Wholesale Produce Supply Co.
Minneapolis, Minnesota – Wholesale Produce Supply Company (“WPS”) is a value-added distributor of fresh produce to grocery wholesalers and foodservice providers throughout the Midwestern United States and Central Canada. Founded in 1964, WPS is an integral partner to foodservice distributors, grocery wholesalers, quick-service restaurants, and other clients, as well as to its extensive network of over 300 growers globally. WPS procures and delivers approximately 100 fresh produce commodities and also performs value-added services, such as ripening, grading, fresh-cut, washing, sorting, and packaging for a variety of its products, which reduces its customers' labor and infrastructure needs. As a result, WPS has become one of the largest sources of fresh produce in the Midwestern United States and Central Canada.
Acquisition Date: November 2011
Realization Date: October 2021
Fund: Mill City Fund I