DiMare Scranton facility to be completed this summer
DiMare Scranton facility to be completed this summer
DiMare Fresh Scranton is building a new repacking warehouse facility that is expected to be completed in July.
Paul Holmes, general manager of DiMare Scranton, said that the facility will be a state-of-the-art operation featuring the latest technology for packaging and distribution.
It is the third new facility constructed by DiMare Fresh, which is owned by Paul DiMare of DiMare Inc. in Boston. DiMare Fresh built its first new warehouse in Tampa, followed by one in Chicago.
DiMare's Scranton operation was purchased in January 2003 from Fresh America, which occupied the warehouse once belonging to Joseph Notarianni & Co.
Joseph Notarianni was a 75-year-old produce company when it was sold to Fresh America in 1999. Mr. Holmes and much of the Notarianni staff were carried over to Fresh America. Mr. Holmes said the experience of that same staff was key to Paul DiMare's decision to buy the Scranton facility.
A June 2002 fire in the Scranton facility forced DiMare Fresh Scranton to operate from a packinghouse and a distribution center 30 miles to the south in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Mr. Holmes said that the new facility will consolidate those two operations.
DiMare Fresh Scranton delivers repacked tomatoes and a full line of produce daily in a 350-mile radius that includes New England, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. The company, which does all its buying on an f.o.b. basis, has 600 SKUs of fresh produce.
Mr. Holmes said that he handles the industry's "high end" brand names, including Driscoll, Dole and Sunkist. West Coast suppliers range from "apple country to Yuma." The f.o.b. buying includes direct purchases from Del Monte and other importers in the Delaware River Valley.
DiMare Fresh was created in January 2003 to provide a vertically integrated tomato repack and distribution network with a national presence. According to Mr. Holmes, DiMare Inc. is the largest integrated tomato grower in the United States.
In addition to the aforementioned sites, the firm operates from Dallas, Houston, Sacramento, Tampa and Los Angeles. DiMare has farming and packing operations in Florida and California.
Paul Holmes, general manager of DiMare Scranton, said that the facility will be a state-of-the-art operation featuring the latest technology for packaging and distribution.
It is the third new facility constructed by DiMare Fresh, which is owned by Paul DiMare of DiMare Inc. in Boston. DiMare Fresh built its first new warehouse in Tampa, followed by one in Chicago.
DiMare's Scranton operation was purchased in January 2003 from Fresh America, which occupied the warehouse once belonging to Joseph Notarianni & Co.
Joseph Notarianni was a 75-year-old produce company when it was sold to Fresh America in 1999. Mr. Holmes and much of the Notarianni staff were carried over to Fresh America. Mr. Holmes said the experience of that same staff was key to Paul DiMare's decision to buy the Scranton facility.
A June 2002 fire in the Scranton facility forced DiMare Fresh Scranton to operate from a packinghouse and a distribution center 30 miles to the south in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Mr. Holmes said that the new facility will consolidate those two operations.
DiMare Fresh Scranton delivers repacked tomatoes and a full line of produce daily in a 350-mile radius that includes New England, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. The company, which does all its buying on an f.o.b. basis, has 600 SKUs of fresh produce.
Mr. Holmes said that he handles the industry's "high end" brand names, including Driscoll, Dole and Sunkist. West Coast suppliers range from "apple country to Yuma." The f.o.b. buying includes direct purchases from Del Monte and other importers in the Delaware River Valley.
DiMare Fresh was created in January 2003 to provide a vertically integrated tomato repack and distribution network with a national presence. According to Mr. Holmes, DiMare Inc. is the largest integrated tomato grower in the United States.
In addition to the aforementioned sites, the firm operates from Dallas, Houston, Sacramento, Tampa and Los Angeles. DiMare has farming and packing operations in Florida and California.
