Dot Foods

Dot Foods, Inc.

Type	Private - Family Owned
Industry	Food Redistribution
Founded	1960 - Mount Sterling, Illinois
Headquarters	Mount Sterling, Illinois
Revenue	$3.6 billion (2010)
Employees	3,300
Website	www.dotfoods.com

Dot Foods is the largest foodservice redistribution company in the United States.^[1] Dot offers over 100,000 products from 700 food industry manufacturers.^[2] Dot consolidates those products and delivers in less-than-truckload (LTL) quantities to distributors nationwide on a weekly basis.^[3] Distributors can buy a mix of temperatures and products, with a combined minimum of just 5,000 pounds.^[4]

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.^[5] Mr. Robert Tracy began the enterprise by selling an assortment of dairy products out of the back of the family station wagon.^[6] Robert was originally from Jerseyville, Illinois, and moved to Mount Sterling after marriage.

References

1. ^ http://www.dotfoods.com/
2. ^ http://www.dotfoods.com/intro.html
3. ^ Id.
4. ^ Id.
5. ^ http://www.dotfoods.com/intro4.html
6. ^ Id.