Fresh quality and added value are our top priorities when it comes to our products.
We have dedicated ourselves to becoming one of the nation’s largest suppliers of innovative and ready to eat sweet potatoes. In addition, we supply the majority of the larger brand recognized pickle manufacturers with seasonal pickling cucumbers.
Nash Produce’s inventory of fresh produce comes from our grower-owners who farm throughout eastern North Carolina. Our grower production is spread over a 200 mile radius and with some of the best soils in the world for growing the fresh vegetables we ship daily. Having such an expansive growing area helps to mitigate issues brought on by Mother Nature.
Collectively our growers devote over 10,000 acres to sweet potato production. Our growers are experienced, young and old, and all trained and educated in exceptional crop production.
Nash Produce’s experienced management team works hard to create and maintain long-term partnerships with both growers and customers.
We strive to bring only the highest quality products and service to your business.
Sweet Potatoes
At Nash Produce, our specialty is sweet potatoes. We are an experienced processor, packer, and shipper to our customers 365 days a year.
Our growers specialize in the use of the advanced micro-propagated and virus-tested certified seed program in North Carolina. As a result, we have a more consistent crop, increased yields, smoother skin and a more true-to-type sweet potato. Our family of growers have generations of experience and work diligently to produce the highest quality, hand-harvested crop possible.
At Nash Produce we offer both organic and conventional sweet potatoes. Our main variety is Covington, but we also grow other varieties and work with our customers on specialty varieties and products as needed. Each product can be purchased in USDA grades #1, #2 and Jumbos. Because all of our potatoes are electronic-sized, we have the capability of providing size-specific count packs for the food service industry from 4oz.–32oz. or counts from 28-120.
We pride ourselves in offering a variety of products to best fit your retail, foodservice, wholesale and processing needs. In addition to custom sizing, we do vast amounts of private label and custom packaging.
- Mr. Yam Bagged Sweet Potatoes
- Mr. Yam Bagged Organic Sweet Potatoes
- Mr. Yam Steamable Sweets
- Mr. Yam Individual Microwave
- Tray Packs
- Custom Options
Mr. Yam Sweet Potatoes
Mr. Yam bagged sweet potatoes are a popular choice of consumers. These full-wrap, flexible mesh bags can be 2lb, 3lb & 5lb filled with of your choice of sized sweet potatoes. The packaging contains recipe ideas and cooking suggestions for versatile and exciting ways to prepare sweet potatoes. Private label & larger size bags available upon request.
Mr. Yam Organic Sweet Potatoes
Mr. Yam bagged organic sweet potatoes come in full-wrap, flexible 2lb, 3lb or 5lb bags. Each bag contains hand-harvest, USDA Organic certified sweet potatoes. The packaging contains recipe ideas and cooking suggestions for versatile and exciting ways to prepare sweet potatoes. Private label & larger size bags available upon request.
Mr. Yam Steamable Sweets
Mr. Yam Steamable Sweets are the perfect solution to a quick meal or side dish! Filled with 1.5lbs of petite sweet potatoes, each bag is microwave ready in just 8 minutes. With Mr. Yam Steamable Sweets, there is no preparation or cleanup involved! All potatoes are pre-washed. Private label available upon request.
Mr Yam Individual Microwave
Mr. Yam Individual Microwave Sweet Potatoes are an easy way to enjoy the oven-baked sweet potato taste. They are quick and easy to prepare by microwaving just 6-8 minutes. With Mr. Yam Microwave Sweets, there is no preparation or cleanup involved. All potatoes are pre-washed. Private label available upon request.
Mr. Yam Boxed Products
We specialize in packing boxed, bulk sweet potato for the majority of our customers. We are able to pack our sweet potatoes by size, count and weight to meet your specific needs. Our count packs are specially prepared to give consistent size and uniformity throughout the entire box. Select grading of potato size and appearance guarantees satisfaction of product for retail bulk displays or for food service usage. All boxed potatoes are available in any of our labels including.
Private Label Products
We specialize in private label and packaging our products in your brand. Contact us today if you are interested in discussing how to put our brand packaging on any of our products.
Retail Displays
Custom retail displays are available and are a great way to increase visibility and sales. We work with designers and suppliers who understand how to create the right footprint for your stores. Convenient carry bags filled with fresh organic sweet potatoes. Available in 2lb, 3lb & 5lb bags.
Cucumbers
Nash Produce’s growers produce a total of approximately 1,500 acres of pickling cucumbers for the spring and fall crops. Harvesting is all done by hand with hundreds of pickers needed. Cucumbers are shipped daily to ensure freshness and quality.
Our cucumber processing facility includes over 70,000 square feet with 2 Backus, 12 drop cucumber graders, fresh cucumber crate lines, and 2 hydro coolers. Our cucumbers are unloaded from the field trailers with water and separated according to diameter. With our equipment, a tractor-trailer load of pickling cucumbers can be graded every fifteen minutes.
For processing, pickling cucumbers can be separated into twelve grades and are sold bulk or in forty bushel bins. Fresh market pickling cucumbers are processed and placed in bins according to size graded a second time before being packed in 1 1/9 or ½ bushel crates. After packing all products are immediately run through a hydro cooler, top iced, and shipped.
Pickling Cucumbers are available as follows:
Processing
- 40 bushel cardboard containers
- Bulk
Fresh Market
- 1 1/9 bushel crates
In addition, Nash Produce is a member of the Pickle Packers International (PPI) as well as the North Carolina Pickle Producers Association (NCPPA), an organization originally established to provide support for research on cucumbers in North Carolina, particularly for the plant breeding program. Thomas Joyner, Nash Produce’s President, has served as the President of the Board of Directors for NCPPA.