Shuman Farms updates Peru facility

The company has updated its facility and packinghouse in Peru, with new grading lines and sorting equipment that will enhance product quality and allow for a more efficient final repack in Georgia.

Vidalia onion season with Shuman Farms
Vidalia onion season with Shuman Farms
(Photo courtesy Shuman Farms)

Reidsville, Ga.-based Shuman Farms has updated its facility and packinghouse in Peru, with new grading lines and sorting equipment that will enhance product quality and allow for a more efficient final repack in Georgia, said John Shuman, president and CEO.

And during October, Shuman Farms will feature pink RealSweet onion bags to promote breast cancer awareness. In addition, the company will offer display bins for an incremental sales opportunity in produce departments.

“We have also created in-store signage that boosts the cancer-fighting antioxidants found in sweet onions for stores to use on their displays,” Shuman said.

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