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' list of America’s Largest Private Companies with a reported revenue of $6.2 billion in 2016. In 2017, John Tracy moved from CEO to executive chairman in the company, and his brother, Joe Tracy, became CEO. Another brother, Dick Tracy, was appointed president. All three are sons of founder Robert Tracy and his wife, Dorothy. Locations Dot Foods has eleven distribution centers in addition to its headquarters: Mount Sterling, Illinois (headquarters) Ardmore, Oklahoma Bullhead City, Arizona Burley, Idaho Cambridge City, Indiana Dyersburg, Tennessee Liverpool, New York Modesto, California Vidalia, Georgia Williamsport, Maryland University Park, Illinois Bear, Delaware Chesterfield, Missouri (Sales headquarters, offices only) References External links 1960 establishments in Illinois Catering and food service companies of the United States Companies based in Brown County, Illinois Privately held companies of the United States Food and drink companies established in 1960