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Kingsville, ON – May 22, 2024 – Sunlite Greenhouses, an industry-leading grower and marketer of fresh fruits and vegetables, announces its acquisition of Hacienda North Farms, a 159-acre state-of-the-art greenhouse facility located in Coatsworth, Ontario.

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Sunlite Greenhouses Expands Operations with Acquisition of Hacienda North Farms

Kingsville, ON – May 22, 2024 – Sunlite Greenhouses, an industry-leading grower and marketer of fresh fruits and vegetables, announces its acquisition of Hacienda North Farms, a 159-acre state-of-the-art greenhouse facility located in Coatsworth, Ontario.
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Retail Executive Dan Branson Joins the Sunlite Greenhouses' Leadership Team

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Packaging Innovation Award at CPMA 2021

April 15th, 2021 Kingsville, Ontario — Sunlite Greenhouses announces that they have been awarded with the Packaging Innovation Award for their new Naked Leaf Living Basil Sleeve at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s 2021 Annual Convention and Trade Show.
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2021 Expansions

Sunlite Greenhouses announces major expansions in Kingsville, Ontario and Huron, Ohio totalling 206-acres over the next two years. These investments support their ongoing emphasis on maximizing local and regionally grown fruits and vegetables year-round through expansion and lit culture grow light technology.
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Sunlite Greenhouses Adds Two More US Facilities

June 10th, 2020 Kingsville, Ontario – Sunlite Greenhouses announces that they are adding two new US based facilities in Romulus, Michigan and San Antonio, Texas.  Furthering their rapid expansion efforts over the last several years, the company is adding new locations to increase efficiencies and service more regions.
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Sunlite Greenhouses Wins Packaging Innovation Award at CPMA 2020!

May 13th, 2020 Kingsville, Ontario — Sunlite Greenhouses announces that they have been awarded the top prize by the CPMA for Packaging Innovation for their newest sustainable packaging initiative, Paper Top Seal. 
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Sunlite Greenhouses Sponsors Huron Memorial Stadium

December 3rd, 2019 (Huron, Ohio) – Sunlite Greenhouses announces that they have partnered with the Huron Athletic Booster Club to finance a new turf at Huron Memorial Stadium, home of the Huron Tigers High School Football team.
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Sunlite Greenhouses Wins Best Sustainable Packaging Award at Fresh Summit 2019

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Leamington Greenhouse Competition Awards 2019

Sunlite Greenhouses announces that it has been awarded multiple prizes at the 12th Annual Greenhouse Competition held at the Leamington Fair. 
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Freggie Approved Award Winner! CPMA 2019

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Sunlite Greenhouses opens in San Antonio!

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Sunlite Greenhouses wins Best New Packaging Award at United Fresh!

Friday June 29th, 2018 Chicago, Illinois — Sunlite Greenhouses announces that CuteCumber™ Poppers won the United Fresh Produce Innovation Award for Best New Packaging at the 2018 United FreshMKT Expo.
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Sunlite Greenhouses is now officially “Ohio Grown”

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Sunlite Greenhouses wins PAC Award for Veggies To Go™️

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Sunlite Greenhouses is Powered by Veggies, and Ready To Go!

October 16th, 2017 Kingsville, Ontario — Sunlite Greenhouses announces the full-scale production of the Award Winning Veggies-to-Go™ On-the-Go Snacks for Kids. 
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Sunlite Greenhouses Wins Leamington Business Excellence Award

The Leamington Chamber of Commerce has awarded Sunlite Greenhouses with the top honour in the Industrial/Manufacturing Excellence category at the 23rd Annual Business Excellence Awards held at the Leamington Portuguese Club on October 11th, 2017. 
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Sunlite Greenhouses Expands Across the Canadian Border… First Stop Ohio.

Kingsville, Canada - August 8, 2017 - Sunlite Greenhouses (the “Company”) today announced a large-scale, multi-year investment in Huron, Ohio.
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Sunlite Greenhouses wins at Greenhouse Competition!

[Leamington, ON] — [June 19th, 2017] – Sunlite Greenhouses announces that it has been named the winner for Best Cluster/TOV for ProvaTM Premium On-The-Vine Tomatoes in the 10th Annual Greenhouse Competition.
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