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Originally Posted by TomatoDon
Thanks for the info. Those prices you listed are much more encouraging than the ones I've seen here, which are almost always a dollar a pound.
One thing I forgot to mention is that also...almost always the tomatoes are Goliaths. I wanted to try pricing Goliath and Big Beef (wholesale) at $1.50 and Cherokee Purple, Indian Stripe, J. D.'s Special C-Tex, Brandywine Sudduth at Two dollars a pound. That should be in line.
I've never tried to sell to a large chain like Krogers. Is it hard to get to talk to the produce manager? Do they have contracts that forbid them from buying from other suppliers bedsides the ones they have contracts with? How hard or easy is it to sell to Kroger?
Thanks for the good info!
DS
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We have Publix here. The big guys have a waterproof airtight corner on the market here. Our farmers sell from their farms, farmers markets, go to restaurants to let the chefs try them, and sell to hotels, which there are plenty of because of all the waterfront.
Marsha