There’s no secret to our great tasting tomato products. We simply grow the reddest, sweetest tomatoes we can, pick them at the peak of freshness and pack them within 24 hours. The ingredients we use are hard work, good sense, and a desire to make the best tasting tomato products available.
HISTORY
Mature seedlings ready for planting
There’s no secret to our great tasting tomato products. We simply grow the reddest, sweetest tomatoes we can, pick them at the peak of freshness and pack them within 24 hours.
Tomato Planter
Once ready, our seedling are transplanted to our trusted family fields for maturing.
Trickle Irrigation
We employ trickle irrigation that waters our plants at their roots, which is both efficient and conserves natural resources.
Tomato Ripening
Our tomatoes are allowed the ripen naturally over the course of several weeks.
Nice tomatoes ready to harvest
Once peak ripeness is reached, its time to begin the harvest.
Harvesting onto trucks
Ripe tomatoes are harvested, loaded and transported to our canning plant in Northumberland. All in the same day.
A sea of tomatoes
All of the tomatoes visible will be canned in just a few hours. Now that’s efficiency!
Tomatoes go for a swim
Our canning process begins with the washing and floating of our tomatoes into the plant, separating the fruit from any residual soil.
Second wash
In addition to floating, the tomatoes are sprayed with water to ensure a peak cleanliness before sorting.
Sorting process
Using both hand and electronic methods, tomatoes are tested for color, weight, and ripeness. Only the best move onto processing (crushed, sliced, diced or whole peeled).
The Brine Room
This rooms holds big kettles where the tomato juice, sauce and seasonings are added to the canning process.
Diced Tomatoes
These tomatoes have been diced and are now ready to be canned.
Filled cans ready to be vacuum sealed
Once the cans are filled, they undergo our canning process. A process that captures the vitamins, minerals and flavor at the peak of freshness so you can enjoy them all year long.
Labeled cans ready for the grocery store
Each batch is canned to Furmano’s quality standards. After cooking, the products are tested a second time in line to assure proper color, texture and taste.
Delicious & prepared tomatoes
Great tasting Furmano’s tomatoes from our field to your table.