Southern Specialties was founded in 1990 by Robert Colescott, President and CEO of the company. Our mission was to provide the finest restaurants and hotels in the nation the best specialty produce. Today, Southern Specialties is involved in growing, importing, processing, and marketing a wide range of fruits and vegetables from various parts of the world. We maintain offices in Pompano Beach, Florida, Atlanta, Seattle, Guatemala, Chile, Peru, and Mexico.

The Southern Selects product line was developed to meet the needs of today¹s educated consumer. Our fruit and vegetables are grown on the very best farms in the world. Each farm is chosen for its unique location, capability to provide the finest products in the region, and strict adherence to our quality assurance programs.

Southern Selects provides the families of health conscious shoppers, including Robert's five children, with healthful, quality assured, ready to eat produce that suits their lifestyle choices.

Southern Selects premium produce is shipped every day of the year to the finest hotels, restaurants, and retailers in the nation.