Titan Farms

What Titan Farms does

Titan Farms, LLC is a privately held, family-owned agricultural operation headquartered in Ridge Spring, South Carolina. Founded in 1999 by Chalmers R. Carr III, the company cultivates over 6,000 acres of peaches, bell peppers, eggplant, and broccoli, and is the largest peach grower on the east coast with approximately 6,200 acres of peach trees and 60+ peach varieties in production. The business is vertically integrated from field through a state-of-the-art packing facility (upgraded in 2015) that provides sizing, color sorting, traceability, and SQF-certified food safety compliance.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: wholesale fresh produce sales to major US grocery and club banners (Kroger, Walmart, Publix, Costco, Aldi, Lidl, Meijer, Sprouts, Wegmans, Harris Teeter) plus international accounts (Ahold, Loblaws); direct-to-consumer retail through three Sara's Fresh Market storefronts in South Carolina (Ridge Spring, Trenton, Aiken); and value-added products including branded jams, preserves, BBQ sauces, and award-winning peach salsa. The company markets eight distinct peach sub-brands led by the premium Lori Anne line, distributed through a separate set of specialty and regional retailers.

Operations rely on plasticulture growing methods (reportedly 200% more plants on 60% of the land for 300% more yield versus conventional methods), micro-drip irrigation, Trimble FMX/FMD autopilot GPS systems with sub-inch RTK accuracy, and electronic weather stations. The company runs a 'Peaches with a Purpose' charitable program, donating an average of 35,000 lbs of peaches per year to local food banks since 2013 in partnership with Harris Teeter. Headcount is 251–500, including a full management team with VPs of Farming and Field Operations, CFO, and Directors of Packing/Food Safety, IT, HR, Construction, and Retail Sales.

Name

Titan Farms

Legal name

Titan Farms, LLC

Website

https://titanfarms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Titan Farms is a privately held, family-owned South Carolina grower and the largest peach producer on the US east coast. It cultivates 6,000+ acres of peaches, bell peppers, eggplant, and broccoli, selling wholesale to major US grocery and club chains and through its own Sara's Fresh Market retail locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fresh Produce Farming

NAICS

Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112), Fruit and Vegetable Retailers (44523)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Asparagus, Artichoke & Specialty Vegetable Farming (Asparagus, Artichokes, Celery, Okra) (AFAGADAI)

Keywords

• Fresh peach production
• Vegetable farming
• Tree fruit cultivation
• Specialty crop production
• Fresh produce distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Ridge Spring

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fresh Produce Sales: Titan Farms generates revenue primarily from selling fresh peaches, bell peppers, eggplant, and broccoli grown on their 6,000+ acres. Products are sold through multiple packaging options (boxes, clamshells, baskets, pouch bags) to retail grocery chains.
2. Retail Store Sales (Sara's Fresh Market): Direct-to-consumer sales through company-owned Sara's Fresh Market retail locations selling fresh produce, homemade jams, preserves, pickled items, salad dressings, fresh bread, BBQ sauces, and specialty items.
3. Value-Added Products: Sales of processed products including peach jam, strawberry jam, preserves, fig preserves, apple butter, sugar-free fruit spreads, pickled items, salad dressings, BBQ sauces, and award-winning peach salsa.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels13 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Titan Farms is a vertically integrated agricultural operation that grows, packs, and ships fresh peaches, bell peppers, eggplant, and broccoli on more than 6,000 acres in Ridge Spring, South Carolina. The company sells its produce under multiple peach sub-brands (Titan Farms, Carolina Beauty, Lori Anne Peaches, Southern Charm, Pride of the Ridge, Southern Peaches, Scarlet Belle, Carlyle's Choice) through major retail grocery chains and warehouse clubs, and directly to consumers via its Sara's Fresh Market retail locations and the Carolina Beauty online gift-box shop.

Product overview

Titan Farms is a vertically integrated agricultural operation and the largest peach grower on the east coast, cultivating over 6,000 acres of peaches, bell peppers, eggplant, and broccoli in South Carolina. The company's product portfolio consists of multiple branded peach sub-products (Titan Farms, Carolina Beauty, Lori Anne Peaches, Southern Charm, Pride of the Ridge, Southern Peaches, Scarlet Belle, Carlyle's Choice) offered across various packaging formats, plus fresh vegetables and value-added specialty products sold through its own retail locations (Sara's Fresh Market). The products are distributed through major retail chains nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lori Anne Peaches: Premium, tree-ripened peach program named in honor of Lori Anne Carr, founder Chalmers Carr's wife. Hand-selected for quality, perfect for snacking, grilling, baking, and canning.
• Carolina Beauty
• Titan Farms
• Southern Charm
• Pride of the Ridge
• Southern Peaches
• Scarlet Belle
• Carlyle's Choice

Products and services

• Titan Farms Peaches

Quantifiable outcome

• Since 2013, Titan Farms has donated an average of 35,000 lbs of peaches per year to local food banks

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TrimblecoreTechnology or IntegrationTitan Farms uses Trimble autopilot systems (FMX and FMD models) for sub-inch accuracy GPS-guided planting, cultivation, and field operations. The technology enables precise planting and row marking using Real Time Kinematic (RTK) corrections via cell towers.
• Harris TeetercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor East Coast grocery chain that distributes Titan Farms produce and participates in the Peaches with a Purpose donation program, where a percentage of peach sales are donated to local food banks.
• Lunds ByerlysminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMidwest regional grocery chain that distributes the premium Lori Anne peach line.
• Sprouts Farmers MarketminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealth-focused national grocery chain that distributes Titan Farms produce including the premium Lori Anne peaches.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HMC Farms: California peach, plum, nectarine and table-grape grower with branded programs sold through major U.S. retailers. Comparable as a west-coast stone-fruit grower competing with Titan for retailer shelf space in peaches and nectarines.
• Family Tree Farms: California-based grower of peaches, plums, nectarines and other stone fruit marketed through multiple branded programs to U.S. retailers. Comparable as a large, branded stone-fruit grower competing with Titan in the national peach category.
• Taylor Farms: One of the largest North American producers of fresh-cut vegetables and salads, operating large-scale growing and packing operations. Comparable as a vertically integrated fresh-vegetable grower-packer supplying major grocery and foodservice customers with year-round programs.
• Stemilt Growers: Family-owned Washington State grower, packer and shipper of apples, pears, cherries and stone fruit including peaches. Closely comparable vertically integrated tree-fruit operation serving major U.S. grocery retailers, with similar branded SKU strategy and packhouse-driven scale.
• Peterson Farms: Michigan-based grower, packer and processor of apples, cherries and other tree fruit with both fresh and value-added product lines. Comparable as a vertically integrated east/Midwest fruit grower operating its own retail and processing brands.
• Pacific International Marketing: Large California grower-shipper of vegetables and row crops supplying national retail and foodservice chains. Comparable as a multi-product, vertically integrated produce grower serving the same national grocery customer base as Titan Farms.
• Fowler Farms: Multi-generation New York State apple and stone fruit grower with packing and direct shipping into east-coast grocery accounts. Comparable as a family-run east-coast tree-fruit grower-pack-shipper selling into the same retail channels as Titan Farms.

Broad incumbents

• Duda Farm Fresh Foods: Diversified U.S. grower of celery, leafy greens, broccoli and other vegetables, vertically integrated into fresh-cut and value-added categories. Comparable as a large, multi-category fresh-vegetable producer supplying national retail and foodservice accounts.
• Grimmway Farms: Largest U.S. carrot producer and a major grower of organic vegetables and other produce, vertically integrated from field to packhouse. Comparable as a large-scale, family-owned U.S. fresh-vegetable grower supplying national retailers, though broader in crop mix than Titan.
• Driscoll's: Leading U.S. berry grower-marketer with national retail distribution and a multi-brand strategy (Driscoll's, Sweetest Batch, etc.). Comparable as a category-leading branded fresh-produce supplier with deep retail relationships and grower-network scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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