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Top 25 Food distribution companies based in Canada
RevenueBase identified 257 food distribution companies headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 6,473 professional contacts across them, including 1,293 with verified work emails. Montreal is the largest hub.
This list covers food distribution companies headquartered in Canada, 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 food distribution companies based in Canada
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,207 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our Vision To be our customers’ most valued and trusted business partner.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 378 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Proudly Canadian and Family Owned Food Distributor Flanagan's is the largest Canadian owned, independent foodservice distributor in the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 271 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Colabor distribue : • plus de 10 produits alimentaires et connexes • provenant de plus de 600 fournisseurs et fabricants • à plus de 5 points clients (restaurants, hôtels…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 222 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “When we first sowed the seed for what was to become Fresh Direct Produce, our intention was to introduce an unparalleled service providing cost-effective selection of the best…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 208 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Burnac Produce Limited Bringing the World to Your Table, For Over 80 Years From one truck and a big dream to becoming Canada’s largest supplier of fresh conventional and organic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 146 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “TransCold Distribution is the premier wholesale supplier and distributor of ice cream and frozen goods throughout Canada and Western United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 136 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Fresh Start Foods continues to be the leading value added and fresh produce supplier in Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 135 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 122 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “For over a century, Pratts Food Service has been a cornerstone in the broad-line distribution industry across Western Canada, serving regions from British Columbia to Nunavut.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 114 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A1 Cash and Carry is a Restaurant Wholesaler.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 103 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Grossiste en alimentation et fournisseur alimentaire de premier plan Établi à Montréal depuis 1914, Mayrand est un acteur majeur de l’industrie de l’alimentation au Québec et au…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 101 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are distributors of fruits and vegetables selected with care from all over the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 94 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Ippolito Group of Companies is a family of vertically integrated companies: Ippolito Fruit & Produce Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 91 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Bondi Produce has been an established brand in produce distribution for over 40 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 81 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Throughout Québec and around the world, Hector Larivée knows where to find the largest variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 75 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Jonluca Neal is a privately-owned natural foods distribution company founded in 2023 after the merger of Jonluca Enterprises and Neal Brothers Distribution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 71 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “For over 70 years, Lakeside has been focused on delivering fresh and flavorful produce to families across North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 64 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “OIC Foods is committed to offering an ever-evolving selection of ethnic food solutions, celebrating tradition and innovation through premium ingredients and authentic recipes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 64 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Established in 1881, Bamford Produce is one of Canada’s longest-running, largest, and most highly trusted produce distribution companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 61 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Dubé Loiselle is a food distributor for a variety of fresh, dry and frozen food products, as well as cleaning and packaging supplies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 54 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “FLB solutions alimentaires est un distributeur alimentaire indépendant et familial reconnu pour la qualité de son service, sa constance et sa rigueur opérationnelle.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 52 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Canada's only National Network providing suppliers with innovative and measurable distribution, marketing, selling and information solutions to Retail and Foodservice.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 44 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “For over forty-six years, Distribution alimentaire Aubut Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 43 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Super Asia Foods is a wholesale distributor of quality and trusted products located in Toronto Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 40 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Westrow Food Group is a national Canadian perishable foods brokerage specializing in the perimeter perishable departments: Meat, Seafood, Produce, Deli & HMR and Bakery.” 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: food distribution companies. 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 food distribution companies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of food distribution companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name food distribution companies. 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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Food distribution companies based in Canada at a glance
As of Sep 16, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 257 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 food distribution companies, 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 Canada whose own description of what they do matches “food distribution companies”. 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 food distribution companies), 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 food distribution companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada 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, 1,293 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.
Food distribution companies by metro
- Food distribution companies in Montreal28
- Food distribution companies in Mississauga26
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 food distribution companies, 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 food distribution companies are there based in Canada?
RevenueBase identified 257 food distribution companies headquartered in Canada 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 Canada INC, headquartered in Toronto, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most food distribution companies?
Montreal leads with 28 headquartered companies, followed by Mississauga (26) and Toronto (19).
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 1,293 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 257 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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