Editing Flavr Savr (section)

== Acquisition by Monsanto ==
Because of high research and production costs and low profits, Calgene was sold to [[Monsanto]] in 1997 for more than $200 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=1997-01-29 |title=MONSANTO OFFERS $218 MILLION FOR REST OF CALGENE |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/29/business/monsanto-offers-218-million-for-rest-of-calgene.html |access-date=2022-05-21 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Monsanto buys Calgene - Apr. 1, 1997 |url=https://money.cnn.com/1997/04/01/deals/monsanto/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=money.cnn.com}}</ref> Monsanto acquired all of Calgene's products, including the Flavr Savr. The company was more interested in Calgene's patents to certain key technologies, and the Flavr Savr has since been shelved and is currently out of production.<ref name=":1" />

The failure of the Flavr Savr has been attributed to Calgene's inexperience in the business of growing and shipping tomatoes.<ref>Charles, Dan. 2001. ''Lords of The Harvest''. Perseus Publishing. 144-148.</ref>