“We currently engage with several industry groups including farmers, the New York Farm Bureau, New York Chambers of Commerce and several educational institutions to help strengthen the food supply chain throughout the state and the nation,” Grant said. “We are the biggest wholesale produce market in the country, feeding over 23 million people every day, all out of the South Bronx.”
Like many businesses in New York City, the Hunts Point Produce Market remains steadfast and resilient and despite challenges brought on by the pandemic, continues to thrive.
Most of the cooperators at the market have recovered from the lasting effects of COVID-19; however, they’ve adapted business models and deliver their produce directly to store instead of having shoppers come to the market.
That’s not the only change Hunts Point has experienced of late.
“Over the past year, we have launched a waste reduction program with a food rescue non-profit, Sharing Excess,” Grant said. “Over the last six months, the organization has been able to rescue more than 2 million pounds of food that would have otherwise gone to a landfill and redirected it to local organizations that help the food insecure.”
Another way that Hunts Point continues its mission to support one of the most diverse populations in the world.
