Fr e s hn e s s . From Our Fam i ly to Yours.
420 acres
Fas t
Fac t s
(170 ha) under cultivation
production facility:
42,000 ft2 (3900 m2)
plant capacity:
300,000 pounds (136,000 kg/day)
workforce:
Up to 400 in season
certification:
GlobalGap, CFIA, Kosher
logistics:
Air, land and sea shipping
Full product traceability
We provide a secure supply of fresh, firm, and tasty blueberries and
cranberries to buyers around the world who value quality.
Prod u c t
Profil e
The
Highly flexible packaging
options to meet specific
customer requirements
Fresh blueberries and
cranberries in clamshells
Frozen blueberries and
cranberries in poly bags
and bulk boxes
Far m
Meadow Berry Farms is located in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley about an hour from the
international airport in Vancouver. Ideal soils and climate — with warm days and cool nights during
the harvesting season from late June to October — have made the Fraser Valley North America’s
largest producer of highbush blueberries. The half dozen varieties that we grow thrive particularly
well on Meadow Berry Farm’s nutrient-rich peat soils. We also grow cranberries. They flourish in the
Valley too, helping British Columbia (BC) account for 20 percent of the world’s supply.
The
Faci l i t y
Bulk boxed blueberries
and cranberries
Unlike most growers, we also process and pack what we grow in our own facility before shipping.
In fact, most of Meadow Berry Farms’ production of fresh and frozen blueberries and cranberries
comes from our own fields. That lets us control the supply chain — and exercise complete quality
control — from farm to table. Putting quality first has enabled us to build a network of loyal buyers
from major supermarket and specialty food chains across North America, Europe and Asia.
Dehydrated blueberries and
cranberries
The
Blueberry and cranberry
juice and juicestock
Fa m i ly
Blueberries are in the Aujla family’s blood. We have been growing blueberries for more than three
decades. Today three generations of Aujlas work in our fields and production facility. We’ve built a
reputation as one of British Columbia’s premier producers, and our family members continue to be
hands-on operators from planting through picking, processing, packing and shipping. We love what
we do and are proud of our products.
The
F res h
Fac to r
Most growers send their berries to producers
— sometimes miles away — at the end of the
picking day. The unprocessed berries retain
their heat and lose freshness by the hour. But
Meadow Berry Farms collects fruit picked by
hand every two hours and trucks it directly to
our on-site processing plant’s chilling cooler’s.
The sooner the berries are cooled, the fresher
they stay. Our process for scheduled picking
and prompt cooling takes more time and effort,
but ensures that our blueberries are fresher
and more shelf-stable.
Fas t e r
i s
B e tt e r
Meadow Berry Farms’ whole processing
operation is designed and built for speed with
safety and quality. We can take your order, pick
and cool berries within hours, and then process
and pack in our state of the art facility for
next-day shipping anywhere in the world.
How cool is that? For frozen berries, our
Instant Quick Freeze (IQF) technology freezes
blueberries in minutes, locking in field fresh
flavour while reducing clumping.
Fo rwar d
Th i n k e rs
Meadow Berry Farms readily and steadily invests in innovation and infrastructure. We search out
and adopt the best new varieties, best-growing practices and new production techniques to meet the
changing demands of the market. For example, our weigh filler fills clamshells exactly to weight, not
volume; and our tracing technology gives every clamshell its own serial number for total traceability.
We are always looking for better ways to grow, process and ship fresher, firmer, tastier berries.
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Resp on si b l e
Prod uce r
Meadow Berry Farms is certified by both the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and GlobalGap.
SGS, an independent third-party monitoring firm, conducts the GlobalGap audit that covers both
the field and facility components of our operations. We also do extensive education and training of
employees to ensure safe food handling in both field and facility.
Sustai nab i l i t y
i n
F i e l d
an d
Fac i l i t y
Meadow Berry Farms has also implemented the Environmental Farm Plan Program developed by
ARDCorp, the BC Agricultural Research and Development Corporation. The Program’s Beneficial
Management Practices enables us to improve our agricultural sustainability and do our part for a
cleaner, healthier environment. We’re also focused on sustainability in our facility, where zero waste
is our guiding principle. We reuse everything, using less than perfect berries for juice and composting
leaves recovered from our cleaning process.
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