 15,000 square foot warehouse was built. We officially converted to rockwool slab growing method, and began growing higher flavor / higher yielding red tomato varieties as opposed to commonly grown pink varieties. In 1992, the first packing line was installed, packing 10 lb cartons

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2000-2010

Between 2000-2006, 46 acres of additional greenhouses were built. In 2010, Mucci Pac underwent a major rebrand including new logos and marketing assets to transition from Mucci Pac to Mucci Farms.

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2010-2014

In 2011, 35 acres of additional greenhouses were built. In 2013, corporate renovations and a new 65,000 square foot where was built. In 2014, Mucci launched a new 1-pint top-seal packaging series which was awarded a PMA Impact Award.

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2015

Added an additional 28 acres of greenhouses and were recognized by the PMA with an Impact Award for Hot Shots packaging. Hosted the Mucci 50k for 50k Fundraising event for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, exceeding the target by more than double, raising $115 000.

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2016

Completed Phase 1 of a 36-Acre 3-phase greenhouse build to launch Smuccies™ Sweet Strawberries in addition to launching Naked Leaf™ Living Lettuce & Herbs. Won 2 PMA Impact Awards, one for CuteCumbers™ the other for Smuccies™ which additionally won the CPMA Freggie Approved Award for best kid-centr

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2017

A Banner year starting with the announcement of our first international greenhouse expansion of 60-Acres in Huron, Ohio to be completed in 3 phases. Launched Veggies-to-Go™ which was recognized with a PMA Impact Award, CPMA Freggie Approved Award, and a Best in Class Award for New-Brand at the Packa

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2018

Completed Phase 1, a 24-Acre build in Huron, Ohio and began harvesting TOV’s. Started construction of the 3rd and final phase of our Strawberry Farm Expansion. Won the CPMA Freggie Approved Award for a 3rd consecutive year, with CuteCumber™ Poppers recognized as the best kid-centric product.

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