The Melissas/World Variety Produce Story "Delivering The Global Market" Los Angeles, California (2016) – Think tasty, creamy, tangy, aromatic, tart, sweet, crunchy and delectable. Within the 280,000 square feet of the Melissas/World Variety Produce, Inc. warehouse, one is sure to find the freshest fruits and vegetables -- quality products with exceptional value and first-class service. Melissas/World Variety Produce, Inc. is currently the largest distributor of specialty produce in the United States.
Over the years the companys Food Service Division has become a full-service operation that supplies culinary professionals with staples, exotics and Melissas full line of organic produce.
Joe and Sharon Hernandez founded the business with a decade of produce industry experience in a small, rented produce warehouse lunchroom. The original office had three telephones and four chairs -- no one could have guessed that, within a few short years, the company would grow to occupy a newly renovated and expanded 280,000 square foot office, warehouse complex, and state-of-the-art CCOF/QAI Certified Organic Packing Facility.