WebstaurantStore

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WebstaurantStore
Company typePrivately held company
Industry Foodservice
Founded2004
FounderFred Clark
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
18 warehouses
Area served
U.S.
Key people
BrandsAcopa®, Avantco™, Backyard Pro®, Choice®, Carnival King®, Cooking Performance Group®, Lancaster Table & Seating®, Lavex®, Noble Chemical™, Regal Foods™
Number of employees
3,000 (2023)
Parent Clark Associates

WebstaurantStore is an online restaurant supply company based in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The company offers commercial-grade equipment to the foodservice industry through online ordering and commercial shipping, and carries over 430,000 products. [1] They have over 70 private-label brands, including Avantco, Choice, Noble, and Regal.

History

WebstaurantStore was founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania as a business-to-business sales company. The company is currently led by President Dave Groff who helped establish the business in 2004. [2] In 2012, WebstaurantStore expanded to Madisonville, Kentucky [3] followed by other expansions to Dayton, Nevada [4] in 2013 and Cumberland, Maryland [5] in 2014. To date, WebstaurantStore also operates warehouses in Pennsylvania; [6] Durant, Oklahoma; [7] and Albany, Georgia. [8] In 2013, the company moved headquarters from Smoketown to Lititz. [9] Office locations have since expanded from Pennsylvania into Albany, Georgia; [10] Madisonville, Kentucky; [11] and Tampa Bay, Florida. [12]

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