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Dot Foods

Logo: Benstown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American food redistributor

Dot Foods is the largest foodservice redistribution company in the United States. Dot offers over 123,500 products from 1,530 food industry manufacturers. Dot consolidates those products and delivers in less-than-truckload (LTL) quantities to distributors nationwide on a weekly basis.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1960Founded1
  • Industryfoodservice distributor1
  • HeadquartersMount Sterling1
  • Websitewww.dotfoods.com
  • Legal formBusiness Corporation3
  • LEI549300XEYP29YBMOOJ493
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressC/O ILLINOIS CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 62703-4261 Springfield, United States3
  • Registered withBusiness Services (Office of the Secretary of State), 714311343

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Dot Foods is the largest foodservice redistribution company in the United States. Dot offers over 123,500 products from 1,530 food industry manufacturers. Dot consolidates those products and delivers in less-than-truckload (LTL) quantities to distributors nationwide on a weekly basis. Distributors can purchase a combination of products with various temperature requirements as long as the combined total weight is at least 5,000 pounds.2

Corporate structure

Dot Foods is part of a group headed by Dot Holdings Co. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Dot Holdings Co Chesterfield, Missouri, United States
    • Dot Foods Mount Sterling, Illinois, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

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. Tracy was originally from Jerseyville, Illinois, and moved to Mount Sterling after his marriage.

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 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Dot Foods, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

Dot Foods has fifteen locations including its headquarters:

Mount Sterling, Illinois (headquarters, distribution center)

Ardmore, Oklahoma

Bear, Delaware

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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

From Wikipedia’s article on Dot Foods, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Jun 8, 2020Parent Directly consolidated by Dot Holdings Co3
  2. 1960Founded Founded1

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