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Top 25 Specialty food importers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 755 specialty food importers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 14,762 professional contacts across them, including 4,579 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers specialty food importers 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 18, 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.

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The 25 largest specialty food importers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 755 specialty food importers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialty food importers: 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
1Strong 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
2Strong 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
3Partial evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026n/a771 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, 2026
4Strong evidenceOntario, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,000719 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, 2026
5Strong evidenceBartlett, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026501-1,000456 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, 2026
6Partial evidenceBonita Springs, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026n/a377 contacts →

Partial evidence

Food Innovations, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
7Strong evidenceBensenville, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,000305 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, 2026
8Indirect evidenceDayton, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026501-1,000299 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Dorothy Lane Market is the Midwest's award-winning gourmet grocer.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
9Partial evidenceDetroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,000297 contacts →

Partial 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 18, 2026
10Partial evidencePiscataway, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,000283 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 18, 2026
11Strong evidenceLake Success, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026501-1,000276 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 18, 2026
12Partial evidenceTucker, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026501-1,000267 contacts →

Partial 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 18, 2026
13Strong evidenceElizabeth, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500256 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 18, 2026
14Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-200205 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 18, 2026
15Indirect evidenceHyattsville, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500203 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Keany Produce & Gourmet began in 1978 with a man, a truck and a restaurant.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
16Indirect evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500190 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 1939, Di Bruno Bros.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
17Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500167 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“World Variety Produce, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
18Partial evidenceGaithersburg, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-200155 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 18, 2026
19Strong evidenceNew Bedford, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500132 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Sid Wainer & Son is a fourth generation, HACCP certified, specialty produce and foods company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
20Strong evidenceMedford, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,000131 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 18, 2026
21Strong evidenceElizabeth, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026501-1,000128 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Gellert Global Group is one of the largest and most established food importers in the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
22Indirect evidenceJessup, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500125 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Who We Are?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
23Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-200107 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 18, 2026
24Partial evidenceMansfield, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-200100 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Chex Finer Foods, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
25Partial evidenceParamus, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20090 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1916, Camerican International sources high-quality canned and frozen fruits, vegetables, seafood, and specialty items from over 45 different countries around the world…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026

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Specialty food importers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 18, 2026
31.0%Verified-email coverage
19.6Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
5.3%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 18, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
342
11-50
284
51-200
85
201-500
18
501-1,000
12
1,001-5,000
9
5,001-10,000
1

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 755 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 specialty food importers, 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 “specialty food importers”. 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 importers), 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 importers, 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, 4,579 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
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Specialty food importers by metro

  • Specialty food importers in New York40

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 importers, 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 importers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 755 specialty food importers 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 specialty food importers?

New York leads with 40 headquartered companies, followed by Miami (24) and Los Angeles (23).

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 4,579 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 755 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.