Four Seasons History

The Path to Powerful Produce

Propelled by a love for fresh fruits and vegetables as a young boy, David Hollinger, Founder of Four Seasons Produce, Inc., inherited his father's love of farming and sold his first garden crop to a store near Ephrata, Pennsylvania when he was just eight years old. David's infatuation with farming deepened as he traveled with his father to purchase produce for the family farm market as a child.

As an adult, he decided it was time to do something more noble than business – he and his wife, Debbie, spent several years in rural Mississippi providing volunteer services in a farmer's co-op. After returning home, David resumed work in the family produce market, buying produce and managing the company. It was then, in 1976, that Four Seasons Produce, Inc. came to life. Local bankers recognized Hollinger's personal integrity and potential with a small loan and a line of credit. With it, Hollinger purchased a 5,000 square foot building, a few trucks and equipment.

With steadily climbing sales, the company outgrew its first facility ten years later in 1986 and transferred to a 25,000 square foot building. In 2004 FSPI moved to its current headquarters, a 262,000 square foot distribution center including nearly 193,000 square feet of refrigerated space with 176-foot storage aisles holding 6700 pallets of product at various temperatures. Today, state-of-the-art technologies and logistical systems help Four Seasons Produce, Inc. to lead the industry in excellence.