DOT FOODS

The food supply chain is 47 trucks doing one truck’s job.

One order.

1,500+ suppliers, one purchase order, no product-line minimums.

One truck.

Frozen, refrigerated and dry — all on the same trailer.

One delivery.

There in 2 to 4 days, on time 99% of the time.

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Diesel $3.72/gal ▲ .04 Food-away CPI +3.8% YoY Food mfg PPI +1.9% YoY Butter AA $2.61/lb ▼ .03 Choice beef $381.55/cwt ▲ 2.10 Active food recalls: 14 Dot deliveries this week: 4,211

The Dot Index. These numbers are placeholders for now — the live version pulls from the EIA, BLS, USDA and openFDA the day they publish.

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From Dot’s own “Connect the Dots” film Footage © Dot Foods

Our network

Connect the dots. All 5,000 of them.

Every consolidated order moves through a distribution center built for multi-temperature freight, then rides Dot Transportation to distributors across the U.S. and Canada. It all radiates from a town of 2,000 people in western Illinois.

Distribution center Mt. Sterling, IL — home since 1960 Everywhere we deliver

By the numbers

What one partnership carries.

Products in the catalog0
Suppliers on a single order0
On-time deliveries0
Lead time2–4DAYS
Distribution points0

Drive more growth

Elevate multiple areas of your business.

Foodservice Redistribution

It’s what we’re most known for. Suppliers reduce less-than-truckload deliveries and distributors streamline ordering, improving service and savings for all.

Retail Growth

Reduce costs and improve in-stock rates with multi-vendor consolidation and solutions for retailers, suppliers, and sales agencies.

Digital Solutions

Our investments in ecommerce, product data, and more will help you meet modern customer standards.

Drop Shipments

Expand your reach by having us fulfill ecommerce and sample orders by drop shipments in all temperatures.

A Dot Foods truck driving past a Mt. Sterling mural
A Dot Transportation trailer leaving Mt. Sterling, Illinois
Two Dot Foods employees working together at a laptop
The support team behind every order
A chef cooking vegetables over an open flame
The kitchens where every delivery lands

Since 1960

Two people and a dream.

Robert and Dorothy Tracy started Dot with one truck and a simple idea: the middle of the food supply chain deserved better. Sixty-six years later Dot Foods is North America’s largest food redistributor, and still a family-owned business that puts people first.

“Our mission is to significantly contribute to the success of our business partners. It’s who we are as a company and it is what we stand for.” Dick Tracy, CEO, Dot Foods
Robert and Dorothy Tracy, co-founders of Dot Foods
Robert (RT) and Dorothy Tracy, who started it all. Photo © Dot Foods.

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