Tater Man. announced that it has the first cured sweet potatoes available for the 2012/2013 season and started shipping their Suwannee River branded sweet potatoes Aug. 15.
Tater Man is a Dover, FL based produce company that specializes in growing and marketing sweet potatoes on approximately 800 acres. Most of the crop is located in Northern Florida and in Southern Georgia near the Suwannee River. Tater Man also grows sweet potatoes in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina.
“Our crop in Florida and Georgia should be completely harvested by Sept 15. It should be a really good holiday season for our retail and foodservice partners,” explains Jason Bell of Tater Man.
“Tater Man ships sweet potatoes year round and takes food safety extremely seriously,” explains Bell. All Florida and Georgia Sweet Potatoes operations are third party audited and participate in mock recalls. Tater Man doesn’t import any product from outside the U.S.
Tater Man will be launching a new 3lb. retail bag this year; packed 12 bags per box. “We are confident that this new bag will be a hit with our retail customers,” explains Mark Vertrees, Marketing Director for Tater Man.
Tater Man started growing sweet potatoes in Florida three years ago to promote the early availability marketing niche. Tater Man’s sweet potatoes have traditionally been sold in the Southeast emphasizing the locally grown trend for fresher product and reduced transportation costs, although Tater Man now also ships sweet potatoes to customers throughout North America.
Source: Tater Man, Inc.