Berry Brothers

What Berry Brothers does

Berry Brothers is a privately held, vertically integrated fresh berry grower, packer, marketer, and distributor headquartered in Nicholls, Georgia, with a secondary distribution facility in Hammonton, New Jersey. The company operates more than 2,000 acres of berry production across 4 U.S. states and an additional 25,000+ acres of commodity farming, spanning 5 to 6 generations of family ownership tracing back over 150 years to Walker Farms. Its product portfolio centers on fresh blueberries (domestic season March through August, supplemented by imports September through early March) and sweet blackberries from 75+ acres of dedicated production, marketed as nutrient-dense superfruit SKUs.

The company serves two primary customer channels: B2B retail grocery partners (supermarkets and grocery chains across the United States) and direct-to-consumer sales through company-owned Berry Brothers retail storefronts. To support year-round supply and service third-party growers and importers, Berry Brothers operates state-of-the-art temperature-controlled packing facilities with electronic grading, sorting, and tracking, more than 150,000 sq/ft of refrigerated space, organic and conventional packing certifications, and a Caylix agricultural-specific ERP system. Facilities are deliberately sited within short distance of major East Coast ports to optimize import ocean freight and nationwide distribution economics.

Revenue is generated primarily through fresh berry sales to retail partners and consumers, supplemented by service fees from off-season import handling, repacking, re-conditioning, re-stacking, and grading services performed for third-party importers and growers. Pricing is commodity-based and quote-dependent on bulk and contract orders and is not publicly disclosed. The operating model relies on in-house cost structures enabled by vertical integration across farming, packing, marketing, and distribution. No external institutional investors, parent company, public listing, or M&A activity are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Berry Brothers

Legal name

Berry Brothers Home

Website

https://walkerbb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Berry Brothers is a privately held, vertically integrated berry grower, packer, marketer, and distributor operating 2,000+ acres of berry production across 4 U.S. states, supplying fresh blueberries and blackberries year-round to U.S. retail grocery partners and through its own retail storefronts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fresh Berry Farming and Distribution

NAICS

Berry (except Strawberry) Farming (111334)

SIC

Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030)

akta.pro primary industry

Berry Farming (Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Cranberries) (AFAGACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Berry Sorting & Packing Facilities (AFAOAGAD)

Keywords

• Fresh blueberry production
• Blackberry farming
• Berry packing services
• Produce import distribution
• Vertically integrated agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Nicholls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fresh Berry Sales: Berry Brothers generates revenue through the sale of fresh berries (blueberries and blackberries). As a vertically integrated company, they handle growing, packing, marketing, and distribution. Revenue comes from domestic production during March-August season and imported berries during September-early March season. They sell to retail partners and through their own retail storefront.
2. Import and Distribution Services: The company provides import services for international berry suppliers, including repacking, re-conditioning, grading, and distribution across the United States. Revenue generated from service fees for handling imported fruit for other growers and importers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Berry Brothers is a vertically integrated U.S. berry grower, packer, marketer, and distributor that produces and sells fresh blueberries (across 4 states) and blackberries (75+ acres), and provides off-season import services plus temperature-controlled packing and repacking for other growers and importers. The company supplies retail grocery partners year-round from its 2,000+ acres of berry farmland and 150,000+ sq/ft of refrigerated facilities in Georgia and New Jersey, complemented by a small direct-to-consumer retail storefront.

Product overview

Berry Brothers is a vertically integrated berry grower, distributor, packer, and marketer operating over 2,000 acres of berries and 25,000 acres of commodities. The company operates through five core product lines: fresh Blueberries (domestic season March-August, import season September-early March), Blackberries (domestic season May-July), Fresh Berry Distribution Services, Off-Season Import Services for year-round supply, and Packing/Repacking Services with electronic grading and tracking systems. The company utilizes Walker Farms branding for its packing facilities and operates state-of-the-art temperature-controlled facilities with over 150,000 sq/ft of refrigerated space across multiple distribution locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fresh Blueberries Fresh blueberries grown across 4 U.S. states by Berry Brothers and supplied as a year-round product (domestic March–August; imported September–early March). Marketed as a superfood high in antioxidants, phytoflavinoids, potassium, and vitamin C; sold to retail grocery partners and through the Berry Brothers retail storefront.
• Fresh Blackberries Sweet blackberries grown on more than 75 acres of Berry Brothers farmland, sold to retail grocery partners during the domestic season (late May through early July). Positioned as a nutrient-dense product containing potassium, magnesium, calcium, vitamins A, C, E, B vitamins, and anthocyanins.
• Off-Season Berry Import Services Import and distribution service that supplies fresh blueberries to retail customers year-round by partnering with international growers. Uses Berry Brothers' port-proximate facilities to provide ocean freight service, cost-effective inland transportation, and quality control across the United States during the domestic off-season.
• Packing and Repacking Services Third-party and in-house packing, repacking, re-conditioning, re-stacking, and grading services for berries, provided from a state-of-the-art temperature-controlled repack station with electronic grading, sorting, and tracking. Serves both Berry Brothers' own fruit and that of importer partners; facilities are certified for organic and conventional packing and backed by 150,000+ sq/ft of refrigerated space.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wish Farms: Florida-based vertically integrated berry grower and shipper of strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. Comparable in product range, retail distribution, and grower-owned operating model.
• California Giant Berry Farms: Vertically integrated grower, packer and shipper of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries selling into North American retail. Closely comparable in customer channel and full-service distribution model.
• Hortifrut: Chilean-founded global blueberry and berry producer with significant North American operations and year-round supply capabilities. Direct competitor on blueberries and import-supply strategy.
• Trucco Pitman LLC: New Jersey-based fresh produce marketer and blueberry specialist active in domestic and import supply. Direct overlap on East Coast blueberry operations and retail grocery distribution.
• Sunny Valley International: New Jersey-based blueberry grower and importer offering year-round fresh blueberry supply from domestic and international sources. Highly comparable in product focus and East Coast import model.
• Naturipe Farms: Cooperative-style berry grower supplying fresh blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries to retailers nationwide. Directly comparable in product mix, retail channel, and grower-distributor model.
• Driscoll's: Largest berry grower-marketer in North America with vertically integrated strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, and blackberry operations. Direct competitor to Berry Brothers across the same retail grocery customers and product categories.

Broad incumbents

• Robinson Fresh: Full-service fresh produce supplier with grower relationships across the U.S. including berries. Comparable vertically integrated produce distribution serving major grocers, though not a specialist berry grower.
• Giumarra Companies: Large diversified fresh-produce grower, packer and distributor with berry and broader produce operations. Comparable as a vertically integrated fresh-produce distributor serving U.S. retail, though broader than Berry Brothers' berry focus.

Emerging players

• Fall Creek Farm & Nursery: Global blueberry nursery and genetics company providing blueberry varieties and nursery stock to growers worldwide. Adjacent rather than directly competing — relevant as a key input supplier and indicator of varietal innovation in the blueberry category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BerryBrothersFarms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/berry-brothers

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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