Garick and Monterey Mushrooms Are Proud to Announce Strategic Partnership
06/01/07
Garick, a nationwide distributor and processor of sustainable natural resource products, and Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. (Loudon, TN), the largest grower of fresh mushrooms in the United States, are excited to announce their newly formed strategic partnership. Garick will collect Monterey's spent mushroom compost and recycle it into organic lawn and garden products.Because of the increase in mushroom production, Monterey had a need for additional recycling of its spent mushroom compost, the compost used for growing the different types of mushrooms. To become more environmentally friendly and sustainable, Monterey partnered with Garick, an expert in taking organic waste products and turning them into beneficial and value-added products. With the finished, bagged product, Garick will service its retail lawn and garden customers in Tennessee and surrounding states.
Greg Sweet, General Manager of Monterey's Loudon, Tennessee facility, noted the importance of this strategic partnership. "Our mushroom growing operation has been involved in recycling agricultural products for 30 years. Garick now allows us to partner with a quality organization to complete the environmentally sustainable cycle and make our excellent mushroom compost available to the general public."
Gary Trinetti, President and CEO of Garick, says, "We are so excited to partner with Monterey Mushroom and strengthen our presence in the south. Monterey is a remarkable company with a fantastic team and we know they share in our mission of ‘enhancing people's lives and the environment®'."
Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. is the largest grower/shipper and marketer of fresh mushrooms in the United States. Established in 1971 as a single farm operation, Monterey has grown to an international, multi-facility company with 11 locations throughout North America. Monterey is the country's largest and only national marketer of fresh mushrooms, supplying products for sale to supermarkets, foodservice, and ingredient manufacture operations; and for preparation of processed, canned, and frozen mushroom products.
Garick, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, services the landscape, recreation, lawn, garden, and construction industries. Garick prides itself on its commitment to sustainability and environmental practices. Using organic and green waste streams, such as lawn and garden, food, agriculture, and forest by-products, Garick diverts hundreds of thousands of tons of waste from landfills and reproduces it into organic mulches and soils. Garick's composting facilities are Paygro® in South Charleston, Ohio; Smith Garden Products® in Cumming, Georgia; New Milford Farms® in New Milford, Connecticut; and Tarheel Bark in Harrisburg, North Carolina. These facilities make nationally branded products Nature's Helper® organic soil amendment, Black Satin® Mulch, Designated DryerTM sports turf conditioner, Hydrocks® soil enhancer, Kids Karpet® recreational surfacing, and Moo-Nure® organic compost. With these composting facilities and other terminals and ports located throughout the United States, Garick has the capability to supply a complete range of products in bags, bales, or bulk.
In January 2007, Hendricks Holding Company, Inc. acquired Garick. Ken Hendricks, owner of Hendricks Holding Company, Inc., also owns ABC Supply Co., Inc., which is the largest wholesale distributor of roofing and siding materials, tools, and supplies in the United States. Since its conception in 1982, ABC Supply has grown to include a number of different companies in over 350 locations in 45 states.
For more information on Garick and Garick's line of products, please visit www.garick.com. In addition, for more information on Monterey Mushrooms, Inc., please visit www.montmush.com.
