Great Lakes Growers

09/01/2026

Coming soon to a grocery store or restaurant near you!!!

08/26/2026

Without further Adoo! First plants were planted in the new greenhouse today and will be rolling off the line to a kitchen near you in 35 days!

Thank you to all of the hard working people who pulled this expansion off in less the 6 months! Really impressive!

08/25/2026

Not many people know this, but for the last few years we've been involved in a pilot program with Wendy's in Canada as they look to improve the safety of their food and their supply chain. Out of thousands of vendors, Wendy's listed only two vendors on the North American Continent in their annual Corporate Responsibility Report... and WE WERE ONE OF THEM! www.greatlakesgrowers.com

08/24/2026

3rd Party Testing is just another way we ensure our lettuce is always safe to eat.

Part four of our "Ready To Eat" video series contains an interview ...

08/21/2026

There's nothing more important to us than Food Safety... here's a great video that highlights what we do.

Part three of our "Ready To Eat" video series contains an interview...

08/20/2026

Here's a great video we produced about how we sanitize our facility to ensure our lettuce is ALWAYS safe for you!

In this video, John Bonner walks us through how Great Lakes Growers...

08/18/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSjR2d4I4rs&t=25s

In this video, John Bonner walks us through how Great Lakes Growers...

08/14/2026

Firing up the new greenhouse today so we can bring an additional 700,000 lbs of fresh, delicious and most importantly SAFE lettuce to families across the Midwest!!! www.greatlakesgrowers.com

08/12/2026

Even on overcast days like today, our lettuce is growing perfectly thanks to our LED lights! Learn more by visit www.greatlakesgrowers.com

08/05/2026

Wanted to share a recent press release we sent out to help remind you that our lettuce is ALWAYS Safe! (see press release below)

PRESS RELEASE:

Great Lakes Growers, a 160,000 square foot, state of the art hydroponic greenhouse facility that grows delicious and nutritious leafy greens and herbs in Burton, Ohio, is making sure everyone knows that their greenhouse-grown lettuce is safe from any Cyclospora outbreak.

John Bonner, Owner and CEO of Great Lakes Growers, had a few things to say about the most recent outbreak coming from field-grown lettuce. “At the most basic level, lettuce grown in a greenhouse means we’re operating in an environment that frankly eliminates the factors that could produce a Cyclospora outbreak, field-grown lettuce simply can’t say that. We don’t have to worry about water runoff from another farm or excessive rainfall that can flood fields. We control and monitor every environmental factor when it comes to growing lettuce, from the growing medium and how our plants receive nutrition, to the air temperature and the amount of sunlight they get.”

Bonner continued, “Making sure that our produce is always safe to eat is our #1 priority as company. We have state-of-the-art water filtration and monitoring systems to make sure that the water we use is clean of harmful bacteria. Although we have automated a lot of our growing process, there are still areas where the plants are handled by our employees. So, our employees go through rigorous training to ensure that any human contact within the growing process is done with food safety in mind. Finally, we are also routinely audited by a 3rd-party to ensure our food safety standards exceed all industry standards.”

Bonner summed up this latest outbreak with a simple statement. “The fact is when an outbreak like this occurs, we rarely even get a call from customers, whether it’s a distributor, grocery store or a chain of restaurants, because they know our lettuce isn’t the problem. We’ve spent years earning that trust and it’s something we do not take for granted.”

To learn more about Great Lakes Growers, please visit www.GreatLakesGrowers.com

For questions or additional information about Great Lakes Growers, please contact John Bonner by emailing him at [email protected]