Every package of our fruit, whether Private Label or Townsend Farms, fresh or frozen, contains a Produce Traceability number that points to the farm on which it was grown. We do everything we can to prevent issues from the source. But if a problem ever does arise, it can be traced and resolved immediately. Frozen Our frozen products are individually quick frozen (IQF) at the peak of ripeness for ultimate flavor and texture. We fully own our processing facilities and observe the strictest manufacturing guidelines to package year-round in a tempered room. Our user-friendly, zippered polybags are lined to maintain freezer freshness and meet FDA and USDA guidelines for food contact. Fresh We hand pick, package, and time delivery of our fresh products for ultimate quality at the store. [need info here on packaging used for fresh products – clamshell? etc.] Delivery We deliver around the country through our own company, Townsend Trucking, as well as through our select trucking partners. Deliveries are precisely timed for both frozen and fresh products for the highest caliber fruit possible.
Blueberries are the fruits of a shrub that belongs to the heath family, which includes the cranberry and bilberry, azalea, mountain laurel, and rhododendron. Gradating in color from deep blue to maroon to purple black, the small round berries are protected by a white-gray protective coat. Flavors range from mildly sweet to tart and tangy.
PeachA peach is a sweet, juicy fruit with soft, fuzzy skin, golden-orange flesh, and a single central pit. Known for its fragrant aroma and slightly tangy flavor, it’s rich in vitamins and often enjoyed fresh or in desserts.
An ancient fruit prescribed by the early Greeks for gout, blackberries are called an “aggregate fruit” because each berry is really a cluster of tiny fruits (or drupelets). Each drupelet contains a seed. Unlike raspberries, blackberry drupelets remain centered around the core even after the berry is picked, so the core is filled rather than hollow.
Fragrantly sweet and juicy, strawberries are one of the world’s most popular berry fruits. They are easily identified by their unique shape and deep red color, with yellow seeds that pierce the surface. Cultivated strawberries are typically much larger than their wild counterparts
The cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus and ranges in type from sweet to sour. Cherries are small, fleshy, red fruits that contain a hard drupe, or seed, and are related to peaches, apricots, and plums. It is believed that the sweet cherry originated somewhere between the Black and Caspian Seas in Asia Minor around 70 BC and were introduced to the Western Hemisphere by the Romans in the first century A.D.
Indigenous to the Indian subcontinent, mangoes are now cultivated worldwide. The fruit is one of the few also consumed unripe (in chutneys, pickles, or with salt, chili, or soy sauce), but is most often eaten ripe, fresh or frozen. They can also be used in a variety of dishes and drinks. Mangoes are generally sweet, but taste and texture vary greatly, from soft and pulpy, akin to a cantaloupe or avocado, to more fibrous.
A member of the rose family and a bramble fruit like the blackberry, red raspberries are an aggregate fruit, composed of clusters of smaller fruits each containing a seed. Unlike blackberries, whose core stays inside the fruit, picked red raspberries have hollow centers.
The flavor is a complex and delightful symphony. The initial taste is an explosive, sugary sweetness that is immediately balanced by a vibrant, tangy acidity. This perfect sweet-and-sour combination is followed by subtle floral and citrus notes. The texture is juicy and succulent, with a firm, almost crisp bite that melts in your mouth.
The purest expression of sweet-and-sour. Their flavor is often described as simple, crisp, and clean, with notes of light, sweet pear or green apple. They are typically the least complex but most refreshing