Dot Foods

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,^{[clarification needed]} with a combined minimum of just 5,000 pounds.^[4]

Dot Foods, Inc.

Company type	Private - Family owned
Industry	Food redistribution
Founded	1960 (1960)
Headquarters	Mount Sterling, Illinois , United States
Key people	Dick Tracy (CEO) George Eversman (President)
Revenue	$8.6 billion (2022)[1]
Number of employees	6,300
Website	www.dotfoods.com

Dot Foods distribution truck, Whitmore Lake, Michigan

History

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 from 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

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
• Modesto, California
• Vidalia, Georgia
• Williamsport, Maryland
• University Park, Illinois