Atlanta is known as an exciting and vibrant city that offers people a great quality of life, lots of things to do, world-famous restaurants, and the World Series champion Atlanta Braves, but it also plays a vital role in terms of produce.

Bland Farms LLC, Battleboro Produce, Boyette Brothers Produce LLC and Sandyland Produce have announced a new partnership and sales company, Sand Candy Produce LLC. The four major sweet potato growers have partnered in Sand Candy Produce to focus on selling sweet potatoes grown in North Carolina and Georgia. With their respective packing facilities, each partner has the ability to pack bins, boxes, and bags with sizes ranging from two to 10 pounds, including shrink wrap and microwave.

Parker Farms enjoys an outstanding reputation for providing its clients with top-quality produce items consistently and efficiently. While many factors have contributed to the company’s success over the years, the most important one is the fact that it builds long-lasting relationships with its grower partners.

Smith’s Farm, a leading broccoli and cauliflower grower headquartered in Presque Isle, ME, has come to rely on Georgia to bridge the gap in its East Coast supply.

Tara Smith Vighetti, a partner in the family-owned business, said the company has been growing product in Florida for some time but began growing product in Georgia five years ago, and it is now hitting its stride in production.

Flavor 1st Growers & Packers, which supplies customers up and down the East Coast and east of the Mississippi, has deep roots in the produce industry.

Mountain Bean Growers Inc., one of the largest production operations in Western North Carolina, heads up the company’s farming operations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia.

The Nickey Gregory Co. is so devoted to Georgia’s produce scene that it proudly displays the Georgia Grown logo on the side of its trucks and trailers.