Stemilt Growers, Inc., Wenatchee—already one of the largest tree fruit growing, packing, and marketing operations in Washington State—is projecting phenomenal growth within the next few years. Five years ago, the company was marketing 6 million boxes of tree fruits. Last season, its volume was up to 17 million. By 2011, it expects to be selling 30 million boxes of fresh produce annually, Stemilt partner Kyle Mathison reported during the International Dwarf Fruit Tree Association’s conference in Tasmania. Stemilt no longer restricts itself to marketing fruit grown in Washington. It owns the growing and packing operation Chinchiolo Stemilt California, based in […]