Frank Donio Inc. is celebrating 90 years and the Hammonton, NJ-based company continues to thrive.

“I’m incredibly honored to be part of my family’s legacy,” said Annie Pape, a fourth-generation family member of the company. “I get to continue on a path set by generations of hard work and entrepreneurial spirit alongside my mom, uncle, cousins and brother-in-law and that’s a uniquely special experience that gives so much meaning to the work that we do.”

Wada Farms is a family-owned farming operation that is celebrating its 80th year in business in 2023. What began with 160 acres of potatoes has turned into one of America’s largest grower-shippers-marketers of potatoes, onions and sweet potatoes.

In 2016, Wada Farms added watermelons to its mix and what started as a niche program located in North Carolina has now become a strategic alliance of growers/partners in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South and North Carolina, Delaware, Michigan, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

For decades, the family-owned D’Ottavio Farms has been a trusted name working with New Jersey produce.

As a fifth-generation, family-owned grower and distributor, Matthews Ridgeview Farms is known for its rich history of delivering top-quality sweet potatoes with 4,000 acres of farmland dedicated to sweet potatoes.

The company continues to grow and look for opportunities to increase business and partnerships, knowing it’s those connections that are the heartbeat of the produce industry.

Top Brass is a fourth-generation family farm that handles all aspects of the planting, growing, harvesting, cooling, storage, shipping and sales of fresh California organic potatoes as well as table grapes, almonds and pistachios.

The Bakersfield, CA-based company has had experience in growing organic crops since 2003, when second-generation farmer and owner Bob Vignolo recognized the importance of organic produce for the evolving needs of its customers.

Consalo Family Farms, which started four generations ago, is universally recognized in the New Jersey area for its dedication to growing healthy, quality fruit and vegetables.

The company has seen substantial growth over the past few years and is excited that 2023 is no different.