Sunny spring picnics, cool summer meals, brown bag lunches—the sandwich is the perfect food for an easy meal. As versatile as they are tasty, the possibilities for personalizing them are endless! When it comes to ingredients, we’re partial to the Golden State goodness California has to offer with all the fixings from bread to meat to CA-Grown produce. Check out how these essentials stack up against the rest.

The Bread: To stack a fine sandwich, make sure to start with the right bread. Grateful Bread has been slinging dough with artisan flair in the Sacramento area for the past 30 years, and their drive to deliver authentic, artisan bread hasn’t slowed. From sourdough loaves, slices and rounds to ciabatta and brioche, we’ve got a lot of local love for these fine bakers. 

The Meat: Diestel Family Ranch is known locally for the slow-grown goodness of their sustainably and humanely raised, vegetarian-fed turkeys. Ice-chilled with no added salt solutions, antibiotics, growth stimulants, hormones, artificial ingredients or preservatives, it’s some of the finest turkey you’ll ever taste. Find chef-prepared Diestel turkey breast in our deli case, along with their pastrami seasoned turkey breast. 

The Produce: Finish your sandwich with a rainbow of fresh produce grown right here in California. Crisp, CA-Grown Leaf Lettuce is a staple in any veggie lover's diet, and for a summer sammie, you can’t go wrong with CA-Grown Organic Large Tomatoes. For a fun snack on the side, don’t forget the CA-Grown Snap Peas for the perfect, healthy bite. 

Keep the California love coming with our mix and match combos featuring California wines, cheeses and berries!

Written in partnership with the CA Grown, Buy California Marketing Agreement.