Stemilt Growers LLC
Stemilt Growers is a family-owned and operated tree fruit growing, packing, and shipping company based in Wenatchee, Washington. The company was founded in 1964 by the Mathison's, a multi-generational farming family who have grown fruit for more than a century. Today, Stemilt grows and markets fresh apples, pears, cherries, stone fruits and organic tree fruits. Stemilt is proud of its signature fruits and brands, including: Rave®, SweeTango® and Pinata® apples, Skylar Rae® cherries, A Half Mile Closer to the Moon® cherries, and Lil Snappers® kid-size fruits. For more information about Stemilt, visit www.stemilt.com.www.stemilt.com
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Oct 14, 2026
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On the surface, that makes the logistics seem simple.
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If you were to buy this particular package of organic Cosmic Crisp apples from this Sam's Club in Council Bluffs, Iowa, you could just take the listed place of origin, Stemilt Growers in Wenatchee, Washington, and draw a line of refrigerated trucks from the Stemilt Growers warehouse to Walmart's regional fresh produce warehouse, then finally to the store.
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But that overlooks a lot.
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Consider the consumer's decision to pick the bag of Cosmic Crisps rather than any other option in the first place, and consider the ability to do so in spring, a remarkable seven months after these apples were picked off the tree.
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In the biggest apple state, Stemilt Growers is one of the biggest apple growers.
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Not only does it operate a massive warehouse facility, it owns and farms some 10,000 acres of land around this facility, and it employs some 1,500 people year-round and some 5,000 when it comes to harvest season.
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It's big enough even to grow and market its own proprietary varieties and build out its own brand image across the 10 separate varieties of apples that come in Stemilt-
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