OVER 160 YEARS OF DELIVERING FRESHNESS
History
Our Story
The Benton Harbor Fruit Market was established in 1860. We are very excited to be celebrating our 164th anniversary in 2024! The sprawling 22 acre facility is a State Historic Site. The market is strategically located within 4 hours of a quarter of the population of the United States, while also situated in the heart of the Midwest Fruit Belt. We are the country market on the doorstep of major population centers. Along with shipping to nearby metropolitan areas, The Market serves the local community which has supported it over the years. It is very common to talk to anyone in Southwest Michigan that has a connection to the market.
Wholesale Produce
Large, high volume, wholesale produce operators that receive produce from large local commercial growers for delivery across the United States.
Trading Lanes
Local Growers bring in produce in bushel/half bushel quantities for restaurants, local farm markets, and small wholesalers in nearby large metros.
Storage
22 acres, multiple covered areas, multiple buildings available for winter storage, all on pavement.
Local, farm fresh produce will once again be available to the public starting in June 2024. Please watch the website for more information. In the meantime, if you have any questions, or would like to share a story about the market, please feel free to contact Tara Smith at bentonharborfruitmarket@gmail.com or 269-363-0740.
About Us
Food Service
The Benton Harbor Fruit Market has excellent facilities for Foodservice. This includes 8 above ground docks with a capacity of well over 200 trucks for cross docking, plus 2 in-ground docks with a capacity of 8 trucks. We have over 35,000 sq feet of cold storage available, which is broken down into multiple coolers of varying size. We have facilities available for processing, and packing fresh produce, with excellent access to U.S Highway 31 to Indianapolis, Interstate 94 to Chicago, Detroit, and all points in between, and Interstate 196 to Grand Rapids and North. In addition to all of this dock space, the Benton Harbor Fruit Market has over 22 acres of space for trucks to maneuver. We offer offices as part of our service to make a more comfortable working environment for our clients.
There is vacant space available for the 2024 season. For more information, please contact Tara Smith or Lucas Costanza at bentonharborfruitmarket@gmail.com.
