Family farm market grows into four-store operation with hundreds of employees, plans for more growth

Behind the success of Detwiler’s Farm Market? An intense focus on the customer.


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Lori Sax. Henry and Natalie Detwiler, owners and founders of Detwiler’s Farm Market, have grown the company from a roadside stand to a four-store, 445-employee fresh food empire.
Lori Sax. Henry and Natalie Detwiler, owners and founders of Detwiler’s Farm Market, have grown the company from a roadside stand to a four-store, 445-employee fresh food empire.
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When Henry and Natalie Detwiler ran a produce stand at Fruitville Grove in Sarasota, their kids helped after school and on weekends.

Sam Detwiler, their oldest son, started helping with the family business when he was in grade school. Then he decided he wanted to dedicate more of his time to the growing venture. “My mom wasn’t really happy, but I dropped out of high school and went basically full-bore,” he says.

 

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