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Farmer Focus

779 Massanutten Street, Harrisonburg, VA, 22802, United States

Overview

Shenandoah Valley Organic (SVO) is a Harrisonburg, Va.-based organic meat company that produces the Farmer Focus™ brand and emphasizes traceability. The company was founded in 2014 by CEO Corwin Heatwole and positions itself as mission-based and values-driven. Through its business model, farmers receive fair compensation and retain decision-making for their businesses. SVO closed a $15M funding round to support its growth. The company intends to use the proceeds for plant modernization to increase throughput volumes and to expand marketing and brand outreach. Those efforts are aimed at growing Farmer Focus fresh and value-add product sales in leading grocery stores and retail locations throughout the United States.

Total raised
$15M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Dec 2019

Industries

  • Food Processing
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Dec 2019

    $15M

Team

  • Stephen Shepard

    Chief Executive Officer

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  • Corwin Heatwole

    Chairman of the Board of Directors

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  • Ed Hinson

    Chief Sales Officer (CSO)

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  • Rich Baughman

    VP of Technology

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