A partner to great-eating apples
The founding dates vary on paperwork, but one fact has never waivered – JP Sullivan has a commitment to work with the best New England and New York growers to provide apples to our customers.
In the 1920s, Joseph P Sullivan brought growers together for the common good of the marketplace. Much like today, power can be in the numbers.
With more volume and more varieties, growers could grow the reach and sales of their product – and JP Sullivan & Co. was born.
Shortly after founding, Edward O’Neill Sr., a law-degree graduate of Boston College, was naturally drawn back to his roots of selling vegetables from his wagon in his youth and joined Joseph Sullivan through a partnership.
O’Neill Sr soon owned JP Sullivan & Co. and his family continued in the apple business – expanding and innovating.
Today, JP Sullivan is made up of apple industry veterans. A third-generation O’Neill leads production and grower relationships cultivating the next generation. His team, from sales to production to quality control has some of the deepest apple lineages that would make today’s newest apple varieties blush.
Reach out to learn more about the JP Sullivan brand, Yankee, and how we can put together a program for your store or move your apples grown from a region seemingly created to grow apples.
Who We Are
JP Sullivan’s Team
John Russell
President
With more than three decades in apple packing, sales and business development and growing up in the apple growing business, John’s roots are a conduit of information in the supply chain – from sales to packer to grower.
JImmy Smith
Sales & Logistics Coordinator
Starting his career spending some time getting to know in-store sales, from POS installs to resets to stock outs, Jimmy made the move into the apple industry, quickly raising ranks learning all the facets.
John Woodall
Account Manager
Coming from the retail side of produce before spending time with the Michigan Apple Committee, John is well-versed on the needs of the industry and diving into the data to provide fact-based opportunities.
Steve Wright
VP, Sales
A veteran to both sides of the sales desk, Steve has made his career in produce. Knowing the immediate challenges of buyers and apple growers, Steve works to drive growth of the category and capture the sale.
Bill Swindell
Transportation & Logistics
Bill knows logistics working to be a good partner with transportation providers and the needs of growers and packers to get their product where it needs to be, under quality conditions and on time.
