Welcome to PanPan
PanPan is a buying club on a mission to support a community-driven local food system. Originated as Pandemic Pantry in 2020, PanPan has been offering a no-frills, low-waste, affordable option for high quality produce, dairy, eggs, meat & seafood, bread, nuts, and more. We curate, haul, sort, and bag up weekly shares of local groceries for pick up in our warehouse.
PanPan is located in West Philly but anyone can join and membership is free! If you’re interested, head over to the How It Works section to make sure it’s right for you. Then you can go to the Join Now page to sign up!
How it all began. Originally called Pandemic Pantry, the founding members of PanPan came together at the beginning of the Philly’s stay-at-home order in March 2020. As global supply chains were going haywire, we decided to organize purchases of local produce, bread, dairy and other staple items to feed ourselves while avoiding supermarkets.
PanPan started as a labor of love with three goals: accessing fresh high-quality food, supporting local farms and food producers, and maintaining social distance. The group grew to dozens of households within a few weeks and today PanPan has over 400 members who come for the food and stay for the vibrant community space we’ve created together.
PanPan is a project of Third Wheel Cheese, which operates a wholesale distribution business of local and regional artisan cheese, and a cut-to-order cheese shop. Third Wheel covers the overhead of the warehouse, making it possible for PanPan to keep their prices low. Love PanPan? Support Third Wheel Cheese!