COASTAL BERRY BOUGHT JG

A WATSONVILLE-BASED STRAWBERRY GROWER WAS BOUGHT BY DOLE FOOD COMPANY FOR AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT THIS MONTH. COASTAL BERRY COMPANY, WHICH PRODUCES ABOUT 11 PERCENT OF CALIFORNIA?S STRAWBERRIES, WAS SOLD BY OWNER DAVID GLADSTONE. THE COMPANY HAS ABOUT 2000 ACRES IN PRODUCTION AND IS THE 3RD OR 4TH LARGEST STRAWBERRY PRODUCER IN THE STATE.