Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market Announces June Move-In Date

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM), home to twenty-six fresh produce merchants in a 700,000 square foot facility, is proud to announce that the new market, located at 6700 Essington Avenue in Philadelphia, PA will officially open its doors for business on Sunday, June 5, 2011.

“Together with the merchants of the PWPM, we are thrilled to officially announce the opening of our new market,” said Sonny DiCrecchio, CEO of the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market. “The years of planning and construction have paid off and our customers have everything to gain by the increased level of service, amenities and quality that they can expect to experience at the new PWPM.”

The new Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market will provide high quality, fresh produce to customers within a 500-mile radius. With a state of the art cold chain management system in place, the facility has the ability to maintain temperature effectively, thereby supplying customers of the PWPM with fresher products with a longer shelf life.

“We the merchants of PWPM are absolutely elated about moving in,” said John Vena Jr., Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market board member and president of John Vena Inc. “Starting June 5, our Market will be ‘The Future of Fresh!’ It is an amazing facility and it affords us the opportunity to improve the whole process of serving our customers.”

Officially the current market, located on South Galloway Street, will close at 4:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 2, 2011. The new Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market and will open in its new location at 6700 Essington Avenue on Sunday June 5, 2011. The Merchants of PWPM will proudly welcome customers to the first and largest fully refrigerated wholesale produce market in the world at 10:00 a.m. on that morning.

About Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market

The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM) is the future of fresh in wholesale produce distribution with an extended history serving customers within a 500-mile radius with high quality fresh produce. The 700,000 square foot facility provides customers with the freshest produce, in the most efficient manner at competitive prices.

Source: Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market