Saladino's Inc
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail, foodservice |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Headquarters | 3325 W Figarden Drive, Fresno, California, United States |
Key people | Craig Saladino, President & CEO Don Saladino, Chairman |
| Services | Foodservice distribution |
| Owner | US Foods Holding Corp |
| Website | www.saladinos.com |
Saladino's, Inc. (also known as Saladino's Foodservice) is a privately owned foodservice distributor based in Fresno, California. Saladino's ranks 19th among the largest food distributors in the United States.[1]
In 2023, it was announced that US Foods Holding Corp had completed the purchase of Saladino's for $56 million.[2]
History
[edit]Saladino's was founded in 1944 by Don Saladino.[3] Saladino gained experience working in his father's grocery store in Fresno, California.[4] Saladino combined his meatpacking experience with family recipes from the Calabrese region in Italy to form the Saladino's Sausage Company.[5] Initially, Saladino focused primarily on distributing sausage products to local grocery stores. In 1980, Don's son, Craig Saladino, joined the business, and the company expanded their products to include a wider variety of sausage and meat products while also beginning distribution to local pizzerias and restaurants.[citation needed]
In 2001, Saladino's moved to a larger facility located further north in Fresno.[citation needed] Their largest customer is the restaurant chain Subway.[citation needed] In that same year, they also expanded their operations to include additional warehouses located in Ontario, California, and West Sacramento, California. [citation needed]They operate in California, as well as parts of Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, and Oregon.[citation needed]
In November 2023, Saladino's Foodservice was acquired by US Foods.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Top 50 Distributors 2010" (PDF). Foodservicemarketing.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ "US Foods Holding Corp. completed the acquisition of Saladino's, Inc". MarketScreener. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ^ "Saladino's | About Us". Saladino's. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "SALADINO'S - A Premiere Foodservice Distributor". Saladinos.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ "Saladino's | About Us". Saladino's. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ Dillard, Gabriel (2023-11-09). "79-year-old Fresno family foodservice operator acquired by New York Stock Exchange company". The Business Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-09.