Fresh Summit 2018

Bruce Taylor
Founder and CEO
Taylor Farms


Bruce grew up in a Salinas Valley produce family and graduated from UC Berkeley and Harvard Business School. In 1981, Bruce joined Fresh Express and led the growth of foodservice fresh cut salads and retail bagged salad category. In 1995, Bruce and several financial and business partners founded Taylor Fresh Foods and Taylor Farms operating companies with Bruce as Chairman and CEO. Taylor Farms has grown to become North America’s largest producer of salads, fresh cut vegetables and healthy fresh foods. Headquartered in Salinas, California, Taylor Farms has 14 operating companies located throughout North America serving leading customers in foodservice, retail produce and retail deli segments and is proud to provide high quality, great tasting products to over 120 million Americans each week. Bruce and his wife Linda have four sons, Alex, Drew, Ted (Amy) and Bruce. Bruce currently serves on the board of Mission Produce and Western Growers Association and is Past Chairman of the Produce Marketing Association, Western Growers Association, National Steinbeck Center, Ag Against Hunger and YPO’s Barbary Coast Chapter.

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