Why American Truffle Company?

One of the biggest differences between ATC and others is that we’re built on 25+ years of rigorous truffle science—and that science continues to advance. Our Chief Scientist, Prof. Paul Thomas, continues to lead peer-reviewed research on truffle cultivation and climate impacts, and through Paul we’ve worked closely on truffle projects in more than 20 countries, building one of the largest truffle-orchard scientific datasets in the world. This foundation has produced multiple world firsts for our growers, from record-latitude Périgord production to climate-suitability mapping that underpins where we plant. We stay plugged into global science—attending and presenting at every truffle conference worldwide—then go further by conducting our own research. We then share these valuable insights within our community of partner growers.

Unlike nurseries that just sell inoculated trees or consultants who drop in occasionally, ATC is structurally aligned with your long-term success. Through our unique partnership model, we only succeed when you do: our incentives are tied to your actually producing salable truffles, not just planting an orchard. That alignment defines how we work. We don’t hand you a binder and wish you luck—we stay engaged over the life of the orchard with land search guidance, orchard design input, best-practice and orchard management training, soil and root analysis, and on-site visits when needed. Our scientific team continually monitors results across the ATC grower network and proactively brings you updated recommendations, rather than waiting for problems to surface. This means you are never experimenting alone. You have a partner whose science, data, and business model are all focused on the same outcome you care about the most: a productive truffle orchard.

Most growers focus on how to produce truffles and only later ask, “Who will buy them?” The reality: truffles are among the most expensive foods in the world, and prices are driven by scarcity, quality, and whom you sell to. Selling through generic middlemen means lower prices and slower movement of a product that loses value by the day. ATC has built a direct-to-market channel around our brand and grower network. We already distribute high-quality American-grown Périgord truffles directly from our partner orchards to professional chefs and home chefs, not through wholesalers. Our relationships with leading culinary partners—such as Michelin-level restaurants—mean your truffles can reach top kitchens and serious home cooks at peak freshness and price. As an ATC grower, you’re not left to “figure out the market.” You plug into an established distribution engine designed to showcase and reward the quality you’ve worked so hard to produce.