Who owns SUNSET?
SUNSET 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
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Category
- Food › Fresh produce › Fresh vegetables
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About SUNSET
SUNSET is the flagship brand of Mastronardi Produce and covers its greenhouse tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers, including the Campari tomato that the company says was the first branded tomato and marked thirty years in 2025, dating it to about 1995. Its own site also lists Pop Its cucumbers and cherry tomatoes, Lollipeppers, KABOOM! and SHAZAM! peppers, and organic lines.
Ownership timeline of SUNSET
- Current owner Mastronardi Produce [1] reported
Where SUNSET sits in Mastronardi Produce
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Mastronardi Produce ownership tree →
See the full Mastronardi Produce brand portfolio (4) →
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 →
🇨🇦 SUNSET and other Canadian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 174 brands that began in Canada. 41 of them (24%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; SUNSET is not one of them.
- Alexis de Portneuf — Saputo 🇨🇦
- Baby Gourmet — Hero Group 🇨🇭
- EnviroKidz — Nature's Path 🇨🇦
- Fantino & Mondello — Maple Leaf Foods 🇨🇦
- Freybe — Premium Brands 🇨🇦
- Gardein — Conagra Brands 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of SUNSET?
The parent company of SUNSET is Mastronardi Produce, a privately held company headquartered in Canada.
Is SUNSET Canadian?
Yes. SUNSET originated in Canada and its owner, Mastronardi Produce, is also headquartered in Canada.
Is SUNSET still owned by Mastronardi Produce?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, SUNSET 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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