Our buyers have over 200 years of cumulative product experience, and our staff has a genuine desire to make sure our clients are properly catered to and cared for. In our uncompromising pursuit of knowledge and the sourcing out of premium goods, we ensure prompt produce delivery at competitive rates. By handling fresh, frozen, and dried fruits and vegetables, along with a complete line of dairy products and an expanding meat division, West Central is at the cutting edge in utilizing the latest innovations emanating from its grower-shipper relationships all over the world.

Core Values

• Respect
• Integrity
• A safe work environment

Chester Frangipani, founder of West Central Produce, Inc., grew up on the East Coast. From an early age, Chet (as he is known to his family, friends, and work colleagues) displayed a huge appreciation for fresh produce. At the tender age of 8, he revealed a true entrepreneurial spirit when he began peddling fruits and vegetables door to door. In 1964, Chet moved west to the Southern California area and began working in a multitude of capacities in the produce industry he so loved. Around this time he purchased a mushroom farm, and through perseverance and old-fashioned hard work, he became the largest distributor of wild domestic mushrooms in the western United States. He parlayed this success as a grower into creating West Central Produce, Inc. in 1969. Presently in its forty-fifth year of operation, West Central Foodservice continues to be at the forefront of the Southern California food and produce distribution.