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Incubating Food Entrepreneurs www.lacocinasf.org
Pete Pappas & Sons Inc., a 4th generation family owned and operated business, grows, ships, packs and distributes fresh produce. This family business began in 1942 and has grown into two in-house brands: Patricia Brand Premium Produce and Pete`s Garden Organics. Pete Pappas & Sons has also expanded into farming in Tennessee, with their farm called Smoky Mountain Family Farms. Pete Pappas & Sons is run from a state of the art and fully refrigerated Jessup, MD warehouse spanning a whopping 120,000sf. The company was founded around tomatoes in the 1940s and it has grown to now specialize in many types of premium produce including tomatoes, berries, onions, peppers, melons, local and seasonal produce and even organics. Both the Jessup facility, and farm location in Tennessee are GFSI and organic certified.
Lamb Weston, along with its joint venture partners, is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world. For more than 70 years, Lamb Weston has led the industry in innovation, introducing inventive products that simplify back-of-house management for our customers and make things more delicious for their customers. From the fields where Lamb Weston potatoes are grown to proactive customer partnerships, Lamb Weston always strives for more and never settles. Because, when we look at a potato, we see possibilities.
LovetheWild makes it easy to cook sustainable fish: good for the body and the planet. We sell a box in the grocery store freezer case with everything you need to make a delicious and healthy fish dinner, freezer to plate in under 20 minutes. Women-led startup from Boulder, CO.
Furmano Foods was blessed to enjoy the leadership of F. Foster Furman. Foster was actively involved in the business from age 11 in 1921, when he carried the wood used to fire the stove for canning the first thirty dozen glass jars of tomatoes. He became