Peter Condakes News Today

It was way back in 1900 when Peter J. Condakes came over from Greece and settled down in Boston. Selling fruits and vegetables from a cart, he quickly established a regular location on the city’s old Commercial Street. Fast forward 50 years, he and his self-named company were a major player on Boston’s produce scene as Condakes’ descendants continued his proud tradition. Peter John Condakes, president and co-owner of Peter Condakes Co. today, feels the business has done “pretty well” i...

Boston is a city that is clearly committed to promoting quality fresh produce — for the benefit of growers and for the city’s residents.

Peter Condakes Co. Inc., a full-line distributor of produce specializing in tomatoes, has been a mainstay in the New England Produce Center since 1974. Peter John Condakes, president and co-owner of the Chelsea, MA-based company, goes into every day with an optimistic view of business.

The Boston Globe One Block, One World The pandemic crushed businesses on Bostons Water Street. Even more devastating: The effects ripple around the world. + Published Dec. 19, 2020 On Water Street in downtown Boston, the sound of silence is deafening these days — no office workers chirping into iPhones as they pursue their Starbucks fix, no unkempt men heading to the upscale barber, nobody chatting in what used to be the daily lunch line that stretched outside of Casa Razdora for its handmad...