In the world of fresh produce, few companies have made as significant an impact as Potandon Produce, the nation’s largest marketer of table-stock potatoes and a leading force in fresh onions. Led by Mel Davenport, one of the company’s founders, Potandon has continually evolved to meet the changing needs of consumers while staying true to […]
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Matthews Ridgeview Farms
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In Wynne, Arkansas, the Matthews family, owners and operators of Matthews Ridgeview Farms (MRF), has been growing sweet potatoes for more than a century. The company’s roots in agriculture trace to Samuel Doke Matthews, who started out as a sharecropper, growing cotton in Arkansas. Today, Samuel’s great-great-grandson, Terris Matthews, and his wife, Kim Matthews, run […]
