Committed to Quality – Since 1931
Founded in 1931 by Leonard and Vada Lauderback on the train station property originally known as The Scenic Stop. Simple berry processing, packing strawberries, red raspberries, and blackberries into 400-pound drums. In the off season, dances and boxing matches were held; hot dogs and drinks were served to the local community.
Berry processing business increased- bringing an end to the off-season dances and entertainment.
Dean Bredenkamp married Mary Lauderback and joined the Scenic team as a salesman. He expanded production to various size drums, including brining on different type of berries.
Production expanded to include retail packaging of 10 oz. strawberries and red raspberries with syrup. Scenic View and Maridean (Dean & Mary’s daughter) names were used.
2nd Processing plant in North Plains, Oregon (West of Portland) expanded Company’s grower base and enabled the Scenic Fruit to process more fresh fruit during harvest.
Dean and Mary Bredenkamp ran the family business.
Dean Bredenkamp pioneered cryo-mechanical freezing- recognized in “Food Processing” magazine as the first company in the U.S. to use this technology and built a 20,000 sqft freezer to enable storage of about 15% of fruit during harvest.
1980 - Founding Member, Vada Lauderback passes away.
1983 - Second Generation, Mary Bredenkamp passes away.
1985 - Founding Member, Leonard Lauderback passes away.
Sons, Kerry and King, and daughter Maridean under Dean Bredenkamp’s supervision began the 3rd generation of ownership of Scenic Fruit
Kerry left company to pursue a new business in the trucking industry.
Scenic Fruit becomes “Certified Organic” through Oregon Tilth
Nutrifruit Introduced- a freeze-dried berry powder which was sold online.
Maridean became sole owner of Scenic Fruit; Hugh, Maridean’s husband took on the CEO role. Scenic Fruit became the 3rd processor to become Food Alliance Certified.
Received City of Portland Businesses BEST Award for an environmentally sustainable tomorrow. A recognition of bringing regional food to market in an environmentally sound manner.
A bittersweet year for Scenic Fruit. Dean Bredenkamp passes away. A 33,000 sq ft. freezer is completed and increases company’s storage capacity.
A new administrative office was built.
With continued growth and customer demand, a new IQF tunnel was installed quadrupling freezing capacity.
Plant began working on automation and efficiency in blueberries, including robotic handling and increased sorting technology.
Maridean and Hugh’s son Derek Eisele became Co-President alongside Maridean beginning the 4th generation of family operation/ ownership at Scenic Fruit Company. 1st shipment of blueberries to India brought total export countries serviced to 12.
Celebrated the Company’s 90th anniversary, and acquired a major production facility in Salem. The location formerly RainSweet was a large IQF Blueberry supplier to Scenic Fruit, and one of the top producers of Northwest Blackberries and Pearl Onions.
This acquisition brought on a great team and increased production capacity by more than 1.5 times.
