Albert's Organics History
Albert's Organics was created because of one man's commitment to organic agriculture in 1982 in Los Angeles, CA. Since then we have become the largest certified organic wholesale distributor of organically grown fresh produce in the United States. We gained our certification in 1996, having been certified by Quality Assurance International (QAI), a federally recognized independent thirdparty certification organization. We are very proud to claim that we were the first produce distributor in the United States to become certified!
In 1989 an east coast division was opened in Bridgeport, NJ. Six years later the second east coast division was formed in Sarasota, FL. In 1998 Albert’s was purchased by United Natural Foods, Incorporated (UNFI), the nation’s largest distributor of organic and natural foods. Albert's acquired Boulder Fruit Express in November of 2000, and now operates its produce and perishable distribution out of Aurora, CO. In June of 2003, Northeast Cooperatives became part of the Albert's Organics family of companies, and is now our New England division.