Gerawan Farming completed the merger with Paine Schwartz Partners-backed Wawona Packing.

Gerawan Farming, a stone fruit producing company, completed the merger with Paine Schwartz Partners-backed Wawona Packing, a California-based supplier of high-quality stone fruit. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Over the last several years, we have focused on accelerating Wawona’s growth by building on the inherent strengths of our business and management team. Our acquisition last year of Burchell Nursery Inc.’s stone fruit genetics was one example, and now this historic merger with Gerawan takes it to yet another level. We are eager to bring the benefits of this merger to our employees, suppliers and customers,” Brent Smittcamp, Wawona Executive Chairman.