What’s happening at New York’s Hunts Point Produce Market in May

BRONX, N.Y. — Northeast Editor Amy Sowder recaps her latest visit to Hunts Point Produce Market to chat with Gabriela D’Arrigo of D’Arrigo New York.

By Amy Sowder

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September 23, 2022 04:38 PM

The Packer's Northeast editor Amy Sowder visits Hunts Point Produce Market in May 2019. — The Packer’s Northeast editor Amy Sowder visits Hunts Point Produce Market in May 2019.

BRONX, N.Y. — Northeast Editor Amy Sowder recaps her latest visit to Hunts Point Produce Market to chat with Gabriela D’Arrigo of D’Arrigo New York.

She learned that some of the younger generations working from the market’s 32 vendors are making changes at their companies, and possibly for the market as a whole.

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