EPC 2024 Leadership Class Examines Logistics Firsthand at Philly Port and Wholesale Market

March 22, 2024 Eastern Produce Council

The sixth Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class toured the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM) and Holt Logistics on March 19, 2024. “Logistics and distribution are such a crucial part of the produce industry,” said Susan McAleavey Sarlund, EPC Executive Director. “PWPM and Holt Logistics offer significant aspects of the supply chain for consideration in our leadership program.”

Philly Port and Wholesale Market Provide Relevant Experience for 2023 Eastern Produce Council Leadership Class

March 28, 2023 Eastern Produce Council

The fifth Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class toured the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM) and Holt Logistics on March 21, 2023.

2022 EPC Leadership Class Tours Philly Port and Wholesale Market

March 28, 2022 Eastern Produce Council

The fourth Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class saw first-hand the increasing complexity of the produce logistics and distribution system with a tour of the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM) and Holt Logistics on March 22, 2022.

National Association of Produce Market Managers Names Mark Smith as Market Manager of the Year

Mark Smith, General Manager of the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, was selected by the National Association of Produce Market Managers (NAPMM) as Market Manager of the Year at their annual conference, held this month in New Orleans.

Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market and Sharing Excess Collaboration Donates Over 2M Pounds of Food to Communities in Need

After nearly six months of collaborating to provide free fresh produce to low income Philadelphians, the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market and Sharing Excess have been able to donate 2,039,323 pounds of food back to the community. With food insecurity continuing to impact 38 million Americans a year and 20% of Philadelphians, the organizations remain committed to making unsold produce that would otherwise be thrown away available to people in Philadelphia through food pantries.