Fine Cooking
March 2012
Melissa's tropical fruits are noted and featured on pages 50 - 57 including pineapples (main feature), papaya, starfruit, and blood oranges.
Think tasty, creamy, tangy, aromatic, tart, sweet, crunchy and delectable. Within the 280,000 square feet of the Melissa's/World Variety Produce, Inc. warehouse, you’re sure to find the freshest fruits and vegetables – quality products with exceptional value and first-class service.
Established in 1984, Melissa's/World Variety Produce, Inc. is currently the largest distributor of specialty produce in the United States. With over 1000 items available at any given time, Melissa’s imports and distributes exotic fresh fruits and vegetables from around the globe. Here’s a reference to its food safety program, and a reference to logistics.
Located in the Vernon district of Los Angeles, California, World Variety Produce began strictly as a source of specialty produce. In recent years, the company has incorporated a "one-stop shopping" concept.
Melissa's in the Media
Melissa's tropical fruits are noted and featured on pages 50 - 57 including pineapples (main feature), papaya, starfruit, and blood oranges.
ShopSmart
February / March 2012
There is an article called "Back to your Roots" in which Melissa's Produce is quoted from the Melissa's Great Book of Produce book on information about Watermelon Radishes pages 70 - 72.
Traditional Home
January 2012
Melissa's Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes are noted in the recipe entitled "Baby Potatoes with Crème Fraîche and Caviar" as a great recipe to enjoy in the New Year 2012! Recipe: http://www.traditionalhome.com/food_entertaining/entertaining/new-year-dinner-recipes_ss9.html.
Saveur
January / February 2012
Melissa's is noted in the annual "100 trends edition", one of the more popular editions for the year for one of the trends noted using Melissa's Limequats or as a substitute noted Limes and Kumquats: http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/limequat-drink.
Womans Day
January 2012
Eating Well
December 2011
Melissa's Produce is noted for Coconut Chips used in the "Cranberry Coconut Triffle" recipe.
Family Circle
December 2011
Melissa's Chestnut Roasting Kit is nicely noted and featured "In the the Kitchen with Regina" section on page 150, the article is entitled "Present Perfect".
Taste of Home
December 2011 / January 2012
MelissasFarmFreshProduce.com
site is noted on page 75 under the "Try More Adventurous Foods" for the upcoming New Year "Resolutions" section.
Better Nutrition
November 2011
Melissa's Soyrizo is nicely noted and featured in the article entitled "Meatless Marvels" on pages 28 - 30 .
Saveur
November 2011
Melissa's is noted as a source for Finger Limes and Sweet Potatoes (Yams) including Okinawa sweet potatoes in the Thanksgiving edition of the publication.
