Apparently all of this was just the daily routine and we were just in the line of fire as this is a normal practice for their business, Rick and the culture at Natures Produce.
We truly hope that that this finds the right people as we would never want what happened to us happening to other business. There are many other high profile hotels and restaurants in the Los Angeles area that use their services. I’m guessing a lot of the business owners don’t know about this or maybe don’t care.
Same company different industry. I do not know what else to say about Natures produce but I will say it once more. This has been the most demanding and at times and most annoying job I have had to date. My first day was a joke at best. I asked for help on this and that and yet I did not receive any training or assistance that I had requested. I was not hired at a competitive rate; which is a common practice amongst most large produce companies. I was told that I would get a raise and that never happened. I ask for days off and I get grief and they stress me as if I am the only person/employee they have to work. Vacation days are harder and harder to come by and if I am late at all – they send me home so they do not have to pay me for that day. I hope that all the other companies do not act in such a way.
I was really looking forward to working with some friends of mine but when I arrived I quickly realized that this was not the job I thought it would be. I was thinking that I would get a raise or that they would do what they said they would. I never had a review and it was a bit cheap how long they tried to drag it out without giving me an increase in my salary. A job is a job, don’t get me wrong but it would be nice if just one of these companies nowadays would honor the promises that they make at the interview.
Many unhappy people and lots of internal problems may have been the cause. I do not know. I just know it was very troublesome and disheartening. I do not want to be rude but sometimes you deal with a company that paints a picture of profit and quality but you get there and it’s an entirely different story. From rumors about our boss and the owner or owners, I am not really sure but I had to make a decision to leave or become a piece of the problem. It seems as if that was the only way to make it there. You either acted as such or you were targeted by just about everyone. I was not going to take the “When in Rome” way out though – I would rather not be apart of such a company.
I left Natures Produce and started a career in a different industry. Coming from the business realm and seeing that the same things happen within the produce industry is surprising to say the least.
Hopefully Rich and his kids Blake and Ryan learn to run this company better. It’s a little rough and rude in my opinion.
To the consumers/restaurants/businesses in the greater Los Angeles area. I am not accustomed to writing reports on/against any business but I just want to make sure that the produce that leaves Natures Produce is actually organic as stated. Most of the time it seems correct but there have been instances where the produce seemed to large to be organic. Usually organic foods are smaller in size and do not appear as "polished" as the normal fruits and vegetables do. However sometimes this is not the case with the produce that I see once it arrives.
It is extremely important to me that I can trust the organic "stickers" on the produce. Individuals who need to have pure whole foods should be able to trust the labels they see as it could be a matter of life and death/sickness or health. The United States Government says "any product sold as organic in the US, regardless of where it’s grown, must be certified to the USDA’s National Organic Program standard by a USDA-accredited certifier.” I just want to make sure that this is true for Natures Produce and that the owner Richard Polisky is taking it seriously and sincerely. As we saw in this report about Chinese produce draxe.com/organic-foods-china-shocking-and-exposed/ - There are some very real dangers associated with this type of unscrupulous behavior. Its starts with this and just gets worst over time; More and more becomes excusable and eventually just becomes their standard practice for all aspects of their business.
I may be wrong but the concern is real. Be aware and keep an eye. Hopefully we can help to keep them honest and turn the tricky practices around with all of the consumers in the LA area keeping a watchful eye on them. ORGANIC = REAL ORGANIC
Rick Polisky & Natures Produce Lies to its customers about their produce and then tries to bribe them!
I am an angry ex-customer of Natures Produce. Richard Polisky owner of Natures Produce is a scam artist who is ripping people and restaurants off. He is the owner of a produce and food distributor or food supply company called Natures Produce located in Vernon, CA (Los Angeles, CA). Rick and his sons Blake and Ryan all run NaturesProduce.com. All three of them are sleazy, pompous and backstabbing businessmen that will do or say anything, and I mean anything to gain the business of the restaurants or hotels they supply food to.
The company actually works with many of the high-end so called high-quality food restaurants and hotels in Los Angeles County. I don’t want to name them all as it will probably hurt those businesses but it’s actually pretty sad that these restaurants and people don’t know the truth or care about Natures Produce’s practices… yet. It’s mostly likely because Rick Polisky and his sons have so many people on their payroll with money, “extras”, bribes and drugs to get their business AKA SLSHotel, Sam Nazerian (busted for taking bribes and drug use, then stepped down), the CEO of Norms who just got fired for taking bribes, and his ex-business partner Teddy Kaplan who Rick stole money from (they are no longer partners). Let’s not forget to bribe the restaurant chefs (with C@k3) to make sure they are on board with the so called “organic products” that they sell and distribute. This is all well known in the industry and we found all this out the hard way.
I can assure you, as I was a customer that these are not real certified organic produce, fruits vegetables and products. I was also told by an ex-employee that the “organic” fruit, vegetables and produce that they sold to me and sell to others customers is not organic. They have been putting fake labels on their food to pass it off as certified organic products when actually they are GMO and not grown by local farmers as they advertise and tell to their customers! We had no idea that it was this bad but we knew something was off when we received our orders.
On one of the shipments we received my employee noticed the food and produce didn’t look organic. It was too big, shiny and lush to be real organic vegetables. It also looked like we were missing part of the order but with further inspection we again noticed that the food did not look organic, the frozen food was damaged and looked very old with extreme freezer burn, the “organic fruits” already seemed to be on the way out and looked almost 2 weeks old. Organic food doesn’t last as long since they don’t use preservatives but this food definitely looked off like maybe it had been treated or sprayed with something to make last longer.
After we told them about the order they tried to bribe me and my chef not to say anything by cutting us “deals” on the produce. They said they would give me extra produce on the next order and this was just a mistake. Don’t worry they said we just got our shipments or order mixed up and the next delivery they would make sure it was all organic with extras. They apologized and we waited for the next order. Since switching vendors can be difficult and costly we decided to give them another chance.
The next shipment came and again the produce didn’t look great. Some of the food wasn’t what we asked for and again looked like the previous order. They assured me it was organic but I had my doubts and my chef too. Then after they left my chef told me that they had talked to him on the side offering some money and a “little extra” on top if he tried to convince me not to think about it and continue buying from them. My chef declined the offer. We cancelled our contract and the next orders from Natures Produce and Rick Polisky.
Finally we reached out to an employee at Natures Produce (now an ex-employee) and they gave us the whole story about Rick, the sons Blake and Ryan and the Natures Produce scams they get away with. They confirmed our suspicions and told us how they have been switching the labels on the food to save money and increase profits. Basically the employee said they printed fake organic labels and put them on the non-organic fruits and vegetables. We were shocked but figured as much after the horrible experience that we had with them and the bad quality of the food that was delivered.
The employee then told my chef and I about the conditions of the company. The first thing on the list was that Rick and the sons yell at employees abusively and treat them as servants talking down to them on most occasions. Many of the employees are illegal immigrants who work extremely hard long hours for horrible pay which is well under the minimum wage. And since they are illegal to the country and not on the books they cannot speak up about the mistreatment unhealthy working conditions and the situation they found themselves in. Apparently one incident escalated to be violent where Rick hit an employee and they had to be broken up by other employees. The employee mentioned that the company HACCP Certification is fake and they are in violation but paid off the right people to keep in business. Sometimes to convince potential buyers Rick would take the client to the Professional Produce plant, basically anything to close the deal.
Apparently all of this was just the daily routine and we were just in the line of fire as this is a normal practice for their business, Rick and the culture at Natures Produce.
We truly hope that that this finds the right people as we would never want what happened to us happening to other business. There are many other high profile hotels and restaurants in the Los Angeles area that use their services. I’m guessing a lot of the business owners don’t know about this or maybe don’t care. Of course there is the possibility that Rick, Blake and Ryan Polisky have paid these owners off but I’m guessing it starts in the kitchen with the cooks taking drugs and money bribes then vouch for the food service to the owners of these places. I truly feel sorry for the people who are getting lied to and scammed by Natures Produce and their goons and hope that they will wake up and have some morals to stop buying from them. In the end it’s not the company that suffers but the end user who are the people eating at the hotels and restaurants and being told they are eating one thing then getting served another.
To the consumers/restaurants/businesses in the greater Los Angeles area. I am not accustomed to writing reports on/against any business but I just want to make sure that the produce that leaves Natures Produce is actually organic as stated. Most of the time it seems correct but there have been instances where the produce seemed to large to be organic. Usually organic foods are smaller in size and do not appear as "polished" as the normal fruits and vegetables do. However sometimes this is not the case with the produce that I see once it arrives.
It is extremely important to me that I can trust the organic "stickers" on the produce. Individuals who need to have pure whole foods should be able to trust the labels they see as it could be a matter of life and death/sickness or health. The United States Government says "any product sold as organic in the US, regardless of where it’s grown, must be certified to the USDA’s National Organic Program standard by a USDA-accredited certifier.” I just want to make sure that this is true for Natures Produce and that the owner Richard Polisky is taking it seriously and sincerely. As we saw in this report about Chinese produce draxe.com/organic-foods-china-shocking-and-exposed/ - There are some very real dangers associated with this type of unscrupulous behavior. Its starts with this and just gets worst over time; More and more becomes excusable and eventually just becomes their standard practice for all aspects of their business.
I may be wrong but the concern is real. Be aware and keep an eye. Hopefully we can help to keep them honest and turn the tricky practices around with all of the consumers in the LA area keeping a watchful eye on them. ORGANIC = REAL ORGANIC
I am an angry ex-customer of Natures Produce. RickPolisky owner of Natures Produce is a scam artist who is ripping people and restaurants off. He is the owner of a produce and food distributor or food supply company called Natures Produce located in Vernon, CA (Los Angeles, CA). Richard and his sons Blake and Ryan all run NaturesProduce.com. All three of them are sleazy, pompous and backstabbing businessmen that will do or say anything, and I mean anything to gain the business of the restaurants or hotels they supply food to.
The company actually works with many of the high-end so called high-quality food restaurants and hotels in Los Angeles County. I don’t want to name them all as it will probably hurt those businesses but it’s actually pretty sad that these restaurants and people don’t know the truth or care about Natures Produce’s practices… yet. It’s mostly likely because Rick Polisky and his sons have so many people on their payroll with money, “extras”, bribes and drugs to get their business AKA SLSHotel, Sam Nazerian (busted for taking bribes and drug use, then stepped down), the CEO of Norms who just got fired for taking bribes, and his ex-business partner Teddy Kaplan who Rick stole money from (they are no longer partners). Let’s not forget to bribe the restaurant chefs (with C@k3) to make sure they are on board with the so called “organic products” that they sell and distribute. This is all well known in the industry and we found all this out the hard way.
I can assure you, as I was a customer that these are not real certified organic produce, fruits vegetables and products. I was also told by an ex-employee that the “organic” fruit, vegetables and produce that they sold to me and sell to others customers is not organic. They have been putting fake labels on their food to pass it off as certified organic products when actually they are GMO and not grown by local farmers as they advertise and tell to their customers! We had no idea that it was this bad but we knew something was off when we received our orders.
On one of the shipments we received my employee noticed the food and produce didn’t look organic. It was too big, shiny and lush to be real organic vegetables. It also looked like we were missing part of the order but with further inspection we again noticed that the food did not look organic, the frozen food was damaged and looked very old with extreme freezer burn, the “organic fruits” already seemed to be on the way out and looked almost 2 weeks old. Organic food doesn’t last as long since they don’t use preservatives but this food definitely looked off like maybe it had been treated or sprayed with something to make last longer.
After we told them about the order they tried to bribe me and my chef not to say anything by cutting us “deals” on the produce. They said they would give me extra produce on the next order and this was just a mistake. Don’t worry they said we just got our shipments or order mixed up and the next delivery they would make sure it was all organic with extras. They apologized and we waited for the next order. Since switching vendors can be difficult and costly we decided to give them another chance.
The next shipment came and again the produce didn’t look great. Some of the food wasn’t what we asked for and again looked like the previous order. They assured me it was organic but I had my doubts and my chef too. Then after they left my chef told me that they had talked to him on the side offering some money and a “little extra” on top if he tried to convince me not to think about it and continue buying from them. My chef declined the offer. We cancelled our contract and the next orders from Natures Produce and Rick Polisky.
Finally we reached out to an employee at Natures Produce (now an ex-employee) and they gave us the whole story about Rick, the sons Blake and Ryan and the Natures Produce scams they get away with. They confirmed our suspicions and told us how they have been switching the labels on the food to save money and increase profits. Basically the employee said they printed fake organic labels and put them on the non-organic fruits and vegetables. We were shocked but figured as much after the horrible experience that we had with them and the bad quality of the food that was delivered.
The employee then told my chef and I about the conditions of the company. The first thing on the list was that Rick and the sons yell at employees abusively and treat them as servants talking down to them on most occasions. Many of the employees are illegal immigrants who work extremely hard long hours for horrible pay which is well under the minimum wage. And since they are illegal to the country and not on the books they cannot speak up about the mistreatment unhealthy working conditions and the situation they found themselves in. Apparently one incident escalated to be violent where Rick hit an employee and they had to be broken up by other employees. The employee mentioned that the company HACCP Certification is fake and they are in violation but paid off the right people to keep in business. Sometimes to convince potential buyers Rick would take the client to the Professional Produce plant, basically anything to close the deal.
Apparently all of this was just the daily routine and we were just in the line of fire as this is a normal practice for their business, Rick and the culture at Natures Produce.
We truly hope that that this finds the right people as we would never want what happened to us happening to other business. There are many other high profile hotels and restaurants in the Los Angeles area that use their services. I’m guessing a lot of the business owners don’t know about this or maybe don’t care. Of course there is the possibility that Rick, Blake and Ryan Polisky have paid these owners off but I’m guessing it starts in the kitchen with the cooks taking drugs and money bribes then vouch for the food service to the owners of these places. I truly feel sorry for the people who are getting lied to and scammed by Natures Produce and their goons and hope that they will wake up and have some morals to stop buying from them. In the end it’s not the company that suffers but the end user who are the people eating at the hotels and restaurants and being told they are eating one thing then getting served another.
Rick Polisky & Natures Produce Lies to its customers about their produce and then tries to bribe them!
I am an angry ex-customer of Natures Produce. Richard Polisky owner of Natures Produce is a scam artist who is ripping people and restaurants off. He is the owner of a produce and food distributor or food supply company called Natures Produce located in Vernon, CA (Los Angeles, CA). Rick and his sons Blake and Ryan all run NaturesProduce.com. All three of them are sleazy, pompous and backstabbing businessmen that will do or say anything, and I mean anything to gain the business of the restaurants or hotels they supply food to.
The company actually works with many of the high-end so called high-quality food restaurants and hotels in Los Angeles County. I don’t want to name them all as it will probably hurt those businesses but it’s actually pretty sad that these restaurants and people don’t know the truth or care about Natures Produce’s practices… yet. It’s mostly likely because Rick Polisky and his sons have so many people on their payroll with money, “extras”, bribes and drugs to get their business AKA SLSHotel, Sam Nazerian (busted for taking bribes and drug use, then stepped down), the CEO of Norms who just got fired for taking bribes, and his ex-business partner Teddy Kaplan who Rick stole money from (they are no longer partners). Let’s not forget to bribe the restaurant chefs (with C@k3) to make sure they are on board with the so called “organic products” that they sell and distribute. This is all well known in the industry and we found all this out the hard way.
I can assure you, as I was a customer that these are not real certified organic produce, fruits vegetables and products. I was also told by an ex-employee that the “organic” fruit, vegetables and produce that they sold to me and sell to others customers is not organic. They have been putting fake labels on their food to pass it off as certified organic products when actually they are GMO and not grown by local farmers as they advertise and tell to their customers! We had no idea that it was this bad but we knew something was off when we received our orders.
On one of the shipments we received my employee noticed the food and produce didn’t look organic. It was too big, shiny and lush to be real organic vegetables. It also looked like we were missing part of the order but with further inspection we again noticed that the food did not look organic, the frozen food was damaged and looked very old with extreme freezer burn, the “organic fruits” already seemed to be on the way out and looked almost 2 weeks old. Organic food doesn’t last as long since they don’t use preservatives but this food definitely looked off like maybe it had been treated or sprayed with something to make last longer.
After we told them about the order they tried to bribe me and my chef not to say anything by cutting us “deals” on the produce. They said they would give me extra produce on the next order and this was just a mistake. Don’t worry they said we just got our shipments or order mixed up and the next delivery they would make sure it was all organic with extras. They apologized and we waited for the next order. Since switching vendors can be difficult and costly we decided to give them another chance.
The next shipment came and again the produce didn’t look great. Some of the food wasn’t what we asked for and again looked like the previous order. They assured me it was organic but I had my doubts and my chef too. Then after they left my chef told me that they had talked to him on the side offering some money and a “little extra” on top if he tried to convince me not to think about it and continue buying from them. My chef declined the offer. We cancelled our contract and the next orders from Natures Produce and Rick Polisky.
Finally we reached out to an employee at Natures Produce (now an ex-employee) and they gave us the whole story about Rick, the sons Blake and Ryan and the Natures Produce scams they get away with. They confirmed our suspicions and told us how they have been switching the labels on the food to save money and increase profits. Basically the employee said they printed fake organic labels and put them on the non-organic fruits and vegetables. We were shocked but figured as much after the horrible experience that we had with them and the bad quality of the food that was delivered.
The employee then told my chef and I about the conditions of the company. The first thing on the list was that Rick and the sons yell at employees abusively and treat them as servants talking down to them on most occasions. Many of the employees are illegal immigrants who work extremely hard long hours for horrible pay which is well under the minimum wage. And since they are illegal to the country and not on the books they cannot speak up about the mistreatment unhealthy working conditions and the situation they found themselves in. Apparently one incident escalated to be violent where Rick hit an employee and they had to be broken up by other employees. The employee mentioned that the company HACCP Certification is fake and they are in violation but paid off the right people to keep in business. Sometimes to convince potential buyers Rick would take the client to the Professional Produce plant, basically anything to close the deal.
Apparently all of this was just the daily routine and we were just in the line of fire as this is a normal practice for their business, Rick and the culture at Natures Produce.
We truly hope that that this finds the right people as we would never want what happened to us happening to other business. There are many other high profile hotels and restaurants in the Los Angeles area that use their services. I’m guessing a lot of the business owners don’t know about this or maybe don’t care. Of course there is the possibility that Rick, Blake and Ryan Polisky have paid these owners off but I’m guessing it starts in the kitchen with the cooks taking drugs and money bribes then vouch for the food service to the owners of these places. I truly feel sorry for the people who are getting lied to and scammed by Natures Produce and their goons and hope that they will wake up and have some morals to stop buying from them. In the end it’s not the company that suffers but the end user who are the people eating at the hotels and restaurants and being told they are eating one thing then getting served another.
Natures Finest Produce Co Reviews
Apparently all of this was just the daily routine and we were just in the line of fire as this is a normal practice for their business, Rick and the culture at Natures Produce.
We truly hope that that this finds the right people as we would never want what happened to us happening to other business. There are many other high profile hotels and restaurants in the Los Angeles area that use their services. I’m guessing a lot of the business owners don’t know about this or maybe don’t care.
Same company different industry. I do not know what else to say about Natures produce but I will say it once more. This has been the most demanding and at times and most annoying job I have had to date. My first day was a joke at best. I asked for help on this and that and yet I did not receive any training or assistance that I had requested. I was not hired at a competitive rate; which is a common practice amongst most large produce companies. I was told that I would get a raise and that never happened. I ask for days off and I get grief and they stress me as if I am the only person/employee they have to work. Vacation days are harder and harder to come by and if I am late at all – they send me home so they do not have to pay me for that day. I hope that all the other companies do not act in such a way.
I was really looking forward to working with some friends of mine but when I arrived I quickly realized that this was not the job I thought it would be. I was thinking that I would get a raise or that they would do what they said they would. I never had a review and it was a bit cheap how long they tried to drag it out without giving me an increase in my salary. A job is a job, don’t get me wrong but it would be nice if just one of these companies nowadays would honor the promises that they make at the interview.
Many unhappy people and lots of internal problems may have been the cause. I do not know. I just know it was very troublesome and disheartening. I do not want to be rude but sometimes you deal with a company that paints a picture of profit and quality but you get there and it’s an entirely different story. From rumors about our boss and the owner or owners, I am not really sure but I had to make a decision to leave or become a piece of the problem. It seems as if that was the only way to make it there. You either acted as such or you were targeted by just about everyone. I was not going to take the “When in Rome” way out though – I would rather not be apart of such a company.
I left Natures Produce and started a career in a different industry. Coming from the business realm and seeing that the same things happen within the produce industry is surprising to say the least.
Hopefully Rich and his kids Blake and Ryan learn to run this company better. It’s a little rough and rude in my opinion.
To the consumers/restaurants/businesses in the greater Los Angeles area. I am not accustomed to writing reports on/against any business but I just want to make sure that the produce that leaves Natures Produce is actually organic as stated. Most of the time it seems correct but there have been instances where the produce seemed to large to be organic. Usually organic foods are smaller in size and do not appear as "polished" as the normal fruits and vegetables do. However sometimes this is not the case with the produce that I see once it arrives.
It is extremely important to me that I can trust the organic "stickers" on the produce. Individuals who need to have pure whole foods should be able to trust the labels they see as it could be a matter of life and death/sickness or health. The United States Government says "any product sold as organic in the US, regardless of where it’s grown, must be certified to the USDA’s National Organic Program standard by a USDA-accredited certifier.” I just want to make sure that this is true for Natures Produce and that the owner Richard Polisky is taking it seriously and sincerely. As we saw in this report about Chinese produce draxe.com/organic-foods-china-shocking-and-exposed/ - There are some very real dangers associated with this type of unscrupulous behavior. Its starts with this and just gets worst over time; More and more becomes excusable and eventually just becomes their standard practice for all aspects of their business.
I may be wrong but the concern is real. Be aware and keep an eye. Hopefully we can help to keep them honest and turn the tricky practices around with all of the consumers in the LA area keeping a watchful eye on them. ORGANIC = REAL ORGANIC
Rick Polisky & Natures Produce Lies to its customers about their produce and then tries to bribe them!
I am an angry ex-customer of Natures Produce. Richard Polisky owner of Natures Produce is a scam artist who is ripping people and restaurants off. He is the owner of a produce and food distributor or food supply company called Natures Produce located in Vernon, CA (Los Angeles, CA). Rick and his sons Blake and Ryan all run NaturesProduce.com. All three of them are sleazy, pompous and backstabbing businessmen that will do or say anything, and I mean anything to gain the business of the restaurants or hotels they supply food to.
The company actually works with many of the high-end so called high-quality food restaurants and hotels in Los Angeles County. I don’t want to name them all as it will probably hurt those businesses but it’s actually pretty sad that these restaurants and people don’t know the truth or care about Natures Produce’s practices… yet. It’s mostly likely because Rick Polisky and his sons have so many people on their payroll with money, “extras”, bribes and drugs to get their business AKA SLSHotel, Sam Nazerian (busted for taking bribes and drug use, then stepped down), the CEO of Norms who just got fired for taking bribes, and his ex-business partner Teddy Kaplan who Rick stole money from (they are no longer partners). Let’s not forget to bribe the restaurant chefs (with C@k3) to make sure they are on board with the so called “organic products” that they sell and distribute. This is all well known in the industry and we found all this out the hard way.
I can assure you, as I was a customer that these are not real certified organic produce, fruits vegetables and products. I was also told by an ex-employee that the “organic” fruit, vegetables and produce that they sold to me and sell to others customers is not organic. They have been putting fake labels on their food to pass it off as certified organic products when actually they are GMO and not grown by local farmers as they advertise and tell to their customers! We had no idea that it was this bad but we knew something was off when we received our orders.
On one of the shipments we received my employee noticed the food and produce didn’t look organic. It was too big, shiny and lush to be real organic vegetables. It also looked like we were missing part of the order but with further inspection we again noticed that the food did not look organic, the frozen food was damaged and looked very old with extreme freezer burn, the “organic fruits” already seemed to be on the way out and looked almost 2 weeks old. Organic food doesn’t last as long since they don’t use preservatives but this food definitely looked off like maybe it had been treated or sprayed with something to make last longer.
After we told them about the order they tried to bribe me and my chef not to say anything by cutting us “deals” on the produce. They said they would give me extra produce on the next order and this was just a mistake. Don’t worry they said we just got our shipments or order mixed up and the next delivery they would make sure it was all organic with extras. They apologized and we waited for the next order. Since switching vendors can be difficult and costly we decided to give them another chance.
The next shipment came and again the produce didn’t look great. Some of the food wasn’t what we asked for and again looked like the previous order. They assured me it was organic but I had my doubts and my chef too. Then after they left my chef told me that they had talked to him on the side offering some money and a “little extra” on top if he tried to convince me not to think about it and continue buying from them. My chef declined the offer. We cancelled our contract and the next orders from Natures Produce and Rick Polisky.
Finally we reached out to an employee at Natures Produce (now an ex-employee) and they gave us the whole story about Rick, the sons Blake and Ryan and the Natures Produce scams they get away with. They confirmed our suspicions and told us how they have been switching the labels on the food to save money and increase profits. Basically the employee said they printed fake organic labels and put them on the non-organic fruits and vegetables. We were shocked but figured as much after the horrible experience that we had with them and the bad quality of the food that was delivered.
The employee then told my chef and I about the conditions of the company. The first thing on the list was that Rick and the sons yell at employees abusively and treat them as servants talking down to them on most occasions. Many of the employees are illegal immigrants who work extremely hard long hours for horrible pay which is well under the minimum wage. And since they are illegal to the country and not on the books they cannot speak up about the mistreatment unhealthy working conditions and the situation they found themselves in. Apparently one incident escalated to be violent where Rick hit an employee and they had to be broken up by other employees. The employee mentioned that the company HACCP Certification is fake and they are in violation but paid off the right people to keep in business. Sometimes to convince potential buyers Rick would take the client to the Professional Produce plant, basically anything to close the deal.
Apparently all of this was just the daily routine and we were just in the line of fire as this is a normal practice for their business, Rick and the culture at Natures Produce.
We truly hope that that this finds the right people as we would never want what happened to us happening to other business. There are many other high profile hotels and restaurants in the Los Angeles area that use their services. I’m guessing a lot of the business owners don’t know about this or maybe don’t care. Of course there is the possibility that Rick, Blake and Ryan Polisky have paid these owners off but I’m guessing it starts in the kitchen with the cooks taking drugs and money bribes then vouch for the food service to the owners of these places. I truly feel sorry for the people who are getting lied to and scammed by Natures Produce and their goons and hope that they will wake up and have some morals to stop buying from them. In the end it’s not the company that suffers but the end user who are the people eating at the hotels and restaurants and being told they are eating one thing then getting served another.
To the consumers/restaurants/businesses in the greater Los Angeles area. I am not accustomed to writing reports on/against any business but I just want to make sure that the produce that leaves Natures Produce is actually organic as stated. Most of the time it seems correct but there have been instances where the produce seemed to large to be organic. Usually organic foods are smaller in size and do not appear as "polished" as the normal fruits and vegetables do. However sometimes this is not the case with the produce that I see once it arrives.
It is extremely important to me that I can trust the organic "stickers" on the produce. Individuals who need to have pure whole foods should be able to trust the labels they see as it could be a matter of life and death/sickness or health. The United States Government says "any product sold as organic in the US, regardless of where it’s grown, must be certified to the USDA’s National Organic Program standard by a USDA-accredited certifier.” I just want to make sure that this is true for Natures Produce and that the owner Richard Polisky is taking it seriously and sincerely. As we saw in this report about Chinese produce draxe.com/organic-foods-china-shocking-and-exposed/ - There are some very real dangers associated with this type of unscrupulous behavior. Its starts with this and just gets worst over time; More and more becomes excusable and eventually just becomes their standard practice for all aspects of their business.
I may be wrong but the concern is real. Be aware and keep an eye. Hopefully we can help to keep them honest and turn the tricky practices around with all of the consumers in the LA area keeping a watchful eye on them. ORGANIC = REAL ORGANIC
I am an angry ex-customer of Natures Produce. RickPolisky owner of Natures Produce is a scam artist who is ripping people and restaurants off. He is the owner of a produce and food distributor or food supply company called Natures Produce located in Vernon, CA (Los Angeles, CA). Richard and his sons Blake and Ryan all run NaturesProduce.com. All three of them are sleazy, pompous and backstabbing businessmen that will do or say anything, and I mean anything to gain the business of the restaurants or hotels they supply food to.
The company actually works with many of the high-end so called high-quality food restaurants and hotels in Los Angeles County. I don’t want to name them all as it will probably hurt those businesses but it’s actually pretty sad that these restaurants and people don’t know the truth or care about Natures Produce’s practices… yet. It’s mostly likely because Rick Polisky and his sons have so many people on their payroll with money, “extras”, bribes and drugs to get their business AKA SLSHotel, Sam Nazerian (busted for taking bribes and drug use, then stepped down), the CEO of Norms who just got fired for taking bribes, and his ex-business partner Teddy Kaplan who Rick stole money from (they are no longer partners). Let’s not forget to bribe the restaurant chefs (with C@k3) to make sure they are on board with the so called “organic products” that they sell and distribute. This is all well known in the industry and we found all this out the hard way.
I can assure you, as I was a customer that these are not real certified organic produce, fruits vegetables and products. I was also told by an ex-employee that the “organic” fruit, vegetables and produce that they sold to me and sell to others customers is not organic. They have been putting fake labels on their food to pass it off as certified organic products when actually they are GMO and not grown by local farmers as they advertise and tell to their customers! We had no idea that it was this bad but we knew something was off when we received our orders.
On one of the shipments we received my employee noticed the food and produce didn’t look organic. It was too big, shiny and lush to be real organic vegetables. It also looked like we were missing part of the order but with further inspection we again noticed that the food did not look organic, the frozen food was damaged and looked very old with extreme freezer burn, the “organic fruits” already seemed to be on the way out and looked almost 2 weeks old. Organic food doesn’t last as long since they don’t use preservatives but this food definitely looked off like maybe it had been treated or sprayed with something to make last longer.
After we told them about the order they tried to bribe me and my chef not to say anything by cutting us “deals” on the produce. They said they would give me extra produce on the next order and this was just a mistake. Don’t worry they said we just got our shipments or order mixed up and the next delivery they would make sure it was all organic with extras. They apologized and we waited for the next order. Since switching vendors can be difficult and costly we decided to give them another chance.
The next shipment came and again the produce didn’t look great. Some of the food wasn’t what we asked for and again looked like the previous order. They assured me it was organic but I had my doubts and my chef too. Then after they left my chef told me that they had talked to him on the side offering some money and a “little extra” on top if he tried to convince me not to think about it and continue buying from them. My chef declined the offer. We cancelled our contract and the next orders from Natures Produce and Rick Polisky.
Finally we reached out to an employee at Natures Produce (now an ex-employee) and they gave us the whole story about Rick, the sons Blake and Ryan and the Natures Produce scams they get away with. They confirmed our suspicions and told us how they have been switching the labels on the food to save money and increase profits. Basically the employee said they printed fake organic labels and put them on the non-organic fruits and vegetables. We were shocked but figured as much after the horrible experience that we had with them and the bad quality of the food that was delivered.
The employee then told my chef and I about the conditions of the company. The first thing on the list was that Rick and the sons yell at employees abusively and treat them as servants talking down to them on most occasions. Many of the employees are illegal immigrants who work extremely hard long hours for horrible pay which is well under the minimum wage. And since they are illegal to the country and not on the books they cannot speak up about the mistreatment unhealthy working conditions and the situation they found themselves in. Apparently one incident escalated to be violent where Rick hit an employee and they had to be broken up by other employees. The employee mentioned that the company HACCP Certification is fake and they are in violation but paid off the right people to keep in business. Sometimes to convince potential buyers Rick would take the client to the Professional Produce plant, basically anything to close the deal.
Apparently all of this was just the daily routine and we were just in the line of fire as this is a normal practice for their business, Rick and the culture at Natures Produce.
We truly hope that that this finds the right people as we would never want what happened to us happening to other business. There are many other high profile hotels and restaurants in the Los Angeles area that use their services. I’m guessing a lot of the business owners don’t know about this or maybe don’t care. Of course there is the possibility that Rick, Blake and Ryan Polisky have paid these owners off but I’m guessing it starts in the kitchen with the cooks taking drugs and money bribes then vouch for the food service to the owners of these places. I truly feel sorry for the people who are getting lied to and scammed by Natures Produce and their goons and hope that they will wake up and have some morals to stop buying from them. In the end it’s not the company that suffers but the end user who are the people eating at the hotels and restaurants and being told they are eating one thing then getting served another.
Rick Polisky & Natures Produce Lies to its customers about their produce and then tries to bribe them!
I am an angry ex-customer of Natures Produce. Richard Polisky owner of Natures Produce is a scam artist who is ripping people and restaurants off. He is the owner of a produce and food distributor or food supply company called Natures Produce located in Vernon, CA (Los Angeles, CA). Rick and his sons Blake and Ryan all run NaturesProduce.com. All three of them are sleazy, pompous and backstabbing businessmen that will do or say anything, and I mean anything to gain the business of the restaurants or hotels they supply food to.
The company actually works with many of the high-end so called high-quality food restaurants and hotels in Los Angeles County. I don’t want to name them all as it will probably hurt those businesses but it’s actually pretty sad that these restaurants and people don’t know the truth or care about Natures Produce’s practices… yet. It’s mostly likely because Rick Polisky and his sons have so many people on their payroll with money, “extras”, bribes and drugs to get their business AKA SLSHotel, Sam Nazerian (busted for taking bribes and drug use, then stepped down), the CEO of Norms who just got fired for taking bribes, and his ex-business partner Teddy Kaplan who Rick stole money from (they are no longer partners). Let’s not forget to bribe the restaurant chefs (with C@k3) to make sure they are on board with the so called “organic products” that they sell and distribute. This is all well known in the industry and we found all this out the hard way.
I can assure you, as I was a customer that these are not real certified organic produce, fruits vegetables and products. I was also told by an ex-employee that the “organic” fruit, vegetables and produce that they sold to me and sell to others customers is not organic. They have been putting fake labels on their food to pass it off as certified organic products when actually they are GMO and not grown by local farmers as they advertise and tell to their customers! We had no idea that it was this bad but we knew something was off when we received our orders.
On one of the shipments we received my employee noticed the food and produce didn’t look organic. It was too big, shiny and lush to be real organic vegetables. It also looked like we were missing part of the order but with further inspection we again noticed that the food did not look organic, the frozen food was damaged and looked very old with extreme freezer burn, the “organic fruits” already seemed to be on the way out and looked almost 2 weeks old. Organic food doesn’t last as long since they don’t use preservatives but this food definitely looked off like maybe it had been treated or sprayed with something to make last longer.
After we told them about the order they tried to bribe me and my chef not to say anything by cutting us “deals” on the produce. They said they would give me extra produce on the next order and this was just a mistake. Don’t worry they said we just got our shipments or order mixed up and the next delivery they would make sure it was all organic with extras. They apologized and we waited for the next order. Since switching vendors can be difficult and costly we decided to give them another chance.
The next shipment came and again the produce didn’t look great. Some of the food wasn’t what we asked for and again looked like the previous order. They assured me it was organic but I had my doubts and my chef too. Then after they left my chef told me that they had talked to him on the side offering some money and a “little extra” on top if he tried to convince me not to think about it and continue buying from them. My chef declined the offer. We cancelled our contract and the next orders from Natures Produce and Rick Polisky.
Finally we reached out to an employee at Natures Produce (now an ex-employee) and they gave us the whole story about Rick, the sons Blake and Ryan and the Natures Produce scams they get away with. They confirmed our suspicions and told us how they have been switching the labels on the food to save money and increase profits. Basically the employee said they printed fake organic labels and put them on the non-organic fruits and vegetables. We were shocked but figured as much after the horrible experience that we had with them and the bad quality of the food that was delivered.
The employee then told my chef and I about the conditions of the company. The first thing on the list was that Rick and the sons yell at employees abusively and treat them as servants talking down to them on most occasions. Many of the employees are illegal immigrants who work extremely hard long hours for horrible pay which is well under the minimum wage. And since they are illegal to the country and not on the books they cannot speak up about the mistreatment unhealthy working conditions and the situation they found themselves in. Apparently one incident escalated to be violent where Rick hit an employee and they had to be broken up by other employees. The employee mentioned that the company HACCP Certification is fake and they are in violation but paid off the right people to keep in business. Sometimes to convince potential buyers Rick would take the client to the Professional Produce plant, basically anything to close the deal.
Apparently all of this was just the daily routine and we were just in the line of fire as this is a normal practice for their business, Rick and the culture at Natures Produce.
We truly hope that that this finds the right people as we would never want what happened to us happening to other business. There are many other high profile hotels and restaurants in the Los Angeles area that use their services. I’m guessing a lot of the business owners don’t know about this or maybe don’t care. Of course there is the possibility that Rick, Blake and Ryan Polisky have paid these owners off but I’m guessing it starts in the kitchen with the cooks taking drugs and money bribes then vouch for the food service to the owners of these places. I truly feel sorry for the people who are getting lied to and scammed by Natures Produce and their goons and hope that they will wake up and have some morals to stop buying from them. In the end it’s not the company that suffers but the end user who are the people eating at the hotels and restaurants and being told they are eating one thing then getting served another.