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Hard work and innovation...
To better utilize his farming operations, Gary decided to produce jalapeno peppers on a small scale and sell to a northern processor. In addition, the continual development of new products at Red Gold, Inc., a large Midwestern tomato processor, led to the need for brined jalapeno peppers as an ingredient and opened the door for another outlet of pepper products. A friend and fellow farmer, Greg Cox was approached about forming a partnership to fill this need for Red Gold, Inc. and thus G and G Peppers, LLC was born. Today, Gary's wife Michelle has joined the operation as plant manager and successfully assisted in the modernization of G and G Pepper’s production facilities and practices. From this small beginning, new markets were found and G and G Peppers have grown into a large jalapeno pepper processor focused on quality, consistency, and versatility.
Currently, Gary and Greg raise over 150 acres of jalapenos using drip irrigation on fertile Indiana farm soil, to insure a uniform and top quality pepper with consistent heat levels. The transplants are started in Greg's greenhouses and then transplanted in fields that are at the most only 20 miles from the processing plant. This insures the peppers are fresh when delivered and processed in a highly efficient manner. Controlling every aspect ensures that our customers are receiving a high quality and consistent product that they can count on.
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Gary Reichart’s Achievements - Bachelor of Science degree in Food Business Management from Purdue University
- Created G&E Farms of Madison County in 1976, which at one time was the largest fresh tomato producer East of California.
- Fresh Processing Tomato Grower from 1976 to 2004
- Fresh Processing Jalapeno Grower since 1988
- Created the Red Gold Agriculture Department to develop and maintain a tomato grower base for fresh processing tomatoes and helped make it the largest fresh tomato processor outside of California
- Former Vice President of Red Gold Agriculture Department
- Two time E.A. Reichart Award Winner presented by Red Gold, Inc. for outstanding quality, production, and industry leadership of fresh processing tomatoes
- Roman R. Romanowski Award Winner presented by Mid-American Food Processors Association for excellence and dedication to the fresh vegetable processing industry
- Created GEM Seeds, a tomato seed development and production company, specializing in processing tomato varieties
- Assists with development and evaluation of new habanero, jalapeno, and banana pepper varieties for fresh processing use
- Co-owner and Operator of G and G Peppers, LLC
 Greg Cox’s Achievements
- Successful family farmer since 1975
- Fresh processing tomato grower from 1980 to 2005
- Greenhouse transplant producer since 1985
- Expanded greenhouse transplant production internationally in 1992 to include Mexico, Greece, Romania, and Hungary
- Produces all jalapeno pepper transplants for both G&E and Cox Farms for G and G Peppers, LLC Production
- Currently produces 40 million transplants for various processing fruits and vegetables around the world
- Developed a partnership and consulting service to greenhouse transplant growers in California
- Co-owner and Operator of G and G Peppers, LLC
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