Melissa's Checkout for Android

11 things about Melissa's Checkout

1. But more important than these educational trademarks, a Melissa's/World Variety Produce employee -- ready to track down those hard-to-find items -- can answer questions about specialty produce items toll-free at (800) 588-0151.

2. Located in the Vernon district of Los Angeles, California, World Variety Produce began strictly as a source of specialty produce, selling to retailers in the Southern California region.

3. Over the years the company's Food Service Division has become a full-service operation that supplies culinary professionals with staples, exotics and Melissa's full line of organic produce.

4. Within the 280,000 square feet of the Melissa's/World Variety Produce, Inc.

5. World Variety is committed to industry and consumer education about specialty produce.

6. Established in 1984, Melissa's/World Variety Produce, Inc.

7. "Wet Tags" attached to bulk produce items include a PLU number for fast, accurate check-out and offer general product information.

8. 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.

9. Melissa's/World Variety Produce, Inc.

10. You can count on World Variety for the Freshest Ideas in Produce.

11. Joe Hernandez, a Texas native, founded the business with a decade of produce industry experience in a small, rented produce warehouse lunchroom.