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Top 25 Specialty food wholesalers based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 144 specialty food wholesalers headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 1,778 professional contacts across them, including 481 with verified work emails. Montreal is the largest hub.

This list covers specialty food wholesalers 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 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.

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
144Companies
1,778Contacts tracked
481Verified emails
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The 25 largest specialty food wholesalers based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 144 specialty food wholesalers based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialty food wholesalers: 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 evidenceLaval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500151 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are the largest Canadian full-service importer and distributor of specialty foods with national coverage.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
2Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500118 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Who Are We?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
3Partial evidenceMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-200114 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A1 Cash and Carry is a Restaurant Wholesaler.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
4Indirect evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-200103 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 18, 2026
5Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20096 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Dempsey's breadth and depth can meet all your product requirements.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
6Strong evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20047 contacts →

Strong evidence

“For over 55 years BOSA Foods has been a leading importer and distributor of specialty Italian and Mediterranean food products to the food service and retail markets in Western…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
7Indirect evidenceRichmond, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Full service national Distributor in Canada and the US.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
8Indirect evidenceMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-50032 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“As an independent business serving the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and its surrounding regions for over 20 years, we pride ourselves in providing you with a one stop shop for your…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
9Strong evidenceMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5029 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Since 1968, Finica Food Specialties Ltd.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
10Indirect evidenceMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5026 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Exclusive Candy & Novelty is a multi-faceted company founded in the 1970’s, and has expanded to now operate throughout North America.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
11Strong evidenceRichmond, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5024 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Dovre Specialty Foods is a distributor of award-winning specialty food brands from across Canada and around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
12Strong evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5022 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Enhance the quality and taste of specialty food products available on the market and make it easy to find the brands we represent when and where consumers expect to find them.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
13Partial evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20021 contacts →

Partial evidence

“When conceptualizing Meinhardt, Linda Meinhardt's intent was to create an unparalleled food emporium similar but superior to concepts in New York, London, and other major cities…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
14Indirect evidenceNorth York, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Molisana Imports has been representing Premium Italian brands in Canada for over 40 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
15Indirect evidenceSt-augustin-de-desmaures, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fondée en 1987, l’entreprise se donne pour mission de créer de la valeur pour ses clients et son organisation par la mise en marché des viandes de gibiers et de spécialités tout…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
16Strong evidenceMarkham, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20017 contacts →

Strong evidence

“All Gold Imports is a Canadian importer and distributor of specialty food ingredients, including nuts, dried fruit, seeds, and frozen ingredients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
17Partial evidenceKelowna, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Valoroso Foods Ltd is a family owned and operated business founded in 1995.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
18Partial evidenceLaval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-50015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Euro-Excellence is one of the leading national importers and distributors of fine food in Canada, with a salesforce of 40 agents across the country.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
19Strong evidenceMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5014 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Gourmet Trading has been bringing the best specialty food brands to Canada since 1990.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
20Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 20261-1013 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Kolonaki Group of Companies is a leading importer and distributor of craft wines, beers, and spirits, premier foods and beverages, and curated lifestyle items.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
21Indirect evidenceMissisauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
22Strong evidenceOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5012 contacts →

Strong evidence

Specialty food importer and distributor.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
23Partial evidenceVictoria, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5011 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Canada's leader in organic, natural and gourmet foods distribution, serving retailers, providing the best natural, organic, gourmet and eco- products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
24Strong evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5011 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Emperor is a leading supplier of specialty foods to both retail and food service customers in Canada and other countries and has become recognized for our innovative solutions in…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
25Partial evidenceSaint-Hubert, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5010 contacts →

Partial evidence

Specialized in importing and distributing exclusive fine cheeses, Les Dépendances supplies independents, chains stores and distributors all over Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026

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Specialty food wholesalers based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 18, 2026
27.1%Verified-email coverage
12.3Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
12.5%Largest-city concentration · Montreal
Sep 18, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
55
11-50
61
51-200
18
201-500
6

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 144 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 wholesalers, 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 “specialty food wholesalers”. 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 wholesalers), 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 wholesalers, 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, 481 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.

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 wholesalers, 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 wholesalers are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 144 specialty food wholesalers 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?

I-D Foods Corporation LA Corporation DES Aliments I-D, headquartered in Laval, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most specialty food wholesalers?

Montreal leads with 18 headquartered companies, followed by Mississauga (14) and Toronto (12).

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 481 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 144 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.