Fresh Produce Industry Tours: December 4, 2025
In just a few hours you can experience firsthand the Northeast region’s vibrant fresh produce industry.
Show attendees can purchase a spot on the tour of their choice through our registration portal found here.
Visit the most progressive Manhattan retailers.
Discover some of the country’s largest wholesale markets at Hunts Point and in Philadelphia, as well as some of the region’s other large distributors.
Indulge in destination retail experiences unique to the New York and Philadelphia metropolitan areas.
Network with fellow professionals on comfortable transportation as you learn how our industry delivers from farm-to-fork.
Our 2025 produce industry tours include stops at these unique destinations:
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Manhattan Tour
Retailers Plus 9/11 Memorial Plaza & The Oculus
Explore three supermarket retailers in the heart of the city and finish the day with a trip to Lower Manhattan to walk around the 9/11 Memorial Plaza and The Oculus! Have lunch in The Oculus at one of several eateries that put fresh produce on the menu – including Eataly, Sweetgreen, Pret a Manger, Gansevoort Liberty Market, Devon & Blakely. Looking for a little indulgence? Sample the range of coffees and desserts from dozens of cafés.
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Hunts Point Produce Market
Get a rare inside look at the “largest food distribution center in the world” – where more than 50 companies on the market service the entire New York Metro area and beyond. Lunch will be provided.
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market
Take in the sparkling, 70,000-foot, fully enclosed facility and see how the more than 20 tenants handle, distribute and supply thousands of pounds of fresh produce each year to businesses.
(Must be 18 and have government-issued photo identification to enter PWPM).
