GrubMarket Acquires Schoenmann Produce

SAN FRANCISCO — GrubMarket, an AI-powered food technology and ecommerce company, announced it has acquired Schoenmann Produce of Houston, Texas, a produce distributor that has served customers across the foodservice, retail, wholesale, healthcare, education and maritime industries throughout the Gulf Coast region for more than 100 years.

Founded in 1910 with a mission to connect local farmers with Houston’s culinary scene, Schoenmann Produce has grown into a regional distributor serving customers across Texas and Louisiana. Since 1973, the company has been owned and led by Cary Hoffman, alongside President Mark Steakley.

Schoenmann Produce offers fresh fruits and vegetables sourced from around the world, including both staple and specialty categories such as potatoes, tomatoes, bananas, avocados, berries, mushrooms and citrus. The company emphasizes Texas-grown products as part of its portfolio.

Schoenmann Produce’s operations are supported by a Houston facility located on 34.5 acres near Hobby Airport. The 90,000-square-foot facility features 75,000 square feet of cold storage capacity; a fully refrigerated dock; dedicated ripening rooms for bananas, avocados and tomatoes; and a refrigerated fleet of trucks to serve customers across the region.

The facility and team earned a Primus score of 100, reflecting the company’s approach to food safety, traceability and quality assurance. The company maintains a quality control program supported by third-party inspections.

“Joining GrubMarket reflects an important moment in the continued evolution of Schoenmann Produce,” said Steakley. “For more than a century, our company has consistently operated on the principles of quality, service and integrity, and we are proud of the deep trust we have earned from our customers and partners over the years. With GrubMarket, we can build a future that aligns with these shared core values while leveraging an innovative-driven approach to long-term growth. We are incredibly optimistic about the opportunities that lie ahead.”

Mike Xu, CEO of GrubMarket, added, “Schoenmann Produce has built an impressive business with real staying power in one of the country’s most important regional produce markets. Their longstanding customer relationships, broad product capabilities and well-developed infrastructure extending from their Houston headquarters make them a strong strategic fit for GrubMarket as we continue to strengthen our presence in key U.S. produce markets, including Texas and the Gulf Coast region.”

As part of GrubMarket’s portfolio, Schoenmann Produce will have access to GrubMarket’s proprietary, AI-powered software solutions, including WholesaleWare, a software-as-a-service ERP platform that provides food industry wholesalers, distributors and shippers with financial management, sales support, inventory management, lot traceability, grower accounting, and automated routing and logistics; GrubAssist AI, GrubMarket’s suite of agentic enterprise AI assistants that provide food supply chain businesses with insights, analysis and automated order processing; Orders IO, GrubMarket’s mobile and online ordering ecommerce solution; and GrubPay, the company’s digital payments platform.