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Top 25 Ethnic specialty food distributors based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 810 ethnic specialty food distributors headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 20,722 professional contacts across them, including 4,764 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers ethnic specialty food distributors headquartered in the United States, 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.
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 ethnic specialty food distributors based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 492 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 455 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 377 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Food Innovations, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 297 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 283 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 276 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 267 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 256 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 224 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Sofo Foods is the largest ethnic food distributor in the Midwest.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 205 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 175 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 167 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “World Variety Produce, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 162 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Since 2004, Cordialsa USA has established itself as a national platform dedicated to distributing leading food products from Colombia, Mexico, Central America, Peru, and the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 155 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “AUI Fine Foods is a privately held gourmet food company located in the Washington, DC area (Gaithersburg, MD).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 131 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Haddon House Food Products was the largest privately owned distributor, importer and exporter of specialty, natural, organic, ethnic and kosher foods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 120 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Vilore Foods is the exclusive importer, distributor and marketer of leading Hispanic brands in the U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 112 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Concord Foods Incorporated is a leading supplier of retail food products and custom ingredients to nationally recognized supermarkets, food service operators and leading food…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 107 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Through the hands of our growers, we create great tasting, responsibly produced authentic foods that nurture community and enhance your quality of life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 100 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Chex Finer Foods, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 94 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “HF Foods Group Inc, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a leading marketer and distributor of fresh produce, frozen and dry food, and non-food products to primarily Asian…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 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: ethnic 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 ethnic specialty food distributors.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of ethnic 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 ethnic 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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Ethnic specialty food distributors based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 16, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 810 companies.
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.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States 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. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- 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, 4,764 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 metro
- Ethnic specialty food distributors in New York39
- Ethnic specialty food distributors in Miami31
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 based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 810 ethnic specialty food distributors headquartered in the United States 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 city has the most ethnic specialty food distributors?
New York leads with 39 headquartered companies, followed by Miami (31) and Los Angeles (21).
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 4,764 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 810 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 16, 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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