Hunts Point Market, the core of New York’s produce distribution, shifts to serve
As the crises of the past few years reduce from boil to simmer, labor, transportation, weather and rising costs continue to weigh on operations at New York City’s Hunts Point Produce Market, part of the city-owned Hunts Point Food Distribution Center. But the market is seeing a consistency of business. Retail traffic is always a […]
Remembering our Diana: A tireless, devoted woman who gave so much to others and the business
It was 1985, and as a very young man, I had the idea of starting a magazine for the buying segment of the produce industry. Back in those days, and long before desktop publishing made it easy to produce a publication, the world was filled with typesetting shops, and I walked into one in Pelham, […]
The next gen: Building off what got us here
To be a wholesaler located on the Hunts Point Market in the City of New York is to be a wholesaler presented with an abundance of opportunities. We are in the epicenter of the largest buying market in the country. If a shipper needs to find a home for product due to overproduction or the […]
Wholesale Market: A Year That Will Never Be Forgotten
I have often thought of my father, Stephen D’Arrigo, these past 18 years since his passing. He was a wise, quiet and mature man who taught almost exclusively by example. He is the reason our great company exists. His fingerprints are everywhere: from our shippers to our customers, from the size and make-up of our […]
