Berkeley · Wholesale rice
Wholesale rice delivery in Berkeley.
Jasmine, sweet rice, and Thai aromatic long-grain from Chaao, delivered to Berkeley and East Bay restaurants Monday through Friday by Dao Distribution. Based in South San Francisco.
What Berkeley kitchens order
The three rice grains every Thai kitchen needs.
Premium jasmine rice
Chaao Extra Premium 2024 in 33 lb sacks. The benchmark long-grain jasmine for Thai kitchens in Berkeley and across the East Bay.
View jasmine SKUThai sweet (sticky) rice
Chaao sweet rice in 33 lb sacks. The grain behind sticky rice, mango sticky rice, and any northern Thai or Lao kitchen worth its salt.
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Chaao Thai Aromatic 2025 in 33 lb sacks. The Hom Mali profile for operators who want fragrance forward without paying jasmine premium.
View aromatic SKUEast Bay delivery
Berkeley sits on the East Bay route.
Dao runs Monday through Friday through the East Bay from the South San Francisco warehouse. New accounts are typically up and running inside the same week.
Origin
South San Francisco
The East Bay route runs from the South San Francisco warehouse across the bridge to Berkeley and the surrounding cities.
Schedule
Mon–Fri
Standing weekday routes through Berkeley and the East Bay. Orders 24/7 by phone, text, or email.
Onboarding
Same week
New Berkeley accounts typically take a first delivery within the same week Andy is brought in.
What kitchens say
Two Bay Area kitchens, in their words.
Since we opened with Dao, the quality has never slipped. When you're doing the volume we do, that consistency is everything.
Before Dao we were dealing with four different suppliers just to get through a week. Now it's one invoice, one truck. Jasmine rice, fish sauce, curry paste, coconut milk, all of it.
Questions
Wholesale rice in Berkeley · frequently asked.
Do you deliver wholesale rice to Berkeley?
Yes. Berkeley is part of Dao's standing Monday through Friday Bay Area route. Jasmine, sweet rice, and Thai aromatic long-grain from Chaao all run on the same weekday rotation.
How fast can you deliver wholesale rice in Berkeley?
New Berkeley accounts are typically onboarded within the same week. Once you're set up, deliveries run on standing weekday routes from South San Francisco.
What rice brands do you carry?
Chaao is the flagship line: Extra Premium Jasmine 2024, Sweet Rice, and Thai Aromatic 2025, all in 33 lb sacks. Brown rice and red rice options are also stocked.
Where is Dao Distribution based?
Dao Distribution is based in South San Francisco. Berkeley and the rest of the East Bay are part of the standing Monday through Friday delivery rotation.
Do you serve East Bay cities other than Berkeley?
Yes. Bay Area delivery covers Manteca to Santa Cruz, including Oakland, Walnut Creek, Concord, Fremont, and Hayward in the East Bay. Call (415) 999-4863 to confirm your address.
How do I become a customer?
Call (415) 999-4863 or email andy@daodistribution.com. Andy walks new operators through pricing, sack sizes, and delivery scheduling directly.
Set up a Berkeley rice account.
Pricing, sack sizes, and East Bay delivery scheduling. Andy handles new accounts personally and you'll usually have a first delivery inside the same week.
Looking for Oakland or the rest of the East Bay? See the Oakland wholesale rice page.
Looking for San Francisco? See the SF wholesale rice page.
Looking for San Jose or the South Bay? See the San Jose wholesale rice page.
Looking for Thai jasmine specifically? See the Bay Area Thai jasmine rice page.