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Top 25 Food distribution companies based in the United States

Name: Food distribution companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 1,481 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,481 food distribution companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 176,179 professional contacts across them, including 48,183 with verified work emails. Miami is the largest hub.

This list covers food distribution companies 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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176,179Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest food distribution companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,481 food distribution companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to food distribution companies: 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	SYSCO	Strong evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	26,405 contacts →
	Strong 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 16, 2026
2	US Foods	Partial evidence	Rosemont, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	19,536 contacts →
	Partial 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 16, 2026
3	Gordon Food Service	Partial evidence	Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	9,445 contacts →
	Partial 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 16, 2026
4	Mclane Company, INC	Indirect evidence	Temple, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	7,938 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	UNFI	Indirect evidence	Providence, RI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	7,933 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At UNFI, we bring our retail customers a wide assortment of natural, organic, specialty, fresh and conventional products, along with tailored data, insights, and services, to help…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Performance Food Group	Strong evidence	Richmond, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	6,885 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Performance Food Group is an industry leader and one of the largest food and foodservice distribution companies in North America with more than 150 locations in the U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	C&s Wholesale Grocers	Partial evidence	Keene, NH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	5,890 contacts →
	Partial evidence “C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is a leader in food solutions across the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Core-Mark International	Indirect evidence	Westlake, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,712 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Core-Mark, being Driven to Deliver means taking extreme ownership and turning commitment into action-every customer, every order, every day.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Kehe Distributors	Indirect evidence	Naperville, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,713 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At KeHE, we’re all about goodness.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Spartannash	Partial evidence	Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	3,478 contacts →
	Partial evidence “C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is a leader in food solutions across the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Performance Foodservice	Partial evidence	Richmond, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,402 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Performance Foodservice delivers more than food, we deliver partnership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	HAVI	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	2,661 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HAVI, part of Morgan Street Holdings, a Chicago-based company and private investment group, is a global leader in integrated supply chain management for the food industry…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	DOT Foods	Partial evidence	Mt. Sterling, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,046 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1960, Dot Foods is North America’s largest less-than-truckload consolidator in the food industry and one of the largest private, family-owned businesses in the U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Reinhart Foodservice	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,870 contacts →
	Indirect 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 16, 2026
15	Golden State Foods	Partial evidence	Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,574 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 16, 2026
16	BEN E. Keith Foods	Indirect evidence	Fort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,474 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ben E.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Food Services Of America	Partial evidence	Scottsdale, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,436 contacts →
	Partial 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 16, 2026
18	Cheney Brothers, INC	Indirect evidence	Riviera Beach, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,425 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cheney Brothers is a family owned and operated broadline distributor offering over stocked items from gourmet to everyday.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	The Chefs' Warehouse	Partial evidence	Ridgefield, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,347 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Chefs' Warehouse, North America's top specialty food distributor since 1985, offers over premium products to elite restaurants, hotels, and gourmet shops.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	The Sygma Network	Indirect evidence	Dublin, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	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 16, 2026
21	Reyes Holdings	Strong evidence	Rosemont, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	1,140 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Reyes Holdings is a global leader in the production and distribution of food and beverage products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Freshpoint, INC	Indirect evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,096 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “FreshPoint is North America’s largest exclusively owned produce distributor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	The H.T. Hackney CO	Indirect evidence	Knoxville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	976 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For over 100 years we at H.T.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Lunds & Byerlys	Indirect evidence	Minneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	974 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lunds & Byerlys is a company filled with family traditions and values that can be traced back three generations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Vistar	Partial evidence	Englewood, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	945 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With over 50 years of experience Vistar, a division of Performance Foods Group, is America's premier and largest candy, snack, and beverage distributor; offering the widest…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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 the United States at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

27.3%Verified-email coverage

119.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

3.3%Largest-city concentration · Miami

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

443

11-50

464

51-200

313

201-500

131

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 1,481 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 the United States 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 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, 48,183 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

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 the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,481 food distribution companies 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?

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

Which city has the most food distribution companies?

Miami leads with 49 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (30) and Chicago (26).

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 48,183 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,481 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.