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NEW YORK — Hunts Point Produce Market has needed modernizing — a serious, comprehensive update to its infrastructure — for at least 50 years.

Bronx, N.Y.-based D’Arrigo New York acquired more facilities in South Bronx, part of its steady, incremental improvements for the last 73 years.

Possibly the most modern wholesale produce market in the U.S., the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market will celebrate 10 years in business June 5.

The labor market is tight in Ohio, and nowhere is demand hotter than in the foodservice and hospitality sector.

School will be back in session this fall, and for DNO Produce the return to more normal school schedules is expected to be a boost to its foodservice business.

There’s no sugar-coating it: The produce industry in the greater Montreal metropolitan area of Canada’s Quebec province has had a tough time of it this past year.

The ability to remain focused, accessible and flexible in helping its customers, carriers and shippers manage the unpredictable nature of the produce market is helping The Tom Lange Co. grow in the St. Louis market.

Shelby Market Share data for 2021 shows Schnucks is the clear market leader in the St. Louis metropolitan market.

Gabe Bernal of Miami-based Seasons Farm Fresh said the biggest adjustment the company has made from last year to this year is a shift from wholesalers to retailers.

Coosemans DC is seeing strong demand for both retail and foodservice offerings, said Lolo Mengel, CEO of the Jessup, Md.-based company.