Saladino's Inc

Saladino's Foodservice

Company type	Private
Industry	Retail, foodservice
Founded	1980
Headquarters	3325 W Figarden Drive, Fresno, CA, U.S.
Key people	Craig Saladino, President & CEO Don Saladino, Chairman
Services	Foodservice distribution
Website	www.saladinos.com

Saladino's Foodservice is a privately owned foodservice distributor based in Fresno, California. They are currently the largest independent food service distributor in California and the 19th largest food service distributor in the United States. ^[1]

History

Saladino's was founded in 1944 by Don Saladino. ^[2] Saladino gained experience working in his father's grocery store in Fresno, California. ^[3] Saladino combined his meat packing experience with family recipes from the Calabrese region in Italy to form the Saladino's Sausage Company.^{[ citation needed ]} Initially Saladino focused primarily on distributing sausage products to local grocery stores.^{[ citation needed ]} In 1980, Don's son Craig Saladino, joined the business and they 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 Holding Corp. ^[4]

References

1. "Top 50 Distributors 2010" (PDF). Foodservicemarketing.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
2. "Saladino's | About Us". Saladino's. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
3. "SALADINO'S - A Premiere Foodservice Distributor". Saladinos.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
4. 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.