Processing, packing, cooperatives and markets · operation or company
Peace River Packing Company
five generation family packinghouse
- Founded
- 1928
- Evidence class
- publicly verified operating
- Place
- Fort Meade, Polk County
- District
- The Ridge
- Geography scope
- network extension polk
- Status as of 12 September 2026
- Operating; splits output between fresh fruit and processing under the fifth generation of the Black family.
- Connections
- 3 edges, 3 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.027 (rank 49 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.031 (rank 22) · outside endpoint share 0.33
- Confidence
- High · sources: [CFAN2] [FNG] (register)
Local growers found the packinghouse at Fort Meade in 1928; Larry Black's great grandfather later becomes sole owner and the company remains a Florida's Natural member [CFAN2][FNG].
Connections
Location and lineage
- holdsLarry Blackgeneral manager in the fifth generationto present
- unit or member ofCitrus World, Florida's Natural Growerslisted grower member from Fort Meadeongoing
- tied venture or seatFort Meadethe town packinghouse1928 to present