Scott Farms Inc

What Scott Farms Inc does

Scott Farms, Inc. is a sixth-generation, family-owned agricultural corporation headquartered in Lucama, North Carolina, operating approximately 22,000 acres of farmland across Wilson, Johnston, Nash, Edgecombe, and Wayne counties. Founded in 1979 by Linwood "Sonny" Scott, Jr. and Alice Scott as a tobacco operation, the company diversified into sweet potatoes in 1983 and has since expanded into peanuts (2021), soybeans, wheat, and corn, with sweet potatoes and tobacco as the principal revenue crops on 4,500+ and 1,200–4,000 acres respectively. The company runs a fully integrated operation spanning micro-propagation and bedding houses, controlled curing and storage systems for year-round supply, and a 60,000 sq ft sizing, grading, packing, and shipping facility completed in 2015 that is GLOBALGAP +GRASP, USDA GAP, and PTI compliant.

The core product portfolio includes Covington and Purple sweet potatoes sold in fresh formats (12/3 mesh bags) and value-added convenience formats (Microwaveable Covington, Steam Bags), sweet potato plants and slips sold to other growers via local pickup, plus flue-cured and burley tobacco, peanuts, soybeans, wheat, and corn. The business makes money through wholesale B2B sales of agricultural commodities — fresh sweet potatoes to produce buyers, retail distributors, and foodservice operators across the United States, plus international distribution through its wholly-owned UK subsidiary Scott Farms (UK) Limited, which serves the United Kingdom and broader European market with an exclusive sweet potato chip product. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales via a dedicated domestic account team (Lindsey Abraham, Brenda Oglesby), reinforced by trade show attendance across major produce and foodservice industry events and a recipe content marketing partnership with chef Jason Smith of 18 Restaurant Group. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with year-round supply and food-safety certifications serving as the principal commercial differentiators.

Name

Scott Farms Inc

Legal name

Scott Farms, Inc.

Website

https://scottfarms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scott Farms Inc is a sixth-generation family-owned agricultural corporation operating approximately 22,000 acres in North Carolina, producing sweet potatoes, tobacco, peanuts, and other crops, and supplying wholesale produce buyers, foodservice operators, and European customers via its UK subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sweet Potato Farming and Agricultural Production

NAICS

Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112), Peanut Farming (111992), Oilseed and Grain Combination Farming (111191)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Sweet Potato Farming (Starch/Industrial Use) (AFAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Peanut (Groundnut) Farming (AFAGABAH)

Keywords

• Sweet potato farming
• Fresh produce supply
• Agricultural crop production
• Wholesale produce distribution
• Food packaging services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lucama

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Product Sales: Wholesale revenue from growing, packing, and shipping sweet potatoes and other agricultural commodities (tobacco, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, corn) to produce buyers, foodservice providers, and retail distributors
2. Sweet Potato Plant/Slip Sales: Local pickup sales of high-quality sweet potato plants and slips to growers, with orders accepted each spring while supplies last

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Scott Farms Inc is a sixth-generation family farm that grows, packs, and ships sweet potatoes, tobacco, wheat, soybeans, corn, and peanuts on approximately 22,000 acres across multiple North Carolina counties. The company sells fresh and prepared sweet potato products to produce buyers, foodservice providers, and retailers in the United States, and distributes an exclusive sweet potato chip product throughout the United Kingdom and Europe via its UK subsidiary.

Product overview

Scott Farms Inc is a sixth-generation family farming operation based in Lucama, North Carolina. The company operates a diversified agricultural business with approximately 22,000 acres of farmland. Its primary products include sweet potato varieties (Covington, Purple) sold both fresh and in prepared formats (Microwaveable Covington, Steam Bags, 12/3 Mesh Bags), sweet potato plants/slips for other growers, and other field crops including tobacco (4,000 acres), peanuts (5,000 acres), soybeans (2,500 acres), wheat, and corn. The company also operates a state-of-the-art 60,000 sq. ft. packing facility for sizing, grading, and shipping operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Covington Sweet Potatoes A bushy variety of sweet potato with moist, orange flesh known for high quality, sold wholesale to produce buyers, foodservice providers, and retail distributors.
• Purple Sweet Potatoes Sweet potato variety with vibrant, deep purple flesh that adds visual appeal to dishes, sold wholesale to produce buyers and foodservice providers.
• Microwaveable Covington Sweet Potatoes Pre-packaged Covington sweet potatoes designed for quick microwave preparation, ready in minutes, for retail and foodservice channels.
• Steam Bags Sweet Potatoes Hand-picked sweet potatoes packaged in convenient steam bags for mess-free preparation in minutes, for retail and foodservice channels.
• 12/3 Mesh Bag Sweet Potatoes Three-pound mesh bags containing Covington sweet potatoes, packaged in boxes of twelve for wholesale distribution.
• Sweet Potato Plants and Slips High-quality sweet potato plants grown through micro-propagation and cultivation process, supplied to commercial growers each spring for planting via local pickup at the Lucama, NC farm.
• Tobacco Flue-cured and burley tobacco grown on approximately 1,200 to 2,200 acres in Wilson County, processed through over 110 curing barns and seven greenhouses.
• Peanuts Peanut crop grown on approximately 5,000 acres, with the first harvest completed in 2021.
• Soybeans Soybeans grown as part of the crop rotation on approximately 2,500 acres of the farm.
• Wheat and Corn Grain crops grown as part of the diversified farming operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Year-round sweet potato supply through controlled curing and storage systems
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• North Carolina State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScott Farms collaborates with North Carolina State University research capabilities and expertise, which has been invaluable in striving for more efficient operations and development of high-yielding, top-quality sweet potato varieties.
• Jason Smith / 18 Restaurant GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScott Farms partners with Jason Smith, Owner of 18 Restaurant Group in Raleigh, NC, to develop new recipes featuring sweet potatoes, including Sweet Potato Bread, Sweet Potato Pecan Pie, Sweet Potato Pancakes, and Stuffed Sweet Potatoes.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pope Sweet Potatoes / Mississippi Sweet Potato: Mississippi-based sweet potato producer supplying retail and foodservice; comparable to Scott Farms on acreage, packing capabilities, and certifications in the broader US sweet potato market.
• Ham Farms: Family-owned North Carolina sweet potato grower and packer with multi-thousand-acre production, direct competitor to Scott Farms in fresh and value-added sweet potatoes for retail and foodservice customers.
• Nash Produce: Nashville, NC-based sweet potato grower and packer serving retail and foodservice channels; competes head-to-head with Scott Farms in the NC sweet potato belt for retail produce programs and foodservice contracts.
• Wayne E. Bailey Produce Co. North Carolina sweet potato grower and shipper operating in similar eastern NC geography; directly comparable to Scott Farms on crop mix, certifications, and customer channels.
• Burch Farms: Multi-generational NC sweet potato grower and packer with similar retail and foodservice go-to-market; competes with Scott Farms for retail produce contracts in the eastern US.
• Miedema Produce: Multi-state sweet potato grower and shipper with similar pack-out operations; a direct competitor to Scott Farms for retail and foodservice sweet potato programs across the US.

Broad incumbents

• Wada Farms: Large Idaho-based grower and packer of potatoes, onions, and sweet potatoes; overlaps with Scott Farms in sweet potato and broader fresh produce categories but operates at much larger national scale.
• Fresh Del Monte Produce: Global fresh produce grower, packer, and distributor with broad product portfolio including fresh-cut vegetables; an incumbent that competes with Scott Farms for retail and foodservice shelf space at scale.
• Taylor Farms: Major US fresh-cut produce and prepared foods manufacturer serving retail and foodservice; an incumbent that competes with Scott Farms in value-added/prepared sweet potato SKUs and broader fresh produce.

Others

• Lamb Weston: Largest North American frozen potato and sweet potato processor; an adjacent participant in the sweet potato value chain that is a potential customer (processor) of Scott Farms' raw sweet potatoes rather than a direct grower competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sfsweetpotatoes

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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