San Francisco · Wholesale rice
Wholesale rice delivery in San Francisco.
Jasmine, sweet rice, and Thai aromatic long-grain from Chaao, delivered to San Francisco restaurants Monday through Friday by Dao Distribution. Based in South San Francisco.
What SF 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 San Francisco.
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.
View sweet rice SKUThai aromatic long-grain
Chaao Thai Aromatic 2025 in 33 lb sacks. The Hom Mali profile for operators who want fragrance forward without paying jasmine premium.
View aromatic SKUSan Francisco delivery
We're in the city Monday through Friday.
Dao runs standing weekday routes through San Francisco from the South San Francisco warehouse. New accounts are typically up and running inside the same week.
Origin
South San Francisco
The Dao warehouse is in South San Francisco. Every weekday route into the city starts here.
Schedule
Mon–Fri
Standing weekday routes through SF. Orders 24/7 by phone, text, or email.
Onboarding
Same week
New SF accounts typically take a first delivery within the same week Andy is brought in.
What SF kitchens say
Two San Francisco 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.
Andy actually answers his phone. If I need something extra last minute or have to move a delivery, he just sorts it out. No runaround.
Questions
Wholesale rice in SF · frequently asked.
Where is Dao Distribution based?
Dao Distribution is based in South San Francisco. San Francisco kitchens are part of the standing Monday through Friday delivery rotation.
How fast can you deliver wholesale rice in San Francisco?
New customers in San Francisco are typically onboarded within the same week. Once you're set up, jasmine, sweet rice, and aromatic long-grain run on standing Monday through Friday routes.
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.
Do you serve Thai restaurants outside of San Francisco?
Yes. Dao delivers across the Bay Area from Manteca to Santa Cruz, including Oakland, Berkeley, Daly City, San Mateo, Palo Alto, San Jose, Walnut Creek, Fremont, and Hayward. San Francisco kitchens are part of the regular weekday rotation.
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.
Ready to switch your rice supplier?
Pricing, sack sizes, and SF delivery scheduling. Andy handles new accounts personally and you'll usually have a first delivery inside the same week.
More Bay Area wholesale rice:
Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose, Daly City, San Mateo.
Need more than rice? See the full Thai restaurant supplier page, or shop wholesale fish sauce, curry paste, and coconut milk.