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Dot Foods
Dot Foods is the largest foodservice redistribution company in the United States. Dot offers over 112,000 products from 830 food industry manufacturers. Dot consolidates those products and delivers in less-than-truckload (LTL) quantities to distributors nationwide on a weekly basis. Distributors can buy a mix of temperatures and products, with a combined minimum of just 5,000 pounds. History Dot Foods was founded in 1960, by Robert F. Tracy, and was originally named Associated Dairy Products to reflect the nature of the business at the time. Tracy began the enterprise by selling an assortment of dairy products out of the back of the family station wagon. Tracy was originally from Jerseyville, Illinois, and moved to Mount Sterling after his marriage. In 2016, Dot Foods was listed at number 65 on Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Sterling, Illinois
Mount Sterling is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,006 at the 2020 census. Foodservice distributor Dot Foods is based in Mount Sterling. History Mount Sterling was organized in 1854. It did not have a courthouse until 1868, although it was designated the county seat from when the county was organized. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mount Sterling has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 2,006 people, 956 households, and 481 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 989 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.47% White, 1.25% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 4.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.55% of the population. There were 956 households, out of which 59.31% had children under the age of 18 living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |