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Wish Farms’ owner Gary Wishnatzki speaks during ribbon cutting for new company headquarters in Plant City, Fla. Wish Farms’ new 24,000-square-foot office on its 36-acre campus.
Apr 07, 2021
Wish Farms, an international grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, cut the ribbon on its new headquarters in Plant City, Fla. The ceremony commemorated the official move to Wish Farms’ new 24,000-square-foot office on its 36-acre campus.
“Our company has a one-hundred-year relationship with the community of Plant City. Our connection goes back to our days on the State Farmers Market and beyond,” said Wish Farms’ owner Gary Wishnatzki. “This is a strawberry town, so keeping our new address here means a lot to our company, employees and growers.”