Village Farms International Takes Top Honors at the 2025 Stevie® Awards

Core Insights - Village Farms International, Inc. has won two Gold Stevie® Awards and one Bronze Stevie® Award at the 23rd Annual American Business Awards® for its achievements in sustainable business models and international expansion [1][2][5]. Group 1: Awards and Recognition - The company received the Gold Stevie Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Consumer Products Industries, recognizing the visionary leadership of its CEO, Michael A. DeGiglio, in controlled environment agriculture and the cannabis sector [3]. - Village Farms was awarded the Gold Stevie for Sustainable Business Models, highlighting its commitment to environmentally responsible agriculture, achieving 97% land savings and 86% water reduction, while reducing CO₂ emissions by approximately 475,000 metric tons annually [4]. - The Bronze Stevie Award for Achievement in International Expansion was given for the company's rapid scaling of global cannabis operations, including a 111% year-over-year increase in international medicinal cannabis sales [5]. Group 2: Company Overview - Village Farms operates as a vertically integrated supplier in controlled environment agriculture, focusing on high-value plant-based consumer packaged goods, and is a leading fresh produce supplier in North America [10]. - The company’s subsidiary, Pure Sunfarms, is one of the largest cannabis operations globally and a top-selling brand in Canada, while it also holds an 80% stake in Rose LifeScience, a cannabis products commercialization expert [11]. - Internationally, Village Farms is expanding its cannabis and CBD operations, exporting medical cannabis to markets such as Germany and Australia, and holds one of ten licenses to grow recreational cannabis in the Netherlands [12].