BRONX, N.Y. — Walk along with Northeast editor Amy Sowder as she takes Stefanie Katzman’s tour of the new facilities at S. Katzman Produce at Hunts Point Produce Market.
In 2019, S. Katzman Produce bought out LBD Produce, which closed in late 2019, she said.
Katzman said her family company has converted LBD’s eight units and renovated them, while also hiring the two owners.
“It increased our footprint on the market and allowed us to modernize, with refrigeration and bacteria scrubbers that take out ripening gases,” she said. “All these modern technologies add to our efficiencies and quality of our product, and it’s a lot nicer to work in.”
Katzman replaced the cinderblock walls with refrigerator walls, adding refrigeration units and the Bio Turbo, which is an ethylene absorber.
Removing ethylene gas prevents premature ripening, bacteria, mold spores and viruses, according to the Bio Turbo website.
In January, Katzman started offering with Fresh Express bagged salads, she said.
“Before, we did salad clamshells, but no mixes. We’re planning to start offering mixed bags with proteins next month,” Katzman said in October.
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