Continental E & J Foodservice, Inc.

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Continental E & J Foodservice operates a wholesale food distribution warehouse in Allied Gardens at 4744 Old Cliffs Road, San Diego, founded by Joe Kalfayan in 1986 in the 92120 ZIP. The company specializes in Greek and Mediterranean foodservice products, serving as a master distributor for major gyro and pita bread manufacturers supplying restaurants across California, Nevada, and Arizona. The product catalog spans roughly 1,200 SKUs, including imported cheeses, extra-virgin olive oils, Kalamata and Castelvetrano olives, lamb and beef gyro cones, hummus bases, tahini, feta in brine, and a full spice rack of za'atar, sumac, and Aleppo pepper. San Diego restaurants building Mediterranean menus source foundational ingredients from the Old Cliffs Road warehouse, and specialty retail operators including Keil's Fresh Food Store in San Carlos carry complementary grab-and-go products for the residential side. Meat and poultry lines cover halal-certified options alongside conventional cuts, and the frozen division stocks spanakopita, falafel, kibbeh, and phyllo dough in bulk foodservice packs. Equipment rentals include chafing dishes, beverage dispensers, and warming trays for catering operators who need event-day hardware without a capital purchase. The delivery footprint covers San Diego County with scheduled route trucks, extending east into the Imperial Valley and north through Riverside and Orange counties on weekly runs. Imported liquor, beer, and wine lines round out the catalog, letting restaurant buyers consolidate food and beverage procurement into a single wholesale account. Wholesale bakeries including Lulu's Buns Wholesale Bakery in Grantville operate on the same B2B model, supplying bun and roll programs to the restaurant accounts that Continental E & J provisions with proteins and pantry staples. The Allied Gardens location sits between the I-8 freeway and Kaiser Permanente Zion, within the light-industrial pocket along Old Cliffs Road that also houses printing and storage operations.