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Top 25 Specialty food distributors worldwide
RevenueBase identified 3,621 specialty food distributors worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 79,807 professional contacts across them, including 21,186 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and Sao Paulo the largest hub.
This list covers 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 18, 2026. Country and city lists for 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.
The 25 largest specialty food distributors worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9,445 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “We’ve grown to become the largest family-operated broadline food service distributor in North America by upholding the same business approach since 1897-being passionately…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 3,713 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At KeHE, we’re all about goodness.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 3,427 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Le Groupe Pomona est aujourd'hui le leader de la distribution livrée de produits alimentaires et non alimentaires aux professionnels de la restauration et des commerces…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 3,402 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Performance Foodservice delivers more than food, we deliver partnership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 1,425 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Cheney Brothers is a family owned and operated broadline distributor offering over stocked items from gourmet to everyday.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 1,347 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 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 1,273 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The SYGMA Network is dedicated to helping our customers succeed by exclusively offering our products and services to chain restaurants across the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 1,096 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “FreshPoint is North America’s largest exclusively owned produce distributor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 914 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 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 832 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “MARR è società leader in Italia nella distribuzione specializzata di prodotti alimentari alla ristorazione extra domestica (Foodservice).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 796 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Baldor is one of the largest importers and distributors of fresh produce and specialty foods in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 771 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 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 719 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 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 696 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Labatt Food Service, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas is the ninth largest foodservice distributor in the nation, serving food-away-from-home customers in five states.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 608 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Dietz and Watson was founded in 1939 by Gottlieb Dietz, a talented young German sausage maker.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 512 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Desde 2005, a MegaG Alimentos tem se dedicado a atender com qualidade e competência os mais diversos segmentos do Food Service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 504 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Nicholas and Company is a third generation, family owned, independent broadline food distributor headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 492 contacts → | ||||
Partial 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 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 488 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “From the independent operator to the largest foodservice brands in the world, we help our customers run their businesses more profitably and efficiently.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 456 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 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 455 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Chef Middle East is the region’s most trusted and forward-thinking foodservice distributor, empowering the hospitality industry through global F&B products, expert service, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 434 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “O Atacado Vila Nova, com mais de 90 anos no mercado, é a empresa do Grupo Vila Nova especializada na distribuição multimarcas com foco em atendimento ao pequeno e médio varejo…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 318 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “In the foodservice industry, great taste must be delivered on time.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 305 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Fortune Fish and Gourmet is a founder-run importer, processor, and distributor of premium seafood, specialty meat and gourmet food products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 305 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Super Adega - Atacadista de Bebidas e Alimentos” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: specialty food distributors. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names specialty food distributors.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of specialty food distributors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name specialty food distributors. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Specialty food distributors worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 18, 2026Companies by employee count
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 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
- 17 countries, largest first: the United States, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and 7 more. Country and city lists for specialty food distributors are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “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 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 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, 21,186 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 18, 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.
Specialty food distributors by location
20 lists · largest firstEvery Specialty food distributors list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Specialty food distributors based in the United States1,261
- Specialty food distributors based in Brazil320
- Specialty food distributors based in France317
- Specialty food distributors based in Italy286
- Specialty food distributors based in Spain217
- Specialty food distributors based in the United Kingdom216
- Specialty food distributors based in Canada198
- Specialty food distributors based in Germany150
- Specialty food distributors based in the Netherlands117
- Specialty food distributors based in Australia111
- Specialty food distributors based in Sweden100
- Specialty food distributors based in Argentina67
- Specialty food distributors based in Belgium64
- Specialty food distributors based in India57
- Specialty food distributors based in the United Arab Emirates51
- Specialty food distributors based in Mexico45
- Specialty food distributors based in Switzerland44
Cities
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 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 specialty food distributors are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 3,621 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?
Gordon Food Service, headquartered in Grand Rapids, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most specialty food distributors?
The United States leads with 1,261 companies, followed by Brazil (320) and France (317). Every specialty food distributors list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most specialty food distributors?
Sao Paulo leads with 57 headquartered companies, followed by London (53) and New York (41).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 21,186 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 3,621 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 18, 2026.
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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.
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Top 25 specialty food distributors worldwide
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 3,621 matching company records for specialty food distributors worldwide, with 79,807 tracked contacts and 21,186 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 18, 2026.
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Top 25 specialty food distributors worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HQ: Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Grand Rapids, MI, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,445 contacts → |
“We’ve grown to become the largest family-operated broadline food service distributor in North America by upholding the same business approach since 1897-being passionately…” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Kehe Distributorskehe.com HQ: Naperville, IL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Naperville, IL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 3,713 contacts → |
“At KeHE, we’re all about goodness.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | HQ: Antony, FranceReported employees: 10001+ | Antony, France | 10001+ | Exact match | 3,427 contacts → |
“Le Groupe Pomona est aujourd'hui le leader de la distribution livrée de produits alimentaires et non alimentaires aux professionnels de la restauration et des commerces…” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | HQ: Richmond, VA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Richmond, VA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 3,402 contacts → |
“Performance Foodservice delivers more than food, we deliver partnership.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Cheney Brothers, INCcheneybrothers.com HQ: Riviera Beach, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Riviera Beach, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,425 contacts → |
“Cheney Brothers is a family owned and operated broadline distributor offering over stocked items from gourmet to everyday.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | HQ: Ridgefield, CT, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ridgefield, CT, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,347 contacts → |
“The Chefs' Warehouse, North America's top specialty food distributor since 1985, offers over premium products to elite restaurants, hotels, and gourmet shops.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | HQ: Dublin, OH, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Dublin, OH, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,273 contacts → |
“The SYGMA Network is dedicated to helping our customers succeed by exclusively offering our products and services to chain restaurants across the United States.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Houston, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,096 contacts → |
“FreshPoint is North America’s largest exclusively owned produce distributor.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | HQ: Warren, MI, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Warren, MI, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 914 contacts → |
“Headquartered in Warren, Michigan, Lipari Foods is a leading independent distributor built around global and specialty foods.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | HQ: Rimini, ItalyReported employees: 501-1,000 | Rimini, Italy | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 832 contacts → |
“MARR è società leader in Italia nella distribuzione specializzata di prodotti alimentari alla ristorazione extra domestica (Foodservice).” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | HQ: Bronx, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Bronx, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 796 contacts → |
“Baldor is one of the largest importers and distributors of fresh produce and specialty foods in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | HQ: Miami, FL, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Miami, FL, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 771 contacts → |
“Swiss Chalet Fine Foods has provided food service professionals with unique, premium quality products from Europe and abroad.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | HQ: Ontario, CA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ontario, CA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 719 contacts → |
“The team at DPI Specialty Foods has worked for decades to become the premier Western United States distributor of specialty food products.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | HQ: San Antonio, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | San Antonio, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 696 contacts → |
“Labatt Food Service, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas is the ninth largest foodservice distributor in the nation, serving food-away-from-home customers in five states.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Dietz And Watsondietzandwatson.com HQ: Philadelphia, PA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Philadelphia, PA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 608 contacts → |
“Dietz and Watson was founded in 1939 by Gottlieb Dietz, a talented young German sausage maker.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | HQ: Vargem Grande Paulista, BrazilReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Vargem Grande Paulista, Brazil | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 512 contacts → |
“Desde 2005, a MegaG Alimentos tem se dedicado a atender com qualidade e competência os mais diversos segmentos do Food Service.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Nicholas And Company Inc. Foodservicenicholasandco.com HQ: Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 504 contacts → |
“Nicholas and Company is a third generation, family owned, independent broadline food distributor headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Quirch Foodsquirchfoods.com HQ: Coral Gables, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Coral Gables, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 492 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: Columbus, OH, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Columbus, OH, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 488 contacts → |
“From the independent operator to the largest foodservice brands in the world, we help our customers run their businesses more profitably and efficiently.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | HQ: Bartlett, IL, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Bartlett, IL, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 456 contacts → |
“Since 1990, Greco and Sons have been a part of the food service industry as an importer, distributor, and manufacturer.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | HQ: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 455 contacts → |
“Chef Middle East is the region’s most trusted and forward-thinking foodservice distributor, empowering the hospitality industry through global F&B products, expert service, and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HQ: Poços De Caldas, BrazilReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Poços De Caldas, Brazil | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 434 contacts → |
“O Atacado Vila Nova, com mais de 90 anos no mercado, é a empresa do Grupo Vila Nova especializada na distribuição multimarcas com foco em atendimento ao pequeno e médio varejo…” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | HQ: Hattiesburg, MS, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Hattiesburg, MS, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 318 contacts → |
“In the foodservice industry, great taste must be delivered on time.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | HQ: Bensenville, IL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Bensenville, IL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 305 contacts → |
“Fortune Fish and Gourmet is a founder-run importer, processor, and distributor of premium seafood, specialty meat and gourmet food products.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | HQ: Brasilia, BrazilReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Brasilia, Brazil | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 305 contacts → |
“Super Adega - Atacadista de Bebidas e Alimentos” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Specialty food distributors: dataset insights
September 18, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
3,583 records in the displayed employee bands.
38 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 18, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Specialty food distributors by location
20 lists · largest firstEvery Specialty food distributors list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Specialty food distributors based in the United States1,261
- Specialty food distributors based in Brazil320
- Specialty food distributors based in France317
- Specialty food distributors based in Italy286
- Specialty food distributors based in Spain217
- Specialty food distributors based in the United Kingdom216
- Specialty food distributors based in Canada198
- Specialty food distributors based in Germany150
- Specialty food distributors based in the Netherlands117
- Specialty food distributors based in Australia111
- Specialty food distributors based in Sweden100
- Specialty food distributors based in Argentina67
- Specialty food distributors based in Belgium64
- Specialty food distributors based in India57
- Specialty food distributors based in the United Arab Emirates51
- Specialty food distributors based in Mexico45
- Specialty food distributors based in Switzerland44
Cities
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for specialty food distributors?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many specialty food distributors did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 3,621 matching company records, 79,807 tracked contacts and 21,186 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 18, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 specialty food distributors worldwide. Snapshot: September 18, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/specialty-food-distributors.
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Top 25 specialty food distributors worldwide
RevenueBase records 3,621 matching company records for specialty food distributors worldwide, with 79,807 tracked contacts and 21,186 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 18, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 specialty food distributors worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HQ: Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Grand Rapids, MI, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,445 contacts → |
“We’ve grown to become the largest family-operated broadline food service distributor in North America by upholding the same business approach since 1897-being passionately…” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Kehe Distributorskehe.com HQ: Naperville, IL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Naperville, IL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 3,713 contacts → |
“At KeHE, we’re all about goodness.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | HQ: Antony, FranceReported employees: 10001+ | Antony, France | 10001+ | Exact match | 3,427 contacts → |
“Le Groupe Pomona est aujourd'hui le leader de la distribution livrée de produits alimentaires et non alimentaires aux professionnels de la restauration et des commerces…” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | HQ: Richmond, VA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Richmond, VA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 3,402 contacts → |
“Performance Foodservice delivers more than food, we deliver partnership.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Cheney Brothers, INCcheneybrothers.com HQ: Riviera Beach, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Riviera Beach, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,425 contacts → |
“Cheney Brothers is a family owned and operated broadline distributor offering over stocked items from gourmet to everyday.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | HQ: Ridgefield, CT, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ridgefield, CT, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,347 contacts → |
“The Chefs' Warehouse, North America's top specialty food distributor since 1985, offers over premium products to elite restaurants, hotels, and gourmet shops.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | HQ: Dublin, OH, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Dublin, OH, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,273 contacts → |
“The SYGMA Network is dedicated to helping our customers succeed by exclusively offering our products and services to chain restaurants across the United States.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Houston, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,096 contacts → |
“FreshPoint is North America’s largest exclusively owned produce distributor.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | HQ: Warren, MI, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Warren, MI, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 914 contacts → |
“Headquartered in Warren, Michigan, Lipari Foods is a leading independent distributor built around global and specialty foods.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | HQ: Rimini, ItalyReported employees: 501-1,000 | Rimini, Italy | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 832 contacts → |
“MARR è società leader in Italia nella distribuzione specializzata di prodotti alimentari alla ristorazione extra domestica (Foodservice).” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | HQ: Bronx, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Bronx, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 796 contacts → |
“Baldor is one of the largest importers and distributors of fresh produce and specialty foods in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | HQ: Miami, FL, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Miami, FL, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 771 contacts → |
“Swiss Chalet Fine Foods has provided food service professionals with unique, premium quality products from Europe and abroad.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | HQ: Ontario, CA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ontario, CA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 719 contacts → |
“The team at DPI Specialty Foods has worked for decades to become the premier Western United States distributor of specialty food products.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | HQ: San Antonio, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | San Antonio, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 696 contacts → |
“Labatt Food Service, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas is the ninth largest foodservice distributor in the nation, serving food-away-from-home customers in five states.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Dietz And Watsondietzandwatson.com HQ: Philadelphia, PA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Philadelphia, PA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 608 contacts → |
“Dietz and Watson was founded in 1939 by Gottlieb Dietz, a talented young German sausage maker.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | HQ: Vargem Grande Paulista, BrazilReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Vargem Grande Paulista, Brazil | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 512 contacts → |
“Desde 2005, a MegaG Alimentos tem se dedicado a atender com qualidade e competência os mais diversos segmentos do Food Service.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Nicholas And Company Inc. Foodservicenicholasandco.com HQ: Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 504 contacts → |
“Nicholas and Company is a third generation, family owned, independent broadline food distributor headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Quirch Foodsquirchfoods.com HQ: Coral Gables, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Coral Gables, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 492 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: Columbus, OH, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Columbus, OH, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 488 contacts → |
“From the independent operator to the largest foodservice brands in the world, we help our customers run their businesses more profitably and efficiently.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | HQ: Bartlett, IL, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Bartlett, IL, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 456 contacts → |
“Since 1990, Greco and Sons have been a part of the food service industry as an importer, distributor, and manufacturer.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | HQ: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 455 contacts → |
“Chef Middle East is the region’s most trusted and forward-thinking foodservice distributor, empowering the hospitality industry through global F&B products, expert service, and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HQ: Poços De Caldas, BrazilReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Poços De Caldas, Brazil | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 434 contacts → |
“O Atacado Vila Nova, com mais de 90 anos no mercado, é a empresa do Grupo Vila Nova especializada na distribuição multimarcas com foco em atendimento ao pequeno e médio varejo…” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | HQ: Hattiesburg, MS, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Hattiesburg, MS, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 318 contacts → |
“In the foodservice industry, great taste must be delivered on time.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | HQ: Bensenville, IL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Bensenville, IL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 305 contacts → |
“Fortune Fish and Gourmet is a founder-run importer, processor, and distributor of premium seafood, specialty meat and gourmet food products.” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | HQ: Brasilia, BrazilReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Brasilia, Brazil | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 305 contacts → |
“Super Adega - Atacadista de Bebidas e Alimentos” Recorded description excerpt · September 18, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Specialty food distributors: dataset insights
September 18, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
3,583 records in the displayed employee bands.
38 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 18, 2026.
Publisher-reported method study
The published RevenueBase SmartSearch benchmark
86% good or better at Exact
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. It reports 86% of Exact matches judged good or better, and 77% for a 240-pair sample of one- or two-word categories. This evaluates the method across study queries rather than auditing this individual list.
Read the study and full methodology ↗RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Specialty food distributors by location
20 lists · largest firstEvery Specialty food distributors list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Specialty food distributors based in the United States1,261
- Specialty food distributors based in Brazil320
- Specialty food distributors based in France317
- Specialty food distributors based in Italy286
- Specialty food distributors based in Spain217
- Specialty food distributors based in the United Kingdom216
- Specialty food distributors based in Canada198
- Specialty food distributors based in Germany150
- Specialty food distributors based in the Netherlands117
- Specialty food distributors based in Australia111
- Specialty food distributors based in Sweden100
- Specialty food distributors based in Argentina67
- Specialty food distributors based in Belgium64
- Specialty food distributors based in India57
- Specialty food distributors based in the United Arab Emirates51
- Specialty food distributors based in Mexico45
- Specialty food distributors based in Switzerland44
Cities
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for specialty food distributors?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many specialty food distributors did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 3,621 matching company records, 79,807 tracked contacts and 21,186 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
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How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 18, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 specialty food distributors worldwide. Snapshot: September 18, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/specialty-food-distributors.
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