 Dvorson's Food Service Equipment was founded in 1953 by Mel Dvorson in San Francisco, California. Mel's dad, Norman Dvorson, had a shoe store at 1010 Mission Street, South of Market in San Francisco. When Mel got out of the Service, he was able to access Army-Navy surplus merchandise. So the shoe store was converted, selling everything from bunk beds and paint, to boots and Eisenhower jackets. The prize materials, however, were the Army-Navy food service items, like stainless steel pots and pans, and china ware. Ultimately, Mel transformed the store and entered the Food Service Equipment Industry. We've just begun our 71st year equipping kitchens worldwide.  Mel's son, Josh Dvorson, began working in the business at age six when responsibilities included dusting glassware and china samples, and being lifted upside down into new Rubbermaid 55 gallon Brutes by Dvorson's staff. In 1987, Josh came on board full time and in 1988 Dvorson's moved on up to 1366 Mission Street. In 1997, Dave Harsey, one of Josh's roommates at University of Oregon, was working developing websites in Japan and provided the timely emergence of Dvorsons.com. This was an exciting transition as was when Josh’s wife, Gina Spindler, came on board in 2001. Internet business was blooming. In 2003 we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge to beautiful Sausalito in Marin County, setting up headquarters at the historic Industrial Center Building. This move marked new collaboration at the helm as Josh and Gina began guiding the voyage. In 2020, we relocated to Schoonmaker Marina — Dvorson’s 4.0!  In 1997, when Dvorson's F.S.E. went online, we began giving thanks to the Internet for an enhanced connection to the world. We started pushing pins in a map of the US and on a World map designating our Internet sale destinations. We celebrated when we got all 50 states. We gave up the domestic pinning after a few thousand (the cost of the pins was killing our margins!) but we still pin the international sales to date. We savor the distant shipments, like Wolf Stoves to Antarctica (where they have to heat the incoming propane so it won't freeze), but we're also proud of local clients like Fish, Heath Ceramics and Seafood Peddler here in Sausalito. |
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 Mission Street San Francisco Location 1988-2003 |
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 Dvorson’s F.S.E. Crew, Mission Street San Francisco, 2001 |
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For information on any of our 100,000+ items, phone us, fax us, or use the link below to send us e-mail.
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Dvorson's Food Service Equipment, Inc.
80 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 8
Sausalito, CA 94965
Phone (415) 332-5840, FAX: (415) 332-2891 Call Toll Free (877) DVORSONS = (877) 386-7766
Store Hours: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm M-F
For information on any of our 100,000+ items, phone us, fax us, or use the link below to send us e-mail.
Tell our Internet Sales Specialists you saw it on the Web Site 1-877-DVORSON
sales@dvorsons.com
Dvorson's Food Service Equipment, Inc.
80 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 8
Sausalito, CA 94965
Phone (415) 332-5840, FAX: (415) 332-2891 Call Toll Free (877) DVORSONS = (877) 386-7766
Store Hours: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm M-F
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