Generation Farms supplies carrots, green beans, sweet potatoes, blueberries and watermelon to customers in the region.
Grimmway Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., acquired the Cook County, Ga., and Live Oak, Fla., processing facilities and assets of Generation Farms, Lake Park, Ga., to expand the company’s farming and processing operations in the Southeast.
Grimmway began producing carrots in Cook County and Live Oak in 2015. Then, it opened its Southeast Regional packing facility and warehouse in Sparks, Ga., in February 2018, allowing the company to ship conventional carrot products from the facility from mid-December through May.