Who owns Backyard Farms?
Backyard Farms is owned by Mastronardi Produce (Canada).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Mastronardi Produce Acquires Full Ownership of Mastronardi BerryWorld North America, 17 September 2024. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Mastronardi Produce Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Kingsville
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Food › Fresh produce › Fresh vegetables
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Backyard Farms
Backyard Farms is a Mastronardi Produce brand with roots in Maine, where it grows fresh-from-the-vine greenhouse tomatoes through the winter. The company says it delivers produce to retailers within hours of leaving the greenhouse, mainly in the northeastern and midwestern United States, and that it launched a lettuce line in spring 2023, followed by large-format greenhouse romaine in March 2024.
Ownership timeline of Backyard Farms
- Current owner Mastronardi Produce [1] reported
Where Backyard Farms sits in Mastronardi Produce
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Mastronardi Produce
Mastronardi Produce controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in fresh vegetables, and who owns them
The 16 brands in fresh vegetables on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is Grimmway Produce Group, with 6; Mastronardi Produce has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bunny-Luv | Grimmway Produce Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Eisberg | Bell Food Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Fresh Express | Chiquita | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Jongga | Daesang | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Edible Garden | Edible Garden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Mann Packing | Fresh Del Monte | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Local Bounti | Local Bounti | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Freshmark | Shoprite Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: Mastronardi Produce
Mastronardi Produce is a privately held company headquartered in Kingsville, Canada, founded in 1954. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
Mastronardi Produce is a family-owned greenhouse produce company in Kingsville, Ontario, which says it was founded there in 1954 and is in its fourth generation of family ownership. It markets tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, lettuce and berries under SUNSET, Backyard Farms and Queen of Greens. In September 2024 it took full ownership of the Mastronardi BerryWorld America joint venture formed with BerryWorld Group in 2018, keeping exclusive North American rights to the berry varieties BerryWorld developed.
Mastronardi Produce: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Backyard Farms and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Backyard Farms among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Backyard Farms?
The parent company of Backyard Farms is Mastronardi Produce, a privately held company headquartered in Canada.
Is Backyard Farms American or Canadian?
Backyard Farms originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Mastronardi Produce, which is headquartered in Canada. So Backyard Farms is an American-origin brand under Canadian ownership.
Is Backyard Farms still owned by Mastronardi Produce?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Backyard Farms is still owned by Mastronardi Produce. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Mastronardi Produce Acquires Full Ownership of Mastronardi BerryWorld North America — Mastronardi Produce, Official press release, published 17 September 2024; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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