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NEW YORK — Construction has started on the 60,000-square-foot New York State Regional Food Hub in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx.

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.

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

NEW YORK — New York City will be the first in the U.S. to require people to show proof of vaccination to dine indoors at restaurants. How will this mandate affect foodservice demand from the area’s produce wholesalers?

Cautiously optimistic is the feeling at the produce heart of the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area, while state officials are boosting the supply chain’s resiliency.

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

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.