Mack Farms INC

Name

Mack Farms INC

Legal name

Mack Farms, Inc.

Website

https://mackfarms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Wales

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fresh Produce Sales: Mack Farms generates revenue through the sale of fresh produce including potatoes, onions, and watermelons. The company grows, sources, and packages produce that is sold to grocery stores, restaurants, and local produce markets. Operations are year-round with seasonal variations in product availability.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Mack Farms grows, sources, and packages fresh produce — primarily potatoes, onions, and watermelons — for sale to grocery stores, restaurants, and local produce markets. The company operates year-round, with Florida potato shipping from February through June, and distributes potatoes from all major growing areas throughout the year. Its watermelon division operates as the McMelon sub-brand, shipping across FL, GA, SC, NC, DE, and MD.

Product overview

Mack Farms is a fresh produce company specializing in potatoes, onions, and watermelons grown primarily in central Florida. The company operates year-round, with their Florida potato season running February through June, while distributing potatoes from all major growing areas year-round. Their watermelon operations are conducted under the McMelon sub-brand. Mack Farms is a member of the Fresh Solutions Network, a partnership spanning over 65,000 acres across the US and Canada. The company also offers branded recipes featuring their products including River Gold and Baby Gold potato varieties, distributed to grocery stores, restaurants, and local produce markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• McMelon: Mack Farms watermelon division that grows and ships watermelons during Spring, Summer, and Fall months in FL, GA, SC, NC, DE, and MD.

Products and services

• Potatoes Fresh Florida new crop potatoes, shipped February through June. Florida Potatoes are Fresh, New Crop Potatoes that are Never Stored. Distributed year-round from all major growing areas. Sold to grocery stores, restaurants, and local produce markets.
• Onions Fresh onions sourced and distributed year-round from all major growing areas alongside potatoes. Sold to grocery stores, restaurants, and local produce markets.
• Watermelons Early sweet seedless watermelons grown and shipped during Spring, Summer, and Fall months across FL, GA, SC, NC, DE, and MD. Sold to grocery stores, restaurants, and local produce markets. Operating under the McMelon sub-brand.
• McMelon Watermelon division brand operated by Mack Farms, growing and shipping watermelons during Spring, Summer, and Fall in FL, GA, SC, NC, DE, and MD. Represents Mack Farms' pioneering heritage in seedless watermelon varieties.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fresh Solutions NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMack Farms is a proud member of the Fresh Solutions Network, a partnership of independent farming companies. The partnership enables companies to work together to grow, pack, sell and deliver potatoes and onions to grocery and foodservice customers across the US and Canada. Fresh Solutions Network operations span more than 65,000 acres and encompass all major growing regions, seasons, and varieties.
• McMeloncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcMelon is the watermelon division of Mack Farms. The division grows and ships seedless watermelons during Spring, Summer, and Fall months across multiple states including FL, GA, SC, NC, DE, and MD. McMelon represents Mack Farms' pioneering heritage in seedless watermelon varieties, dating back to founder Arnold Mack's work as a pioneer in growing and marketing the first seedless watermelon varieties.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• R.D. Offutt Company: One of the largest privately held potato producers in the US, operating across multiple states with integrated farming, packing, and foodservice supply. Comparable to Mack Farms in core product focus (potatoes), multi-state footprint, and B2B fresh-produce distribution.
• Stahlbush Island Farms: Sustainable, certified grower and processor of frozen fruits, vegetables, and grains selling to retail and foodservice customers. Comparable to Mack Farms as a privately held fresh produce grower with food-safety and sustainability certifications and B2B distribution.
• Black Gold Farms: Multi-state potato grower and packer supplying retail and foodservice customers across the US. Comparable to Mack Farms as a privately held potato specialist with multi-state operations and food-safety certifications, though focused primarily on potatoes.
• Lipman Family Farms: Florida-based integrated fresh produce grower and packer supplying grocery and foodservice customers nationally. Highly comparable to Mack Farms in geography (Florida growing region), multi-product portfolio, B2B fresh-produce distribution, and food-safety certification posture.
• HMC Farms: Multi-generation family-owned grower of fresh stone fruit, citrus, and table grapes with retail and foodservice distribution. Comparable to Mack Farms as a privately held family fresh-produce grower with food-safety certifications serving grocery customers.
• Duda Farm Fresh Foods: Multi-generational Florida-headquartered grower and shipper of fresh vegetables and sugarcane with operations across the US. Comparable to Mack Farms as a privately held Florida produce grower serving grocery and foodservice channels with vertically integrated farming and packing.
• Fresh Solutions Network: Partnership of independent farming companies that jointly grow, pack, sell, and deliver potatoes and onions to grocery and foodservice customers across the US and Canada. As Mack Farms' core distribution partnership and a comparable grower-shipper collective, this entity directly mirrors the company's operating model.
• Wada Farms: Privately held Idaho-based potato grower, packer, and shipper supplying national grocery and foodservice accounts. Comparable to Mack Farms as a family-owned fresh potato operation with national retail distribution and year-round sourcing capability.

Broad incumbents

• Grimmway Farms: One of the largest vertically integrated produce companies in the US, best known for carrots but with a broad portfolio across multiple fresh vegetables. Comparable to Mack Farms as a major fresh-produce supplier to grocery retailers, though substantially larger and more diversified.
• Bonduelle: Global fresh and processed vegetable producer with North American operations supplying retail and foodservice. Comparable to Mack Farms in fresh vegetable product focus and grocery channel distribution, though operating at much larger scale internationally.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 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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