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Rocky Mount, NC Foodies Enjoy Festivals and Farmers Market

Home to food-focused festivals, a thriving farmers market and local businesses producing nationwide favorites, Rocky Mount tempts foodies from all over. Food-Focused Festivals Perhaps the city’s biggest culinary claim to fame is the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown, a major barbecue cook-off every October. The contest is an official North Carolina State Barbecue Championship as well as a sanctioned competition of the renowned Kansas City Barbeque Society. The Spring Hope National Pumpkin... Read More »

Agriculture Plays Key Role in Rocky Mount's Food Scene

From peanuts to sweet potatoes, roots run deep in Eastern North Carolina. County agriculture cooperatives and youth organizations like Future Farmers of America and 4-H are working to promote – and protect – the region's thriving croplands. "It's very important for kids to realize they live in such a strong agricultural area," says Sandy Hall, Nash County extension agent for 4-H and youth programs. "You can get fresh produce right here in Nash County, and kids who don't get out in the... Read More »
Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory Bakery, Rocky Mount North Carolina

Local Companies Produce Nationally Distributed Sweets

Success smells sweet in the Rocky Mount area, where tasty treats including muffins, pound cakes, cheesecakes, croissants, cream puffs and éclairs are produced for distribution across the country and beyond. From the Sara Lee Corp. plant in Tarboro to the Poppies International and Cheesecake Factory facilities in Battleboro, and Interstate Bakeries Corp.’s Merita Bread Bakery in Rocky Mount, food manufacturing has a strong presence here – for good reason. The location offers easy access to... Read More »

Rocky Mount, NC Sponsors

Bobby Murray Toyota
Nash Community College
Carolinas Gateway Partnership
Nash Health Care Systems
Coastal Beverage Company
Nash OB/GYN Associates
Edgecombe Community College
Nash X-Ray Associates
Frank J. Courts DDS PHD
Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System
Hampton Inn
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Heritage Hospital
Poppies International Inc.
Holiday Inn
Rocky Mount Preparatory School
Life Care Hospitals of North Carolina
Rocky Mount Public Utilities
McLane Company Inc.
Suddenlink Communications
Nancy Liipfert Associates Inc.
TCI Works

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