Tomato Thyme

What Tomato Thyme does

Tomato Thyme Corporation, founded in 1996 by Javier Torres at age 15, is a privately held, vertically integrated tomato grower, packer, and distributor headquartered at 18632 S. US Hwy 301 in Wimauma, Florida. The company grows, packs, and distributes premium vine-ripened tomatoes year-round and supplies more than 1,400 supermarkets along the U.S. East Coast as well as food service providers and community partners, with distribution reach covering the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The product portfolio is anchored by the exclusive Red 'n Tasty™ Premium Vine-Ripened Tomatoes brand, complemented by grape, cherry, green, yellow, and roma tomato varieties, the Handy Candy Snack Grape Tomatoes consumer sub-brand in a 4-ounce easy-to-open pack, and seasonal Squash and Zucchini. Cultivation uses natural field-ripened growing practices across farm locations in Sarasota, Apollo Beach, and West Palm Beach (Florida), South Georgia, and Tennessee, with all tomatoes hand-picked and packed at the centralized Wimauma, Florida facility using quick cooling to lock in freshness. Operations are T-GAP certified and fully approved by NSF agricultural audits, providing sector-standard food safety credentials. The company runs 130 full-time employees expanding to roughly 300 during peak season.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-off wholesale sales of fresh produce to retail supermarkets and food service providers via a direct sales-led go-to-market model, with no disclosed pricing model, public pricing, or subscription/SaaS mechanics. The company also participated as a grower-packer-distributor in the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program in 2020, distributing over 2 million food boxes across Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, New York, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tomato Thyme is entirely founder-owned and privately held, with no institutional investors, parent company, or public listing, and has no AI, API, or software product surface disclosed in the input data.

Name

Tomato Thyme

Legal name

Tomato Thyme Corporation

Website

https://tomatothyme.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tomato Thyme Corporation grows, packs, and distributes premium vine-ripened tomatoes and seasonal produce to over 1,400 supermarkets and food service providers across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico from farms in Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wimauma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fresh Tomato Sales: Tomato Thyme grows, packs, and distributes premium tomatoes year-round to retailers and food service providers. Revenue is generated through the sale of fresh produce to supermarket chains and foodservice customers along the East Coast.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Tomato Thyme is an agricultural company that grows, packs, and distributes premium vine-ripened tomatoes year-round across multiple varieties under its exclusive Red 'n Tasty brand, supplying retailers and food service providers along the U.S. East Coast, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Production takes place on farms in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, with centralized hand-picked packing and quick cooling at a Wimauma, Florida facility.

Product overview

Tomato Thyme is an agricultural company operating as a unified offering that grows, packs, and distributes premium tomatoes and seasonal vegetables year-round. The product portfolio is anchored by the Red 'n Tasty Premium Vine-Ripened Tomatoes exclusive brand, complemented by specialty tomato varieties including Grape Tomatoes, Handy Candy Snack Grape Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Green Tomatoes, Yellow Tomatoes, and Roma Tomatoes. The company also offers seasonal produce including Squash and Zucchini. All tomatoes are naturally ripened in the field, hand-picked at peak freshness, packed at the company's Florida facility, and shipped nationwide, to Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Red 'n Tasty™ Premium Vine-Ripened Tomatoes: Exclusive brand of premium vine-ripened tomatoes produced in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.
• Handy Candy Snack Grape Tomatoes

Products and services

• Red 'n Tasty™ Premium Vine-Ripened Tomatoes

Quantifiable outcome

• Supplies fresh tomatoes to more than 1,400 supermarkets along the East Coast
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• USDA Farmers to Families Food Box ProgramcoreOthers · 1 January 2020Tomato Thyme Corporation is a proud grower, packer, and distributor for the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program. In 2020, the program distributed over 2 million food boxes in Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, New York, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This partnership demonstrates the company's commitment to community outreach and food security.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pero Family Farms: Multi-category fresh produce grower and shipper including tomatoes and vegetables, serving U.S. retailers and foodservice. Comparable as a field-grown produce supplier with overlapping product line and customer base.
• Pacific Tomato Growers: Multi-generational field tomato grower and packer based in Florida serving U.S. retailers. Highly comparable field-ripened tomato producer with overlapping Florida-based operations.
• Mastronardi Produce: Fourth-generation greenhouse tomato and produce grower operating the SUNSET® brand across North America. Comparable as a branded premium greenhouse tomato supplier with deep retailer relationships.
• Village Farms International: Vertically integrated greenhouse grower of tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers selling to North American retailers. Comparable as a year-round tomato supplier with branded SKUs and broad retail distribution.
• Lipman Family Farms: One of North America's largest field-grown tomato producers, also supplying fresh tomatoes to retail and foodservice customers. Highly comparable as a field-ripened tomato grower/packer competing for similar East Coast retail customers.
• NatureSweet: Premium branded greenhouse-grown tomato and snacking tomato producer serving major U.S. retailers. Comparable as a branded, premium-positioned tomato supplier with strong retail relationships.
• Windset Farms: Greenhouse tomato, pepper, cucumber, and lettuce producer with North American distribution. Comparable as a year-round fresh tomato supplier to major grocery chains.

Broad incumbents

• Houweling's Group: Large-scale greenhouse tomato and cucumber producer operating across North America. Comparable as a premium fresh tomato supplier, though primarily greenhouse-based versus Tomato Thyme's field model.
• Duda Farm Fresh Foods: Vertically integrated grower of celery, leafy greens, and vegetables including value-added produce supplying major retailers and foodservice. Comparable as a multi-state U.S. produce supplier with similar customer mix.

Emerging players

• Gotham Greens: Indoor-grown produce company with national greenhouse operations supplying tomatoes, leafy greens, and herbs to retailers. Comparable as an alternative fresh-produce supplier competing for similar premium retail shelf space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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