As long-time merchants on the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, T. M Kovacevich (TMK Produce) operates out of a 2,000-pallet facility and represents some of the world’s finest growers at what it considers the best wholesale produce arena on the planet.

The big news coming out of the company in 2023 is that it is expanding its TMK Local program.

Procacci Bros., with four units at the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, is one of the leading wholesalers in the Northeast. The company also runs a warehouse in South Philadelphia and a farming operation in South Jersey.

The company provides a full line of produce, including back-of-the-line items like salads and dressings, as well as floral, organic and specialty items.

Business is off to a great start in 2023 with Rick Feighery, vice president of Procacci Bros., noting the company can always take on more.

Produce in Philadelphia is big business.

So big, in fact, that the City of Brotherly Love is home to the world’s largest fully-enclosed, fully-refrigerated wholesale produce terminal — the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market.

At 686,000 square feet, the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market offers cold-chain protection for fruits and vegetables, and its merchants carry a full line of produce in support of the local foodservice industry and grocery business.

Wiers Farm in Willard, OH, dates back to 1896 and through five generations, the family has brought their values and hard work into a company that employees are proud of and customers trust.

United With Earth Corp., not only is a leader in dates, but continues to do more with them.

“Every time I look at a date, I ask myself, ‘what else we can do with dates?’” said Daryoush Davidi, founder of the San Rafael, CA-based company. “Initially, we were selling them whole, then we turned them into paste and made coconut and almond date rolls, then we started to chop them to be used just like raisins in cookies. We also turned them into powdered sugar. I am always looking for the next new hit.”

Sunny Valley International is a shipper and full-service marketing company specializing in imported and domestic fruit sales. As of early May, the company is wrapping up its winter import season, which features imported berries, grapes and pears, among other things, and planning for the transition to its summer fruit season.