After processing millions of cherries and apples over the past 78 years, Cherry Growers Inc. will close its doors and auction off its equipment at the end of this month, according to company officials and the auction house that will liquidate its assets, MLive.com reported. Cherry Growers, which filed for chapter 11 protection in August 2017, announced it will close its doors and sell off its equipment after failing to find another processor to take over its operations. Headquartered in Grawn near Traverse City, Mich., ownership of Cherry Growers Inc. is shared by 53 Michigan cherry and apple growers. The company, which processes cherries and applies, employed about 75 workers. New Mill Capital, a national asset acquisition and disposition firm, has been hired to sell the equipment assets of Cherry Growers, Inc.
