One Banana Launches Wilmington North Carolina DC for Faster East Coast Produce Distribution
August 21, 2025 | 1 min to read
One Banana has launched a new 19,800 sq. ft. Ripening and Distribution Center near the Port of Wilmington, NC, enhancing the speed of fresh produce delivery to East Coast and Mid-Atlantic markets. This advanced facility features seven 42-pallet ripening rooms and over 580 pallet cold storage capacity, along with services like drayage and cross-docking. These innovations aim to reduce dwell time, safeguard quality, and boost supply chain efficiency for various fresh produce, including bananas and avocados.
One Banana has opened a new 19,800 sq. ft. Ripening and Distribution Center just 12 miles from the Port of Wilmington, NC, to speed fresh produce to East Coast and Mid-Atlantic markets for their current banana clients as well as other distributors of fresh produce in the mid Atlantic.
The state-of-the-art facility includes seven 42-pallet ripening rooms, over 580 pallet cold storage capacity with container plug-ins, and services such as drayage, cross-docking, re-palletization, and inspections — all designed to cut dwell time, protect quality, and improve supply chain efficiency for bananas, avocados, mangos, tomatoes, pears, and more.