Food Manufacturers

Bruce Foods Corporation

Address: PO Box 2067, Wilson, NC, 27894-2067

Email: dthomas@brucefoods.com

Contact: Dennis Thomas, Operations Manager

Phone: 252-237-5476

Website: www.brucefoods.com

Products: Canned yams, instant yam flakes, instant yam flour, yam glaze, Sweet Potato pancake, biscuit and muffin mixes

Brands: Martindale Yams, Bruce’s Yams, Taylor Sweet Potatoes, Bruce’s Instant Yam Flakes, Bruce's Instant Yam Flour

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Pack: All consumer and foodservice sizes

Details: The leading yam/Sweet Potato processor in the USA.

ConAgra Foods – LambWeston

Address: 8701 W Gage Blvd., Kennewick, WA 99336

Email: david.smith2@conagrafoods.com

Contact: Kalvin Keys, Manager, Ag Operations; Todd O'Neal, Sr Ag Operations Specialist

Phone: 509-736-0291

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Details: A major potato processor in North America and western Europe. Sweet potatoes are also processed into fresh fries and mashed products.

Crown Cork & Seal Co.

Address: PO Box 1132, Skyland, NC 28704

Email: bkeith@crowncork.com

Contact: William R. Keith, Director of Strategic Accounts

Phone: 404-307-4130, 404-386-0254

Website: www.crowncork.com

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Details: World's leading manufacturer of packaging products for consumer goods.

JR Simplot Company

Address: PO Box 1059, Caldwell, Idaho 83606

Email: david.ingersoll@simplot.com

Contact: David Ingersoll

Phone: 208-454-4323

Website: www.simplot.com

Products: Sweet potatoes and potatoes

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Details: The JR Simplot Company is one of the largest privately held international food processing and agricultural companies in the world.

McCain Foods USA, Inc.

Address: 2275 Cabot Drive, Lisle, IL, 60532

Email: John.anderson@mccain.com; janet.wojcik@mccain.com

Contact: John Anderson & Janet Wojcik

Phone: 630-857-4418

Website: www.mccain.com

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Details: McCain Foods USA is a leading supplier of frozen potato and snack food products for the foodservice market and retail grocery chains. The parent company McCain Foods Limited has become the world’s global French fry producer with 57 production facilities on six continents and over $6 billion in annual sales.

Moody Dunbar Inc.

Address: PO Box 519, Dunn, NC, 28335

Email: raustin@moodydunbar.com

Contact: Ron Austin, Plant Manager

Phone: 910-892-3175

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Products: Canned Sweet Potatoes

Brands: Dunbar, Nature’s Pride, Thrifty Maid, Glory

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Pack: All consumer and foodservice sizes

Details: Moody Dunbar is a major source for excellent quality canned Sweet Potatoes for both the foodservice and consumer market.

Nash Produce

Address: 6160 S NC Hwy 58, Nashville, NC, 27856

Email: info@nashproduce.com

Contact: Thomas Joyner, President

Phone: 252-443-6011; 800-334-3032

Website: www.nashproduce.com

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Brands: Nash’s Pride, Nash’s Gold, Cajan Gold, Oh So Sweet, Mr. Yam Microwaveables

Varieties: Covington, Beauregard

Pack: 40 lb box, 3-5 lb bags, 6kg box, bulk, bins, totes, shrink-wrapped microwaveables. Pickling Cucumbers-4 bushel cardboard bulk (Custom sizing available)

Details: One of the largest cucumber & sweet potato processing facilities in the United States. We are dedicated to superior customer service & quality produce.

Southern Produce Distributors. Inc.

Address: PO Box 130, Faison, NC, 28341

Email: spd@southern-produce.com

Contact: Stewart Precythe, CEO

Phone: 910-267-0011

Website: www.southern-produce.com

Products:

Brands: Pointer Brand, Chef's Pride, Southern Choice Yams, Southern's Large Yams

Varieties: Beauregard

Pack: 5, 10, and 40 lb cartons, consumer packs

Details: Over 60 years of quality service in sweet potatoes and vegetables. Hagan sizer for premium packs. Over 1,000,000 sq.ft. of year round storage capacity. Supplier, processor, wholesale, retail, foodservice and international sales.

Wayne E. Bailey Produce Company, Inc.

Address: 490 Old US Highway 74, Chadbourn, NC, 28431-9510

Email: info@sweetpotatoes.com; mrsweetpotato@sweetpotatoes.com; nicky@sweetpotatoes.com, ronnie@sweetpotatoes.com, michelle@sweetpotatoes.com, pat@sweetpotatoes.com, corey@sweetpotatoes.com, adam@sweetpotatoes.com, webfarms@sweetpotatoes.com

Contact: George Wooten, Owner; Nicky Herring, Produce Scheduler/Sales; Ronnie Mercer, Sales; Michelle Jacobs, Sales; Pat Wooten, Sales Manager; Corey Troutman, Food Safety Coordinator; Adam Wooten, Operations Manager; George Wooten III, Farm Manager

Phone: 910-654-5163; 800-845-6149

Website: www.sweetpotatoes.com

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Brands: Play Boy, Green Giant, Sampson King, Nutritional Allstars, We Be Yammin’

Varieties: Beauregard, Covington, White, Orientals

Pack: 3 lb., 5 lb., 10 lb., 40 lb., Bulk, Bins, Foodservice count packs, Microwaves

Details: The leading innovator in the sweet potato industry since 1935. Offering one of the most complete sweet potato lines for retail, foodservice, export & process. This includes our newest products: Sweet Potato Fingerlings, Fresh Cut Sweet Potatoes, Frozen Sweet Potato Fries, Fresh Sweet Potato Fries with Butter, Petite Steamables and Shrink Wrapped Microwavables.

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