Industry Food redistribution Revenue 5.5 billion USD (2014) Number of employees 4,200 Type of business Private - Family owned | Website www.dotfoods.com CEO John Tracy (2006–) Founded 1960 | |
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Headquarters Mount Sterling, Illinois, United States Profiles | ||
Dot Foods is the largest foodservice redistribution company in the United States. Dot offers over 105,000 products from 600 food industry manufacturers. Dot consolidates those products and delivers in less-than-truckload (LTL) quantities to distributors nationwide on a weekly basis. Distributors can buy a mix of temperatures and products, with a combined minimum of just 5,000 pounds.
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History
Dot Foods was founded in 1960 by Robert F. Tracy and was originally named Associated Dairy Products to reflect the nature of the business at the time. Mr. Robert Tracy began the enterprise by selling an assortment of dairy products out of the back of the family station wagon. Robert was originally from Jerseyville, Illinois, and moved to Mount Sterling after marriage.
Locations
Dot Foods has nine distribution centers: