We stock only the freshest, most flavorful produce picked at the peak of perfection.
You will taste the difference!
Always changing with the times Paul’s Markets will remain fresh for years to come
The Thieneman family worked the land around Campground Road in South Louisville. They would truck their fresh produce to the Haymarket, ensuring the community had access to fresh, local fruits and vegetables. Their dedication to quality produce laid the foundation for what would become Paul’s Fruit Market.
Paul opens the first store on Barrett Avenue featuring fresh family produce and Lawrence Meats. This marked the beginning of a beloved local business that would grow to serve generations of customers.
Paul's adds beautifully curated fruit baskets from Fred Kunz, Louisville restaurateur. They remain a popular choice for holiday gifts and special occasions. Each basket, held here by Paul's daughter Sally in 2009, features a delightful assortment of fresh produce and gourmet treats.
An open-air market tent serves Saint Matthews throughout the summer. This vibrant market becomes a community hub, drawing people together to enjoy fresh produce and local goods.
Our Taylorsville Road store opens near Hikes Point. This location remained an open-air market until the early 90s.
A distribution center at the Louisville Produce Terminal is added to help serve the growing markets throughout Louisville.
Our first year-round store is opened on Shelbyville Road in Middletown.
Our first in-store deli is opened in the back of the Middletown store. The commissary at distribution center now employs over 80 people, all making fresh prepared foods delivered to stores multiple times daily.
With the help of a former partner, the Burger’s family, the first meat department is opened at the Middletown store. By 2018 all stores have meat departments.
Our new 11,000 square foot Brownsboro store opens, boasting nearly double the size of our other three locations. As always, you can expect the same great produce and customer service.
At Paul’s Fruit Market, we believe what’s inside matters — whether you’re talking about a meal or a business. That’s why we’re
committed to doing things the way we’ve always done them. Some might call us old-fashioned, but we think really good stuff never goes
out of style.
When you shop at Paul’s, here’s what you can expect:
A sustainable way of doing business
Some ideas are built to stand the test of time. “Sustainability” might just be a newfangled word for doing things the way we’ve
always done them.
We source locally whenever it’s possible, because that’s the best way to get the freshest, most delicious
produce. We don’t have a long supply chain. We shop daily, and our trucks deliver to the stores three times a day--that’s why our
produce is always so fresh. Our more direct distribution process means sometimes corn literally goes from the field to the store in
the same day.
Our sourcing process has been worked out over generations. It’s personal, and it’s just about perfect. We know
which farmers to call at what time of year to make sure our produce arrives at the peak of perfection. When we can’t source locally,
we buy as close to home as we can.
After more than sixty years, we don’t just believe offering the freshest food,
thoughtfully sourced, is a sustainable way of doing business.
We’ve proven it.
