Our History

We have evolved into a full service agricultural marketing company. We have experience beginning from putting the seed in the ground to getting it into the shopping cart at the supermarket.

1935

Wesley Crawford founded The Mutual Fruit and Produce Co., a wholesale distribution company in Tacoma, Washington.

1948

Sold The Mutual Fruit and Produce Co., to West Coast Grocery Co.

1948

Founded Wesley Crawford and Son Company, repacking tomatoes and carrots.

1950

Wesley Crawford passed away and Harold Crawford takes over as President and CEO.

1960

Harold Crawford moves the company to Bakersfield, CA., and opens the first carrot packing plant in Kern County, CA., changing the name to Gro Pak Inc.

1969

Gro Pak Inc. is sold to Belridge Packing Co., Harold was retained as Sales Manager

1978

Harold Crawford Forms a procurement company names The Harold Crawford Co. to buy for retail and wholesale distributors.

1995

Harvest Crown Co. Inc. is formed to specialize in the importing of Hawaiian, Thailand and Chinese ginger to mainland United States and Europe.

2007

Harvest Crown Company expands product selection to include melons and vegetables and opened a sales and inspection office in Salinas California.

2010

Harvest Crown opened a sales office in the Miami Florida area specializing in sales of imported berries.

2013

Added QC for imported commodities in Philadelphia area and the Northwest.

2014

Added QC in Miami FL and McAllen TX

2015

Added additional QC in specific California regions.

2017

Added East Coast coverage.

2018

Improved QC systems for quicker reporting. Extra QC added for imported Mexican product.