Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market Announces $6,500 Shopping Spree Winner

Philadelphia – The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM) is pleased to present our grand prize winner, Kings Food Markets, Parsippany, NJ with $6,500 in Market Bucks.  Kings’ name was randomly selected from entrants who visited the PWPM booth at the New York Produce Show and Expo held December 11, 2013.  The $6,500 grand prize was sponsored by 13 participating merchants to support purchases at the Philly Market. The Kings Food Market produce staff will also receive a guided tour of the PWPM.

Other winners include Manhattan Fruit Exchange, New York, NY, who will take home an iPad Mini plus a One Day Free Pass Package to the Market that includes a $100 Visa Gift Card.  Nine other winners of the One Day Free Pass Package plus $100 Visa Gift Card include:

• Pomegranate, New York, NY
• Monticello Farmers Market, Monticello, NY
• RLB Food Distributors, LP, West Caldwell, NJ
• L&J Produce, Inc., Brooklyn, NY
• Merida Foods, Inc., Hewlett, NY
• Wakefern Food Corporation, Elizabeth, NJ
• Native Maine Produce and Specialty Foods, Westbrook, ME
• Food Circus/Foodtown, Middletown, NJ
• Food and Beverage People, Princeton, NJ

Congratulations to all the winners! We are looking forward to helping you “get fresh with Philly!”

About the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market: 

The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market is the world’s largest, fully refrigerated wholesale produce market.  Completed in 2011, our 700,000 square foot facility is fully enclosed, providing customers with security, comfort, efficiency, and an unbroken cold chain.  We are open to the public and serve a range of produce buyers from the home cook to national supermarket chains.  Because the PWPM is made up of 24 fresh fruit and vegetable merchants, buyers have the opportunity to compare products, brands, and price points.

Source:  Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market