From farm-to-table. That, along with providing high-quality produce and sugar cane and a big emphasis on sustainability, is the key to the longevity of R.C. Hatton Inc. and its long and successful relationship with retailers, foodservice operators and schools over the years.

If you call yourself “North America’s Farm Stand,” you better have some good ammunition to back up the claim.

Officials at Scotlynn Sweet Pac Growers, with corporate headquarters in Vittoria, ON, and U.S. headquarters in Bella Glade, FL., are extremely confident they do. The company operates separate divisions throughout Canada and the eastern U.S., giving it the opportunity to offer its retail partners and consumers a choice of what partner and vice president Brian Biederman said is “the freshest produce always with a smile.”

Advance Customs Brokers celebrated 10 years in business on April 1. The company was founded in Miami by industry veterans Pat Compres and Maria Bermudez with the aim of providing additional levels of support and expertise to companies trading in fresh produce. Over the last decade, Compres and Bermudez have built a team that now supports a strong client base.

Officials at Southern Specialties have put a lot of work into developing a company that could provide retailers across North America with a quality line of value-added specialty produce and private label products.

It appears to have paid off handsomely.

When the family name is also the brand name, it puts a lot more pressure on making sure everything is done correctly. After all, the family’s reputation is at stake.

That is the stance Bill Nardelli Sr. takes when talking about Nardelli Lake View Farms, a Cedarville, NJ-based producer of about 80 different vegetable commodities.

Working an 8,000-acre farm located beside Lake Okeechobee on the eastern shore of Pahokee, FL, R.C. Hatton Farms has long been trusted for providing some of the most fertile “black gold” in the United States.

Paul Allen, co-owner and president of the company, called the area ideal for anything and everything that the company grows — from green beans to corn to cabbage, and more. In fact, when talking Florida-grown produce, the company has as much experience as anyone.