Food distributors

What to ask before you open an account

Take this into the call. No vendor gets to edit this list.

1. Which days do you run my route, and what is the order cutoff time for each?
2. What is the delivery minimum, and what happens if I fall under it — fee, or no delivery?
3. How are prices set — market, contract, or cost-plus? Ask to see a cost-plus breakdown if they offer one.
4. What is your credit policy and payment terms for a new account?
5. How do you handle credits for short, damaged, or out-of-spec product? Who inspects at delivery?
6. Can you source local and organic, and can you document origin if I want to name farms on my menu?
7. What is your fill rate, and what do you substitute with when an item is out?

Listings

Listed alphabetically. Order is never sold or influenced by sponsorship.

• Atlantic Food Distributors

  Family-owned broadline distributor of 65+ years out of North Canton, carrying 8,000+ products across seafood, meat and poultry, dairy and eggs, frozen, produce, grocery, and restaurant supplies. Around 40 delivery trucks.

  Services: Broadline distribution · Seafood · Meat and poultry · Restaurant supplies

  Serves: Summit, Stark, Portage, Cuyahoga, Medina counties

  Delivers six days a week with same-day available in select areas — unusually flexible for a broadline, and worth asking about if your prep runs tight. Email atlanticfoods@atlanticfoods.biz.

  North Canton, OH
  330-454-1307

  Verified Aug 8, 2026 · number checked against 3 sources

• Farm House Foods

  Cleveland distributor of fresh and frozen seafood, meats, and poultry since 1974, selling wholesale by the case as well as retail, with locations on Woodland Avenue and in Maple Heights.

  Services: Seafood · Meat and poultry · Wholesale by the case · Clambakes

  Serves: Cuyahoga County

  Wholesale case pricing is open to the public at the warehouse, which makes them useful as a fill-in source rather than only a scheduled account. Also Cleveland's clambake specialist — relevant if you cater in season. Second location in Maple Heights, 216-587-6767.

  9000 Woodland Ave, Cleveland, OH
  216-791-6948

  Verified Aug 8, 2026 · number checked against 3 sources

• Gordon Food Service

  Family-owned broadline distributor serving foodservice across the Midwest, with cash-and-carry GFS stores in the Cleveland area alongside route delivery.

  Services: Broadline distribution · Cash-and-carry stores · Disposables

  Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga counties

  The retail stores are the practical advantage: when you are short something on a Saturday you can drive to it rather than wait for a route. Useful as a backstop even if your main account is elsewhere.

  Verified Aug 8, 2026

• Hillcrest Foodservice

  Family-owned independent wholesale foodservice distributor serving Northeast Ohio from Cleveland's east side.

  Services: Wholesale foodservice distribution

  Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Summit, Geauga counties

  Family-owned and independent, serving Northeast Ohio from Cleveland's east side. Confirm route days and product breadth against your order mix.

  2695 E 40th St, Cleveland, OH 44115
  216-361-4625

  Verified Aug 8, 2026 · number checked against 3 sources

• Kate's Fish

  Family-owned seafood vendor in Cleveland's West Side Market, carrying one of the largest fresh seafood selections in the region and expanding to additional stands.

  Services: Fresh and frozen seafood · Specialty and hard-to-source fish

  Serves: Cuyahoga County

  A market vendor rather than a route distributor, so confirm wholesale terms, standing orders, and whether they will hold or special-order for you. Strong for short-notice or unusual species.

  1979 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113
  216-621-7675

  Verified Aug 8, 2026 · number checked against 3 sources

• Northern Haserot

  Family-owned broadline foodservice distributor operating since 1878, carrying over 10,000 products with a center-of-the-plate focus — portion-controlled meats, custom-cut seafood, produce, dairy, grocery, frozen, coffee, and equipment.

  Services: Broadline distribution · Portion-controlled meats · Custom-cut seafood · Produce and dairy · Equipment and supplies

  Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga counties

  Local broadline since 1878, with 145+ years in this market. Custom cutting is worth asking about if your menu depends on consistent portioning. Toll free 800-589-8600.

  21500 Alexander Rd, Cleveland, OH 44146
  440-439-0600

  Verified Aug 8, 2026 · number checked against 3 sources

• Peck Food Service

  Maple Heights distributor specialising in ice cream, soft serve, frozen dessert and fast-food supplies and ingredients, plus disposables, serving independent operators across the Midwest.

  Services: Soft serve and ice cream supplies · Frozen dessert ingredients · Fast-food supplies · Disposables

  Serves: Cuyahoga, Summit, Lake, Lorain, Medina counties

  A specialist in frozen dessert and soft serve rather than a broadline. If that is a real part of your menu, this is the account that knows the mix, the machines, and the seasonal swings.

  17000 Rockside Rd, Maple Heights, OH 44137
  800-732-7325

  Verified Aug 8, 2026 · number checked against 3 sources

• Sirna & Sons Produce

  Fourth-generation family produce and dairy distributor established 1939, in Ravenna, serving restaurants, hotels, country clubs, schools, and institutions. Runs an in-house fresh-cut processing operation.

  Services: Produce · Dairy · Fresh-cut processing · Six-day delivery

  Serves: Portage, Summit, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Medina counties

  Distribution six days a week, and the in-house cutting operation is the thing to ask about if you are short on prep labor — buying fresh-cut can be cheaper than the hours it replaces. Email info@sirnasonsproduce.com.

  7176 State Route 88, Ravenna, OH 44266
  800-824-1868

  Verified Aug 8, 2026 · number checked against 3 sources

• Sysco Cleveland

  The largest broadline foodservice distributor in North America, carrying food, disposables, cleaning supplies, and equipment, with a Cleveland-area operating company serving Northeast Ohio.

  Services: Broadline distribution · Disposables and supplies · Menu and business services

  Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga counties

  The largest broadline in North America, with a Cleveland-area operating company. Alongside supply they offer menu, pricing and operations support services. Ask for the all-in delivered cost on a real basket of your items, and confirm your route day and order cutoff.

  Verified Aug 8, 2026

• The Sanson Company

  Cleveland produce distributor operating since 1914, offering full-line conventional, certified organic, local, and specialty produce plus fresh-cut and repackaged fruits and vegetables.

  Services: Conventional produce · Certified organic · Local and specialty produce · Fresh-cut and repack

  Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage counties

  Serves restaurants, schools, hospitals, and caterers alongside retail and wholesale. Toll free 800-321-9014. Ask about fresh-cut if you are short on prep labor.

  Cleveland, OH
  216-431-8560

  Verified Aug 8, 2026 · number checked against 3 sources

• US Foods

  National broadline distributor serving Northeast Ohio with food, disposables, and equipment, plus menu, pricing, and operations support tools for independents.

  Services: Broadline distribution · Disposables · Business and menu support

  Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga counties

  National broadline with food, disposables and equipment, plus menu and business support tools aimed at independents. Compare on delivered cost for your actual order mix, minimum drop, and route day.

  Verified Aug 8, 2026

Related guides

• Cooking, cooling, holding and date marking temperatures

  Every time and temperature Ohio actually requires, in the order a kitchen meets them — cook, hold, cool, reheat, date mark — plus the consumer advisory wording and the freezing rule for raw fish.