Piedmont Valley Truffles was formed in 2002 to propagate truffle development in the United States and further educate consumers, chefs and growers. The company was co-founded by Jack & Aron J Ponticelli, father and son, along with partner Franklin Garland.

As one of the leading growers & distributors of Black Truffles in the Western Hemisphere - with 110 acres of farmland in the rolling foothills of North Carolina's Piedmont region, over 15,000 inoculated truffle trees currently planted with further development planned, and an expanding consortium of smaller growers throughout the country - Piedmont Valley Truffles is uniquely poised to guide the nascent domestic truffle cultivation industry into the 21st Century.