Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Specialty food service distributors worldwide

RevenueBase identified 5,314 specialty food service distributors worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 204,587 professional contacts across them, including 54,885 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers specialty food service 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 service 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 18, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
5,314Companies
204,587Contacts tracked
54,885Verified emails
0Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest specialty food service distributors worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 5,314 specialty food service distributors worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialty food service 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
1Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202610001+26,405 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and related products to customers who prepare meals away from home.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
2Strong evidenceRosemont, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202610001+19,536 contacts →

Strong evidence

“US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately restaurants and foodservice operators to help their…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
3Strong evidenceGrand Rapids, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202610001+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, 2026
4Indirect evidenceNanterre, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 20265,001-10,0004,675 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Do you know METRO?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
5Indirect evidenceNaperville, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20265,001-10,0003,713 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At KeHE, we’re all about goodness.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
6Indirect evidenceAntony, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 202610001+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, 2026
7Partial evidenceRichmond, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20265,001-10,0003,402 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Performance Foodservice delivers more than food, we deliver partnership.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
8Indirect evidenceSlough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 18, 20265,001-10,0002,361 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are committed to serving up the recipe for your success.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
9Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,0001,870 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Reinhart Foodservice is part of Performance Foodservice and together we are one of the largest broadline foodservice distributors in the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
10Indirect evidenceLititz, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20265,001-10,0001,850 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since WebstaurantStore's start in 2004, we have worked hard to build an innovative, easy-to-use website that meets the purchasing needs of foodservice professionals throughout the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
11Indirect evidenceMadrid, SpainHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,0001,686 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“MAKRO is a leading wholesale distribution company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
12Strong evidenceİstanbul, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,0001,595 contacts →

Strong evidence

“As a leading international food wholesaler, we at METRO are specialized in catering to the needs of hotels, restaurants, caterers (HoReCa), independent merchants (Traders), and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
13Partial evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20265,001-10,0001,574 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Golden State Foods, we’re proud to be one of the largest diversified suppliers in the foodservice industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
14Indirect evidenceFort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,0001,474 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ben E.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
15Strong evidenceScottsdale, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,0001,436 contacts →

Strong evidence

Food Services of America (FSA) is one of the nation's largest broadline foodservice distributors, serving customers throughout the mid-west, west and Alaska from our regional…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
16Partial evidenceRiviera Beach, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,0001,425 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, 2026
17Strong evidenceRidgefield, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 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 18, 2026
18Indirect evidenceDublin, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,0001,273 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, 2026
19Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 20265,001-10,0001,207 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our Vision To be our customers’ most valued and trusted business partner.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
20Partial evidenceWoodridge, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,0001,139 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Edward Don & Company, is the nation’s leading distributor of foodservice equipment and supplies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
21Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,0001,096 contacts →

Partial evidence

“FreshPoint is North America’s largest exclusively owned produce distributor.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
22Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500986 contacts →

Partial evidence

“If you are looking for better prices on bigger stocks with higher quality choose Checkers Food Services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
23Indirect evidenceKnoxfield, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,000962 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PFD delivers an extensive range of fresh and frozen meat and seafood together with drygoods, paper products and cleaning solutions to the Foodservice Industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
24Partial evidenceAurora, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202610001+927 contacts →

Partial evidence

“OSI is the premier global supplier of custom value-added food products to the world’s leading foodservice and retail food brands.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
25Strong evidenceWarren, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 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 18, 2026

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Specialty food service distributors worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 18, 2026
26.8%Verified-email coverage
38.5Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.6%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 18, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,870
11-50
1,934
51-200
961
201-500
289
501-1,000
91
1,001-5,000
74
5,001-10,000
18
10001+
17

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 service 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
24 countries, largest first: the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and 14 more. Country and city lists for specialty food service distributors are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “specialty food service 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 service 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 service 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, 54,885 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 service distributors by location

29 lists · largest first

Every Specialty food service 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 specialty food service 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 service distributors are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 5,314 specialty food service 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?

SYSCO, headquartered in Houston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most specialty food service distributors?

The United States leads with 1,662 companies, followed by Brazil (450) and the United Kingdom (400). Every specialty food service distributors list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most specialty food service distributors?

London leads with 85 headquartered companies, followed by Sao Paulo (84) and Dubai (73).

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 54,885 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 5,314 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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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.