About us

🏪 Who We Are

Palengke Wholesale is a unique marketplace serving consumers, businesses, and the entrepreneurial community — with 47,000+ SKUs of top-quality products and services at reasonable & competitive prices, spanning everything from everyday food products and specialty groceries to industrial goods and beyond.

🛒 One Marketplace. Endless Sourcing.

Whether you're stocking a store or stocking your kitchen, Palengke is your go-to source for quality products at prices that make sense. We serve everyone — from the home shopper to the wholesale buyer — all under one roof.

🚀 Always Growing

And we're just getting started. Through relentless supply-chain growth, we're expanding the Palengke marketplace every day, so there's always more to discover — whether you're shopping for your home or sourcing for your business.

What does the word "Palengke" mean?
"Palengke" is a Filipino word that means "public marketplace"

At Palengke, we are committed to providing a diverse selection of high-quality products and local food products tailored to meet the needs of both home cooks, food service businesses, retailers, and diverse manufacturing industries.

Founded in Toronto by Alfred Sarmiento, our mission is straightforward: deliver an unmatched range of quality products at competitive prices, and fuel the growth of local businesses nationwide.

Our product range is diverse and vast — sourced from reputable suppliers across food, wellness, seafood, and industrial categories, all held to strict quality standards. We stay ahead of market trends and buyer needs by continuously expanding our offerings, ensuring cost-effective bulk solutions for every type of client.

We believe that when our customers succeed, Palengke succeeds. That's why we go beyond just supplying products — we curate, we source strategically, and we stand behind everything we carry, so whether you're a business scaling up or a consumer shopping smart, you're always taken care of. And coming soon: live selling events where you can discover new products and shop the Palengke marketplace in real time.

Our Fulfillment Promise

We operate a lean, tech-enabled distribution model — built for speed. From order placement to doorstep delivery, we work directly with world-class manufacturers and trusted logistics partners to ensure rapid, reliable fulfillment across Canada.

Our Mission Statement

As a 100% Canadian owned and operated company, we are proud to serve and give back to the communities we call home — driving economic opportunity for our customers, suppliers, and partners from coast to coast.

Palengke Wholesale operates 3 Divisions:

Palengke Wholesale operates across 3 specialized divisions, giving buyers access to a uniquely broad range of products under one trusted source:

  • Natural Products, Health/Wellness & Gourmet Foods
  • Fresh Seafood, Local Produce & Specialty Groceries
  • Palengke Industrial

Quality & Kaizen Standards

We believe in continuous improvement and are committed to delivering quality products and exceptional service. Our client base spans Canada & USA — from direct consumers and retailers to restaurants, hotels, caterers, manufacturers, schools, universities, senior residences, correctional facilities, sports stadiums, and golf clubs.

Core Values:

  • Integrity & Entrepreneurial Spirit
  • Quality & Fresh Stock
  • Multi-Sourcing Capability
  • Seamless Supply Chain
  • Lean & Scalable Operations

Canadian Food Safety & State-Of-The Art Processing Capabilities

Our supply chain networks operate in excess of 50,000 square foot refrigerated facility and adhere to FIFO, GMP and have HACCP documents. All of our processing is completed in temperature controlled rooms where every single aspect is monitored. All of our Seafood products are completed with 100% Net Weights in order for you to know exactly the cost of your fish and seafood. Everything produced in our processing areas have traceability in order to ensure only the best fish and seafood are utilized.