The National Grape Co-Operative

Today Welch's is headquartered in Concord Massachusetts, not far from where the very first Concord grape was cultivated by Ephraim Wales Bull. Bull's farmhouse is still standing, and in the garden beside it stands the original parent vine of every Concord grape ever grown.

Bull's amazing grape was an immediate success and within a few years Concords were being grown from Massachusetts to the Mississippi River.

The Concord grape continued to grow in popularity, and soon this "table grape" was dubbed "the grape for the millions" by famed journalist and statesman Horace Greeley.

Since 1956 Welch's has been owned by the National Grape Co operative. This comprises 1,350 farmers who cultivate grapes across North America . Today More than 450,000 tons of Concord grapes are grown across the United States and Canada .

This amazing fruit continues to be the cornerstone of Welch's products, although today the company produces a number of products using other fruits.

For information about the health benefits of Concord grape juice please visit The Concord Grape Association web site.

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