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About 4.2 million people live and eat in the greater Montreal metro area, a population that growers, wholesalers, retailers, restaurants and marketers want to feed with their fresh produce as much as possible

The foodservice sector of the Greater Montreal produce industry held its collective breath for three months between March and June and has been trying to catch it ever since.

Tom Lange Co. is marking the 60th anniversary of its founding in St. Louis, Mo., this year.

The best way to predict how the produce market will be in the greater New York City area for the rest of fall and through winter is to accept that this could be the least predictable time ever.

BRONX, N.Y. — “Good morning!” said Stefanie Katzman of S. Katzman Produce at Hunts Point Produce Market as she opened the door on a brisk October day.

BRONX, N.Y.— Many Hunts Point produce companies still operating in today’s business climate are working more efficiently and with different types of customers and product sizes to survive — and sometimes thrive.

The domino effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the greater New York City area produce industry has eased a bit, but repercussions continue with foodservice and freight.

Thanksgiving wasn’t a blockbuster holiday for Chicago area produce distributors, but they said it wasn’t a total disaster saleswise.

It’s not out of the question to assert that Toronto is the New York City of Canada. That makes the Ontario Food Terminal the Hunts Point Produce Market of Canada.

One of the biggest challenges of COVID-19 has been ensuring the health and safety of everyone, said Hutch Morton, senior vice president of J.E. Russell Produce Ltd. at the Ontario Food Terminal in Toronto.