Our History
Eastern Produce, Inc was founded in 2015 by Brett Anderson. Growing up working on the farm, Brett found his passion for the produce industry and the people in it. After graduating from NC State University in 2013 with a degree in Agriculture Business, the love for the produce community sparked the start of Eastern Produce. Our founding purpose was to help the local farms of family friends and colleagues to grow their marketing abilities. Eastern Produce was built on the values of hard work, and integrity that were instilled into Brett at a young age.
Eastern Produce has grown tremendously since 2015, due to our partnerships with some of the most excellent growers throughout our region. This enables the unique ability to provide the most diverse fruit and produce selections that North Carolina has to offer. These qualities allow us to serve our food service, wholesale and retail customers year around.
Growing
Our staff is immersed in the heritage and holds a deep passion for the farming lifestyle. Everyone at Eastern comes from a multi- generational farming background and strives to continue that way of life for the next generation. Our combined acreage in North Carolina is now reaching 1,500 acres of fruit and produce to accommodate any of our customers needs. As we expand our growing abilities and see an increase in demand our primary goals remain the same. Our constant focus and commitment as a company is to maximize yields, flavor, and freshness using strategic practices to minimize our impact on the environment and improve resources for the next generation.
Packing
Our state-of-the-art facilities use the latest cooling and handling practices on the market. We take pride in the product we provide to our customers and do our best to pack a consistent and quality product every time. Straight from the field, the product is cooled in a forced air cooler removing any field heat prepping it for packing. Once packaged to your desired specification, the product is stored at optimal temperatures in our holding coolers. These techniques provide increased shelf life, appearance, and quality when it reaches our customers. We offer a wide variety of packaging options that the industry requires for our commodities.
Shipping
We are ready to ship our fresh fruit and produce to your desired destination. Once the product is properly cooled, it is shipped on our local and over the road trucks to your desired location in a matter of hours. No order is too small as we have many LTL options to get pallet quantities to your door. Our team strives to provide the communication needed to have a seamless order and delivery to your destination.
Premium Blueberries
Premium Hand-picked blueberries.While competitors use machines to harvest, we are proud to promote 100 % hand-picked blueberries. Although it is more work and costly, this practice dramatically increases the appearance, size consistency and firmness of the blueberry the customer receives.