Bay Cities Produce Highlights

Bay Cities Produce Vice President Steve Del Masso and President Albert Del Masso at the companys San Leandro, CA, facility. We're in the News!
San Leandro, CA-based Bay Cities Produce Co. Inc. has built a strong reputation during its more than 60 years in business, withmost of that time spent as a tenant on the Oakland Produce Market.

The firm carries a full line of fresh, frozen and prepared fruits and vegetables, and it services restaurants and institutions. Foodservice makes up about 60 percent of Bay Cities Produce’s business; processing — including customprocessed products — makes up the remaining 40 percent, said Albert Del Masso, the company’s founder and president. Read More

" Where Was Your Pumpkin Patched? by Steve Del Masso ~ Vice President

November already! My how time flies when you’re having fun. If it’s November we must be in Mexico. So far the transition has gone fairly well - Arizona and Mexico are on track. A glitch may be the East coast, which has been plagued with poor weather. Their crops are off quite a bit which will put more pressure on our growing area and force up some prices. Quality should be okay depending on the weather.

I am looking forward to Navel Oranges and can hardly wait to put this year’s Valencia crop behind us. Lemons too for that matter! Unfortunately it will be a couple months before the Avocadoes straighten out. Read more

Chefs Delight Specialty Products

Chefs Delight Chefs Delight is a 39 year tradition of customer service in value added fruits and vegetables. We started with two knives and have grown to over 30.

Although we sell generic mixed salads and slaws, our success has been through going out to our customers kitchens and duplicating their various blends and custom cuts. Our goal is to help reduce storage space, save labor costs and deliver consistent product to our customers exact specifications. We adhere to the strictest of safe food handling guidelines and regulations.

Once again we do it your way, the only limitation is your imagination. Please take a moment to view pictures and descriptions in our Chefs Delight product line.

Were offer an extensive line of fruits and vegetables including washed greens and salad mixes that can be sliced, diced, julienned, chopped, cubed, mixed or blended. We also offer retail products of salsa blends and guacamole.