Holland & Knight Advises organicgirl on Acquisition of Dole's Fresh Vegetables Division and Merger with Braga Fresh Companies
SEATTLE (August 18, 2025) – Holland & Knight advised organicgirl LLC, the U.S. market leader in branded organic packaged salads, in two significant acquisitions that were announced on August 5.
Firm attorneys represented organicgirl LLC in its merger with Braga Fresh Family Farms LLC and Braga Fresh Foods LLC through a stock transaction. The Braga companies grow and process both conventional and organic vegetables.
Concurrently, with help from Holland & Knight, organicgirl LLC acquired the Fresh Vegetables Division of Dole plc (NYSE: DOLE), a global leader in fresh produce.
The acquisitions significantly bolster the organicgirl LLC platform and position it well for continued growth and success.
Headquartered in Salinas, California, organicgirl is a portfolio company of Arable Capital Partners. Its products are available in more than 10,000 retail and online stores across the United States. Arable Capital Partners is a private investment firm with offices in Bellevue, Washington, and Bakersfield, California. Arable is a leader in sustainable food and agribusiness investing and partners with businesses and owners across the food value chain.
Holland & Knight fielded an experienced agribusiness team to advise organicgirl. Partners Chris Weinmann and Michael Rebagliati (M&A) led the Firm's representation of organicgirl for both transactions. They were assisted by Associates Alyssa Krueger, Marybeth Duda and Hannah Aho. The team received support from Partners Christopher Brown and Gary Schill (Tax); Partner John Dierking and Senior Counsel Ryan Kocse (Antitrust); Partner Victoria Zerjav and Associate Burke Depuy (Executive Compensation & Benefits); Partners Ken Jenero and Phil Schreiber and Associate Lauren Becker (Labor & Employment); Partner Kyle Straughan (Intellectual Property); Partner Nicholas Targ (Environmental); Partner Alysha Yagoda (Food Safety); and Partner Karl Lott and Associates Ty Pryor and Taylor Monnig (Real Estate). Additionally, Holland & Knight Partner Keith Sambur (Debt Finance) led the Firm's financing team and was assisted by Associates Anthony Gunnell and Luke Sturgeon.
More information on the transactions can be found here.
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