IFG celebrating 20th anniversary in grapes
June 4, 2021 | By Keith Loria
Since 2001, Bakersfield, CA-based IFG has grown more than 75,000 grape seedlings and the category is a large and important part of its business and portfolio, with more than 70,000 acres under license across 14 countries.
The company is widely recognized for inventing the Cotton Candy and Sweet Globe grapes.
“Compared to other table grape breeders, our company is young,” said Andy Higgins, IFG’s chief executive officer. “We are celebrating our 20th anniversary this year and have been actively licensing only for the past decade or so. We are fortunate that several of our first introductions were successful out of the gate, including Sweet Celebration. Our development has continued and we now have more than 40 patented varieties.”
IFG’s breeding program is broad, covering grower needs, retailer requirements and always looking to bring the very best forward to the consumer.
