While family-owned Wada Farms is known for being one of the nation’s largest suppliers of fresh potatoes, onions and sweet potatoes, the company also continues to be a go-to name in watermelons.

What started as a niche program located in North Carolina has now become a strategic alliance of grower partners in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Delaware, Michigan, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

Baldor Specialty Foods aims to provide a distribution system that meets all the supply needs of its customers, reducing the friction and supporting growth for all customers, vendors and employees.

Procacci Bros., operating four units at the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, stands out as a prominent wholesaler in the Northeast. As a comprehensive distributor, Procacci Bros. supplies a full range of produce, including niche items such as salads, dressings, floral products, organic goods and specialty items.

Additionally, the family-run company, which just celebrated its 75th year in business, manages a warehouse in South Philadelphia and oversees farming operations in South Jersey.

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture sees big things ahead in 2024, especially with this being the 40th anniversary of Jersey Fresh, the longest continuously running state government agriculture brand in the country.

“We will be doing several produce visits, and our campaign will highlight Jersey Fresh as ‘The Freshest for 40 years’ during this anniversary year,” said Joe Atchison III, NJDA’s assistant secretary and marketing and development division director.

For J&K Fresh, fresh produce is the essence of its business. The company specializes in offering customs brokerage services for importers of fresh produce, guiding them through the complex clearance process in partnership with various government agencies.

This process demands up-to-date knowledge of CBP border security, customs entry, agricultural quarantine, food and drug safety, including bioterrorism and food safety regulations, as well as coordination with inspection facilities and logistics providers.

Sunny Valley International is a shipper and full-service marketing company specializing in imported and domestic fruit sales, most notably its long-standing South Carolina and New Jersey stone fruit and East Coast blueberry programs.

The company’s South Carolina peach program is a cornerstone of the business, and its peaches go directly to retail, supporting customers up and down the East Coast and into the Midwest.