Paterson board approves $6 million plan for food distribution center in city’s 5th Ward

Joe Malinconico PATERSON — A Mexican produce distributor currently based in Passaic has gained approval to construct a $6 million distribution center at a 7-acre site in Paterson’s 5th Ward. The company, GroMex, has been operating on First Street in Passaic for at least two decades and plans to continue running a wholesale business there.