Back in the early days of D’Arrigo New York, based in the Hunts Point Terminal Market in the Bronx, eastern apples were the only apples the company took, although as it increased into a powerhouse distributor, it expanded into apples from all over.
“The southeast and northeast were where most of our apples came from for quite some time,” said Gabriela D’Arrigo, vice president of marketing for the company. “It’s something that we are very familiar with, something we’ve long supported and something that has long supported us.”
April 15, 2021
Fres Co, a produce distributor and importer located on the Hunts Point Terminal Market in the Bronx, NY, has added an experienced veteran to its sales team.
Dan Kull joined Fres Co in March as a sales representative and will be in charge of FOB buying of western produce. As part of his duties, he will cross-sell different fruit and produce to his customer base as well as existing customers of Fres Co.
Kull has worked in the produce industry for over 20 years, starting his career as a street buyer/broker in the Hunts Point Terminal Market, where he garnered a wealth of experience and knowledge.
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April 12, 2021
The idea of helping fight food insecurity has been instilled in Leslie Gordon since she was a child.
“I was meant to be in food-banking,” she said. “My grandfather’s name was Norman Goldberg, and he used to tell us stories that sometimes when he was younger, the only thing he would have to eat in a day was an apple that he would pick from a neighboring farmer’s tree. So, he knew what it was to be hungry.”
Her grandfather grew up in Rockland, NY, and later in life was “lucky economically,” and quietly but intentionally, made sure that people had what they needed when it came to food.
Pity poor celery, the last stalk standing when storms clear out the supermarket produce aisle
Jada Yuan, The Washington Post
Feb. 23, 2021
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NEW YORK - The produce shelves of the Whole Foods Market in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, looked like the aftermath of a robbery. It was 9 p.m. on the night before the third New York City snowstorm in three weeks, and panic shopping for what would be half a day of mild snowfall was in full effect. Elsewhere in the country - and earlier in the supply chain - a polar vortex was walloping Texas and Louisiana with ice storms and catastrophic power outages. Gone were the kiwis, the organic red mangoes. A lone bunch of bananas hung forlornly from a wall. Turnips? Rooted out. The broccoli tray? Headless. The lettuce aisle? Nothing romaining.