Company Presentation

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• Company Presentation

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Company Profile

• South Mill, and their growing division Kaolin
  Mushroom Farms, is one of the five largest
  mushroom growers/packers/distributors in the
  United States.
• Family owned and operated since 1945
• Employs over 800 dedicated personnel
• Headquartered in Kennett Square, PA
• Vertically Integrated Producer Controlling all
  aspects from cultivation to consumer
• Extensive Distribution Network (7 facilities -
  Eastern U.S.)
• Cold Storage Facilities

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Corporate Philosophy
Our commitment to quality, customer service, and
food safety are our priorities.

• Responsiveness to our customers, and improvement
  of our overall operations are goals that we
  continually strive for.
• Our organization maintains levels of
  responsibility, but not of authority, and as a
  result, we believe that our entire staff has an
  inherent and individual accountability to do
  whatever it takes to thoroughly satisfy our
  customers.
• The staff at South Mill takes great pride in
  their individual efforts, and consciously
  recognizes each person as a contributor to the
  overall goal of being the most innovative,
  customer-focused supplier in the industry.

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Mushroom Product Line

• White Mushrooms
• Whole, sliced, gourmet, button, stuffer,
  organic
• Brown Mushrooms
• Portobello, Baby Bella
• Specialty Mushrooms
• Shiitake, Oyster, Enoki, Maitake, Beech, Pom
  pom, Royal Trumpet

• IQF Mushrooms
• sliced, diced, whole
• Marinated Mushrooms
• Blanched Mushrooms

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Diversified Product Line
Sourcing product from around the world!

• Garlic
• China
• Ginger
• China
• Kiwi
• Italy, US,
• Pineapples
• Costa Rica, Mexico
• French Beans
• Guatemala

• Snow Peas
• Guatemala
• Sugar Snaps
• Guatemala
• Broccoli
• Mexico
• Beans
• USA
• Shallots
• Canada, USA

And More!!
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Vertically Integrated

• South Mill maintains complete vertical
  integration, controlling all aspects from
  cultivation to the consumer.

Growing Mushrooms
Packaging
Harvesting
Delivery
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Transportation Logistics

• 24/7 dispatch/truck communication
• Fleet of 70 tractors and reefer trailers
• Deliveries 3-7 days a week to major metropolitan
  cities
• LTL and TL services
• Unique truck satellite tracking

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Distribution Centers
Kennett Square, PA South Mill Corporate
Headquarters
Distribution Facilities

• Atlanta
• Charlotte
• Chicago
• Dallas
• Houston
• New Orleans

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Distribution
South Mill operates a fully integrated logistics
division capable of serving all industry segments.

• Refrigerated or frozen LTL, or full load
  distribution services
• Close proximity to major air and sea ports
• Overnight deliveries to 35 major cities

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Food Safety

• AIB Certified (American Institute of Baking)
• GMP / GAP Certified
• Fully compliant with audit requirements of our
  Fortune 100 clients

• South Mill voluntarily conducts routine random
  microbiological testing on products, plant
  equipment for Listeria, E. coli, salmonella and
  total plate count
• Mushroom GAP First mushroom farm in the U.S.
  certified in USDA MGAP (self initiated)

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Food Safety
Plant Operations

• Limited Access to plant and growing areas in
  compliance with Food Security Initiative
• Safety standards
• Dress code
• Jewelry code

• All plant equipment, farm practices/procedures
  within the growing/packing operation are in full
  compliance with HACCP

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Employee Health Welfare
South Mill is committed to keep its employees
healthy while they are on the job.

• Strict health guidelines for working employees
• Regular immunizations

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Sales Marketing

• 24/7 availability
• Solutions oriented sales mentality
• State of the art I.T. solutions
• Electronic ordering
• Ink jet coding system for product
• traceability
• Custom packaging

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IQF Mushrooms
(Individually Quick Frozen)
Our newest expansion includes a fluidized bed
tunnel freezer, capable of freezing a variety of
produce items

• Fresh mushrooms are frozen within 6hrs of
  harvesting
• Available whole, sliced, or diced
• Shipping containers
• 20lbs or 40lbs boxes, 1,300lbs bins
• Custom freezing services available

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Cold Frozen Storage

• Convenient 24/7 operations
• New 1,000,000 cu.ft. cold frozen storage
  building
• Repacking
• Temperature zone segregation (ethylene
  segregation)
• IT data services
• Custom services
• Break-bulk capabilities
• Port pick-up, LTL TL services
• New 6,000,000 cu.ft. cold storage building
• Coming Soon! Office space available.

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Industry Presence

• Produce Marketing Association
• Red Book Credit Services
• Blue Book
• Pennsylvania Food Processor
• American Mushroom Institute
• American Frozen Food Institute

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Select Soils
Select Soils processes the Spent Mushroom
Substrate (SMS) into reusable topsoil with
multiple applications.

• SMS can be resold as nutrient rich topsoil
• Used in farming, landscaping, lawns
• Easy transport
• Environmentally friendly
• 100 Recycled

www.selectsoils.com
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Website

• Visit us at our website
• www. .com