The SF Market is San Francisco’s wholesale produce market.
Home to 23 independently-owned merchant businesses, The SF Market is the region’s destination for the widest selection of fresh produce. The SF Market’s critical food infrastructure connects urban and rural food economies, moving hundreds of thousands of pounds of produce each day. The only non-profit produce market of its scale, The SF Market is uniquely positioned to grow impact across the food system, from expanding opportunities for farmers to improving food access for our neighbors here in the Bay Area. Market merchants lease space on The SF Market to be a part of the vibrant ecosystem of food business on the Market all in one convenient San Francisco location.
Over 1,000 workers see the sunrise each morning at our Bayview-Hunter’s Point 23-acre campus dedicated to food infrastructure. A designated legacy business and a true San Francisco institution, The SF Market opened in 1963 with a 50-year ground lease from the City of San Francisco. In 2013, The SF Market renewed their partnership with the city under a new 60-year lease. In 2015 the Market launched a major reinvestment project to improve and sustain existing infrastructure for our merchant tenants. Through the successful implementation of this Reinvestment Project, the expansion of our community programs, and the continued support of our Market Merchants, The SF Market envisions a vibrant, thriving, and sustainable food system that will feed our region for years to come.
Our Mission
We connect and grow the region’s food and agriculture community from our wholesale market in the heart of San Francisco.
Our Vision
All communities in the San Francisco Bay Area have reliable access to abundant fresh produce.
901 Rankin, a 82,000 square feet LEED Gold Certified warehouse was the first building completed as part of The SF Market Reinvestment Project.
The SF Market Reinvestment Project
The SF Market is in the midst of a multi-year Reinvestment Project to upgrade and expand our facility and position ourselves for future success. Learn more.
Our History
San Francisco’s original produce market was The SF Market was created in 1963 when the City relocated independent produce merchants from downtown San Francisco and built a shared facility at our current location. Since then, The SF Market has grown with the city and the produce industry. Our merchants, many of whom have been in operation for decades, sell and distribute a wide variety of produce to retailers across the Bay Area, including restaurants, independent grocery stores, hotels and other food businesses. We’ve become integral to San Francisco’s culinary fabric by carrying out the behind-the- scenes sourcing and distribution of produce, while also partnering in pioneering the City’s composting program to bring organic waste back to the region’s farms.
The SF Market 1963 Grand Opening.
Members of The SF Market Board of Directors with former District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen and the late Mayor Ed Lee at the Grand Opening of 901 Rankin in 2015.
Our Organization
Our Governance & Leadership
Our dedicated volunteer board members generously provide their expertise to guide The SF Market into a thriving and successful future.
Learn more about our Produce Market Board of Directors.
Learn more about our Merchant Board.
Our Financials
See our most recent New Market Tax Credit Form 990.
2023 Annual Review
Where We’re Headed
Get Involved
The SF Market is made great with the support of our incredible community of volunteers. From our board and committee members to our food recovery volunteers, we couldn’t do it without their support.
If you are interested in learning about our open volunteer opportunities, please write info@thesfmarket.org.
Volunteers and committee members are invited on to The SF Market for a special early morning tour of the market in action for the 1AM Club
Leasing Space on The SF Market
If you are interested in leasing space at The SF Market, please contact General Manager, Michael Janis at mjanis@thesfmarket.org or by phone at 415-550-4495 ext. 101.