Dot Foods

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Dot Foods, Inc.
Company typePrivate - Family owned
IndustryFood redistribution
Founded1961 (1961)
Headquarters,
Key people
Dick Tracy (CEO)
George Eversman (President)
Revenue$8.6 billion (2022)[1]
Number of employees
6,300
Websitewww.dotfoods.com
Dot Foods distribution truck, Whitmore Lake, Michigan

Dot Foods is the largest foodservice redistribution company in the United States.[2] Dot offers over 125,000 products from 1,020 food industry manufacturers.[3] Dot consolidates those products and delivers in less-than-truckload (LTL) quantities to distributors nationwide on a weekly basis. Distributors can buy a mix of temperatures and products, with a combined minimum of just 5,000 pounds.[4]

History[edit]

Dot Foods was founded in 1960, by Robert F. Tracy, and was originally named Associated Dairy Products to reflect the nature of the business at the time. Tracy began the enterprise by selling an assortment of dairy products out of the back of the family station wagon.[2] Tracy was originally from Jerseyville, Illinois, and moved to Mount Sterling after his marriage.[citation needed]

In 2016, Dot Foods was listed at number 65 on Forbes' list of America’s Largest Private Companies with a reported revenue of $6.2 billion in 2016.[1]

In 2017, John Tracy moved from CEO to executive chairman in the company, and his brother, Joe Tracy, became CEO. Another brother, Dick Tracy, was appointed president. All three are sons of founder Robert Tracy and his wife, Dorothy.[5]

Locations[edit]

Dot Foods has fifteen locations including its headquarters:[6]

  • Mount Sterling, Illinois (headquarters, distribution center)
  • Ardmore, Oklahoma
  • Bear, Delaware
  • Bullhead City, Arizona
  • Burley, Idaho
  • Cambridge City, Indiana
  • Chesterfield, Missouri (Sales headquarters, offices only)
  • Dyersburg, Tennessee
  • Liverpool, New York
  • Manchester, Tennessee (coming soon)
  • Modesto, California
  • Vidalia, Georgia
  • Williamsport, Maryland
  • University Park, Illinois

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Forbes (January 1, 2023). "Dot Foods Company Overview". www.forbes.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Nation's Largest Food Redistributor". www.dotfoods.com.
  3. ^ "Food Products List". www.dotfoods.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Helping Partners increase Profits through Redistribution | Dot Foods". www.dotfoods.com.
  5. ^ "Dot Foods names new CEO, president". Jacksonville Journal Courier. March 1, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Nationwide Food Redistribution | Dot Foods". www.dotfoods.com.

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