A.V. Thomas Produce, Inc.
A.V. Thomas Produce knows a sweet potato is not just a yam by another name. The California grower produces, packages, and sells several varieties of yams and the yam's sweeter cousin, the sweet potato. (Though the names are used interchangeably in this country, most US-grown "yams" are actually sweet potatoes.) With 1,700 acres in production, its brands include Best West, Court House, Nature's Pride, Oriental Beauty, Royal Flush, Sweetie Pie, Thomas, and Winner; it is also a major US producer of organic sweet potatoes, which it sells under the Natural Beauty label. Founded in 1960 by Antonio Vieira Tomas, an immigrant from the Azores Islands, A.V. Thomas is owned and run by Tomas's nephew, CEO Manuel Vieira.
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Executives
President and Owner
Manuel E. Vieira
Office Manager and Accounts Payable
Billie McCauley