LOS ANGELES - Pallets of produce sit inside this Los Angeles warehouse. It is a stark contrast to some grocery stores where paper and canned goods went flying off the shelves. “So this is some of the chilies that we have on hand still,” said Sandra Ramirez.
She is an Office Manager for South Fresh Fruit Inc. She and many other Los Angeles produce wholesalers were caught with excess goods when their major customers like restaurants were forced to close their doors due to the pandemic. “It definitely dropped within 50 percent.
It was a little bit of a surprise especially thinking with produce that it’s gonna be needed,” Ramirez said. According to Ramirez produce sales spiked when the safer-at-home order first went into effect.