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Top 25 Ethnic specialty food distributors worldwide

RevenueBase identified 1,984 ethnic specialty food distributors worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 33,122 professional contacts across them, including 7,314 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers ethnic specialty food distributors worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026. Country and city lists for ethnic specialty food distributors follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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33,122Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest ethnic specialty food distributors worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,984 ethnic specialty food distributors worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to ethnic specialty food distributors: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceRidgefield, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,347 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Chefs' Warehouse, North America's top specialty food distributor since 1985, offers over premium products to elite restaurants, hotels, and gourmet shops.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Strong evidenceWarren, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000914 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Headquartered in Warren, Michigan, Lipari Foods is a leading independent distributor built around global and specialty foods.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Partial evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026n/a771 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Swiss Chalet Fine Foods has provided food service professionals with unique, premium quality products from Europe and abroad.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Strong evidenceOntario, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000719 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The team at DPI Specialty Foods has worked for decades to become the premier Western United States distributor of specialty food products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Strong evidenceCoral Gables, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000492 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Quirch Foods is a food distribution company servicing ethnic and national grocers as well as foodservice distribution customers across the United States, the Caribbean, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Strong evidenceBartlett, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000456 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Since 1990, Greco and Sons have been a part of the food service industry as an importer, distributor, and manufacturer.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Indirect evidenceSanta Fe Springs, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000455 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are a company with over 100 years of history and a proud Japanese heritage (Wismettac group holding company is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Indirect evidenceContagem, BrazilHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000433 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Filial do Grupo Irmãos Benassi fundado em 1952 no estado de São Paulo e hoje presente em vários outros estados do Brasil.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Partial evidenceBonita Springs, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026n/a377 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Food Innovations, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Indirect evidenceSão José, BrazilHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000304 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A Copal Alimentos iniciou suas atividades em abril de 1975, como distribuidor exclusivo dos produtos Perdigão para região da grande Florianópolis em Santa Catarina.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Strong evidenceDetroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000297 contacts →

Strong evidence

“In April 2017, Harvest Food Distributors of National City, California and Sherwood Food Distributors of Detroit, Michigan merged to form Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors - the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Partial evidencePiscataway, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000283 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Established in 1975 in Green Brook, New Jersey, Ferraro Foods initially operated out of a small garage with just a single truck.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Strong evidenceLake Success, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000276 contacts →

Strong evidence

“HOS Global Foods is the leading South Asian Food importer and distributor in the USA and has been delivering pure and quality products for over 50 years with 200+ employees at 10…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Strong evidenceTucker, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000267 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Wholesale Food Distributor and Manufacturer As the largest seafood distributor in the Southeast and one of the most innovative companies in our industry, Inland has built its…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Strong evidenceElizabeth, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500256 contacts →

Strong evidence

“For over 70 years, Atalanta Corporation has been one of the foremost specialty food importers of cheese, charcuterie, deli meat, grocery and seafood products from around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500244 contacts →

Partial evidence

“About Westmill Part of the Associated British Foods group, established in 1988, Westmill has grown to become one of the largest flour, rice, spices, sauces, edible oils, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Indirect evidenceCuritiba, BrazilHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500242 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sabor & tradição para sua mesa | Trazer ao Brasil os melhores sabores, originários das principais regiões produtoras do mundo.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Partial evidenceHarwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000229 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Surya Foods boasts an extensive range of over 1,300 SKUs, offering customers a one-stop-shop for all their international food needs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Strong evidenceToledo, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500224 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Sofo Foods is the largest ethnic food distributor in the Midwest.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Indirect evidenceLandgraaf, NetherlandsHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500214 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In 1963, Frits Schrouff, the founder of Heuschen & Schrouff, saw how much the Indonesian immigrants longed the tasteful products from their home country far away.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Partial evidenceKampen, NetherlandsHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500210 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Asia Express Food was founded in 1991 and has grown into a leading European importer of Asian & African food products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200205 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since 1934, Roland Foods has inspired people around the world to explore their culinary passions with our portfolio of premium global ingredients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Indirect evidenceSão Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500205 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A missão da LA PASTINA é compartilhar e difundir a cultura enogastronômica mediterrânea, trazendo mais sabor à vida das pessoas e transformando toda refeição em uma celebração.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500176 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are a producer and distributor of speciality foods, working with artisan food producers across the globe.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Strong evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000175 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1930, Iberia Foods is the largest Caribbean and Hispanic food distributor in the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Ethnic specialty food distributors worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
22.1%Verified-email coverage
16.7Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
2.2%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
850
11-50
725
51-200
271
201-500
64
501-1,000
18
1,001-5,000
18
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
1

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among ethnic specialty food distributors, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
12 countries, largest first: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Brazil, Germany, Spain, Australia, the Netherlands and 2 more. Country and city lists for ethnic specialty food distributors are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “ethnic specialty food distributors”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names ethnic specialty food distributors), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among ethnic specialty food distributors, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 7,314 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Ethnic specialty food distributors by location

12 lists · largest first

Every Ethnic specialty food distributors list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names ethnic specialty food distributors, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many ethnic specialty food distributors are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 1,984 ethnic specialty food distributors worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

The Chefs' Warehouse, headquartered in Ridgefield, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most ethnic specialty food distributors?

The United States leads with 810 companies, followed by Canada (194) and the United Kingdom (165). Every ethnic specialty food distributors list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most ethnic specialty food distributors?

London leads with 44 headquartered companies, followed by New York (40) and Sao Paulo (34).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.