Melissa's Produce
The Produce For Top Chefs
The fruits and vegetables shipped by Melissaâs Produce simply donât hold a candle to whatâs piled high at your local megamart. Flawless baby vegetables; exotic fruits including lychees and Pepino melons (and some you may not have even heard of, like sapotes and tamarillos); sweet Ojai Pixie tangerines; juicy SapĆ«rana mangoes and Gold pineapples; a selection of banana varieties like Burro and Manzano⊠youâve truly never had produce like this.
From its founding in a small rented room to its current standing as Americaâs largest distributor of specialty produce with a 280,000 square foot warehouse, Melissaâs has remained family-run with a tight-knit family of employees and long-standing relationships with growers around the world. If youâve been wondering how world-class restaurants and TV shows like âTop Chefâ have been able to track down the worldâs best produce⊠well, the secretâs out.