The Southeast salad market is broken - and wide open.

90% of the U.S. lettuce is grown in California & Arizona

As salads navigate a 3,000-mile expensive supply chain, they quickly loose freshness, nutrients, and flavor.

They come with an extremely short shelf life. Most greens spoil in just days, leading to massive waste and constant loss.

Worst of all, constant contamination risks like E. coli, and other pathogens from open fields have triggered recalls that have shattered customer trust and put people's health in real danger.

www.suwanneeriverfarms.com

Suwannee River Farms is building the most productive greenhouse in the world.

       

• Fully integrated facility: growing, harvesting, processing, and packaging all happen under one roof in a state-of-the-art Controlled Environment Agriculture system.
• Local production + streamlined supply chain gets our fresh-cut salads from harvest to store shelves in under 24 hours — no cross-country trucking, no third-party warehouses.
• Superior shelf life, noticeably fresher taste, and higher nutrient retention because our greens spend days less in transit and never sit in distribution centers.
• 365-day consistent supply of premium lettuce and ready-to-eat salads, unaffected by weather, season, or external growing conditions.
• Simplified, shorter supply chain eliminates unnecessary handling, cuts transportation and refrigeration demands, reduces food waste, and drives operational efficiency.

Tech. Supports Smarter Farming

Breaking through the $1,000/m² legacy ceiling

We've selected the world's most advanced integrated technology stack for Controlled Environment Agriculture.

Through unpresented integration of AI systems with world class CEA infrastructure, we are set to achieve revenue density up to 127% above traditional best-in-class performance.

Internet of Things (IoT) enables real time monitoring and control of key environmental variables, such as temperature and nutrient levels, facilitating data-driven decision making. 

Specialized LED grow lights have optimized plant growth through targeted light spectrums and reduced energy consumption.

Artificial Intelligence systems will analyze data, predict plan growth patterns, and spot potential diseases, enabling preventative and more effective interventions.

The Integration Multiplier Effect

• AI technologies create continuous optimization feedback loop
• Real-time monitoring enables 105-114% operational efficiency
• Sustained performance beyond traditional operational limits
• 75% labor cost reduction vs. comparable facilities
• Multi-year integration learning curve creates barrier to entry
• All technology proved at scale globally- de-risked execution

We are a Leafy Greens Grower and Packager

All products are USDA Organic Certified with premium ingredients (organic artisan cheeses, organic nuts, organic specialty dressings, organic proteins) targeting customers who want organic quality at accessible prices.

Designed to scale to

40 million pounds per year.

We've chosen the industry's most advanced technologies and have support from an experienced advisory board.

Our detailed business plan allows for fast market entry. Our success is dependent not only on extremely efficient system designs, but operational excellence. 

We will grow and package 12 varieties of organic leafy greens for two channels: bulk products for food service distributors and value-added retail products for major grocery chains.

Our next gen. AI supported technologies support scalable, efficient, and profitable operations.

Broadened market categories position us as a "one-stop shop" that can meet diverse customer needs. 

The Southeast's supply-demand imbalance creates pricing power that supports CEA capital intensity.

The U.S. packaged salads market is growing fast.

Projected CAGR 

 '25-'30, Grand View Research

Why this segment is exploding

• Busy, health-conscious households want convenient, ready-to-eat greens.
• Willing to pay a meaningful premium for local, fresher, safer, consistent quality.
• Retailers actively seeking regional suppliers to fill this exact white space.

Traditional growers, CEA specialists, & retailer-backed brands compose a fragmented field.

 

Regional proximity, traceability, and ESG credential are becoming decisive procurement criteria, allowing nimble CEA firms to win supply contracts once dominated by large field growers.  

-Mordor Intelligence

First & Only at This Price Point

We are creating the only offering that combines all attributes that matter to retailers, food-service buyers and consumers:

• 27% less expensive than non-organic premium greenhouse brands.
• Only 25% premium over field-grown organic.
• Only 26% premium vs. non-organic value-added category.
• Higher margins than everyone because of our cost structure

Our pricing structure will allow organic greenhouse products accessible to the mass market.

Path to Commercialization

Financial Projections

Our Mission

To provide more nutritious, safer, and fresher salads while supporting sustainability and community access to healthy food. 

By producing fresh local produce in climate-controlled greenhouses, we conserve resources, reduce food waste, and minimize long-haul transportation.

Our Niche 

No competitor offers: Organic Certification + Greenhouse Quality + Value-Added Processing + Premium Ingredients + Local Distribution.

We are determined to be both highly profitable and genuinely better for people and the planet – delivering restaurant-quality organic greens at grocery-store prices to the Southeast while creating high-wage rural jobs and dramatically reducing water and carbon footprints.

We are building the first large-scale, USDA-certified organic, AI-enhanced greenhouse that is designed from day one to be:

• Financially self-sustaining (Year 2 profitability)
• Truly local (300-mile radius covering Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and beyond)
• Mass-market affordable (only 10–15% above field-grown organic)
• Use 90% less water than traditional outdoor growing requirements

50% of the targeted project capitalization is expected to come from low-cost, long-term government backed debt, including USDA-guaranteed loans and New Market Tax Credits loans with built-in principal reductions.

Federal incentives help mitigate costs and support project viability, potentially reducing overall risk and enhancing upside for early equity holders.

Dominic Galgano | Co-Founder & CEO

15+ years as a finance director, with deep expertise in sales, debt structuring, and leadership. He is responsible for SRF's strategic planning and investor relations.

Steve Oberosler | Co-Founder & COO

15+ years as an operations director for large food service companies. He excels in process optimization, quality management, and compliance. Steve was qualified as a Certified Food Protection Professional has an MBA from St. John's University.

Executive Advisory

The company is supported by experienced industry veterans who provide strategic guidance and de-risk execution across CEA, produce commercialization, distribution, technology, and packaging automation.

We will provide more nutritious, safer, and fresher salads while supporting sustainability and community access to healthy food.

By producing fresh local produce in climate-controlled greenhouses, we conserve resources, reduce food waste, and minimize long-haul transportation.  

Join Us in Growing the Future of Fresh Food

www.suwanneeriverfarms.com