Immokalee, Florida · Since 1985
The Standard in Fresh Produce
Grower-direct supply for retail chains, wholesalers and foodservice across the United States and Canada. Eleven growing regions, PrimusGFS certified, and over forty years of keeping the aisle stocked.
A grower and a shipper
Forty years moving produce from our fields to your shelves.
Southern Corporate Packers farms across eleven growing regions, with programs spanning melons, peppers, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, eggplant and lettuce among others, and moves a considerably wider line across the season for customers who want it on the same load.
Growing, packing, food safety and freight are all managed in-house. One company is accountable from the field to the receiving dock, which is why buyers have stayed with us for decades.
About the company- 40+
- Years in business
- 10,000+
- Orders shipped annually
- 12
- Farms & facilities
- 100+
- Varieties offered
Founded in Immokalee, Florida in 1985
Truckload volume across the U.S. and Canada
Across eleven growing regions in four countries
Grown on our own farms and sourced for our customers
Products
What we offer
A look at some of what moves through our operation, each with varieties, pack styles and grades, and when the growing regions harvest. The line runs wider than this and shifts with the season, so call the desk for what is running now.
Watermelons
Southern Corporate Packers is one of the largest growers and shippers of watermelons in the United States, shipping seeded, seedless, mini, and specialty-flesh watermelons by the truckload from Florida, Georgia, and the eastern growing regions.
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Bell Peppers & Specialty Peppers
Southern Corporate Packers ships more peppers each year than watermelons, including green, red, yellow, and orange bell peppers plus a full specialty and chile pepper line, packed in cartons and bushels and sold by the truckload.
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Squash
Southern Corporate Packers grows and ships yellow squash, zucchini, and hard winter squash in fancy and medium grades, packed in cartons and bushels sold by the truckload from Florida and the eastern growing regions.
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Cucumbers
Southern Corporate Packers grows and ships slicing cucumbers in Super, Select, Small, and Plain grades and in 24- and 36-count packs, along with pickling, English, and Persian cucumbers, sold by the truckload.
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Tomatoes
Southern Corporate Packers ships round, roma, grape, and cherry tomatoes in standard wholesale packs including 6×6, sold by the truckload from Florida and Mexico.
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Green Beans
Southern Corporate Packers ships hand-picked and machine-picked green beans, half-runners, and wax beans by the truckload from Florida and the eastern growing regions.
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Eggplant
Southern Corporate Packers grows and ships fancy grade Italian eggplant along with Japanese, Chinese and graffiti varieties, sold by the truckload from Florida and the eastern growing regions.
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Lettuce
Southern Corporate Packers ships iceberg, cello iceberg and romaine lettuce in 24 count cartons by the truckload, on standing weekly programs.
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Hard & Winter Squash
Southern Corporate Packers ships acorn, butternut and spaghetti squash in extra large and large grades by the truckload through the fall and winter.
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Where we operate
Eleven growing regions, four countries
The deal starts in Florida and moves north as each region comes into harvest. Offshore and Mexican supply covers the winter window. That footprint is what lets us quote continuous supply instead of a season.
- Immokalee, FL: Head office & packing facility
- Trenton, FL: Farm
- Lumber City, GA: Farm
- Lucedale, MS: Farm
- Benton, KY: Farm
- Carlisle, IN: Farm
- Laurel, DE: Farm
- Edon, OH: Farm
- Nogales, AZ: Border crossing & distribution point
- Jalisco, JAL: Farm
- Santa Isabel, PR: Farm
- Cambridge, ON: Cross-dock facility
Certified &
accredited
- PrimusGFS
- A GFSI-recognized food safety standard covering farm operations, harvest crews, and packing facilities.
- National Watermelon Association
- Active member. The NWA sets promotion, research, and best-practice standards for the U.S. watermelon industry.
- FDA compliant
- Operations follow U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines and regulations, including Food Safety Modernization Act produce-safety requirements.
Food safety
PrimusGFS certified, farm to packing house
A GFSI-recognized standard
PrimusGFS covers farm operations, harvest crews and the packing facility, not just the building at the end of the chain.
FDA compliant
Operations follow FDA guidelines and regulations, including Food Safety Modernization Act produce-safety requirements.
Audited on an ongoing basis
Independent third-party inspections plus internal audits, so problems are found early rather than at your receiving dock.
Our people
A family business, still run by the family
Brian Arrigo founded Southern Corporate Packers in 1985 and still serves as President and CEO. Members of the Arrigo family work across sales and food safety, and most of the leadership team has been here for years.
That matters commercially, not sentimentally. When a load has a problem, the person who can fix it answers the phone.
For buyers
How buying from SCP works
Truckload volume
SCP sells by the truckload and ships more than 10,000 orders a year. Mixed and match pallets are standard.
Every pack type
Bins, cartons, bushels and half bushels, count packs, DRC and returnable containers.
Yum Yum or your label
Product ships under our own label or packed to your specification.
Freight in-house
Our own dispatch team coordinates outbound loads and delivery appointments.
Common questions
Questions buyers ask
What is Southern Corporate Packers?
Southern Corporate Packers is a wholesale produce grower and shipper headquartered in Immokalee, Florida. Founded in 1985, the company farms across eleven growing regions and supplies a broad line of fresh fruits and vegetables to chain stores, wholesalers and foodservice across the United States and Canada.
Where is Southern Corporate Packers located?
The head office and packing facility are at 2061 Global Dr, Immokalee, FL 34142. The main phone number is (239) 657-4751. SCP also operates farms and facilities in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Indiana, Delaware, Ohio, Arizona, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Ontario, Canada.
How long has Southern Corporate Packers been in business?
Over 40 years. The company was founded by Brian Arrigo, who began in the produce business in Ontario, Canada and started with watermelons.
What produce does Southern Corporate Packers sell?
The principal programs are watermelons, bell and specialty peppers, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans, eggplant, lettuce and hard squash. SCP also handles melons, leafy greens, cole crops, sweet corn, okra, roots and tubers, tropicals, herbs, citrus and berries, among others. What is running changes through the season, so the sales desk is the fastest way to get current availability.
What is SCP's largest commodity?
By count, peppers. Southern Corporate Packers sells more peppers each year than watermelons, even though watermelon is the company's founding and best-known crop.
Do you ship mini or personal watermelons?
Yes. Mini seedless watermelons ship in 9-count packs. SCP also handles yellow-flesh and orange-flesh watermelons alongside the standard red-flesh line.
Ready to open an account?
Southern Corporate Packers sells by the truckload to chain stores, wholesalers and foodservice distributors across the United States and Canada. Tell us what you need and a member of the sales team will follow up.