Top 50 - 2007

42. Dierks Waukesha

Waukesha, WI
Year founded: 1920
Chairman/ceo: Eric J. Muehl
President/coo: Thomas R. Muehl
1 distribution center
3,200 accounts
82% commercial, 18% noncommercial
12,500 SKUs
84% national brands
1% private label
15% group label
70% street accounts sales
24% multiunit accounts

COP & specialty products: Fresh meat, fresh fish, fresh produce, E&S, san-jan.
Best innovation: Installed real-time GPS tracking of trucks.
Other news: Secured Direct Store Delivery (DSD), deli/bakery/grocery business with largest Wisconsin grocery retailer with more than 120 stores.
Fuel prices: Instituted fuel surcharges with multi-unit accounts; widening time windows for low-volume street accounts in an attempt to create greater case density per mile; created driver incentives for reduced idling time.
Key issues this year: Grown street business relative to multi unit.

#50 | Ginsberg's, Inc.

#49 | Frank J. Catanzaro Sons and Daughters, Inc.

#48 | Pocono Produce Co., Inc.

#47 | Jordano's. Inc.

#46 | Jacmar Foodservice Distribution

#45 | Y. Hata & Co., Inc.

#44 | Costa Fruit & Produce

#43 | W. S. Lee & Sons, Inc.

#42 | Dierks Waukesha

#41 | Jose Santiago, Inc.

#40 | Yancey's Food Service

#39 | Cardinal Restaurant Supply (formerly Berner Foodservice)

#38 | DiCarlo Food Service

#37 | City Line Distributors

#36 | Goldberg and Solovy Foods, Inc.

#35 | HFM Foodservice

#34 | J. Kings Food Service Professionals, Inc.

#33 | Van Eerden Foodservice

#32 | Harker's Distribution

#31 | Banta Foods, Inc.

#30 | Upper Lakes Foods

#29 | Zanios Foods

#28 | Martin Bros. Distributing Co.

#27 | Hawkeye Foodservice Distribution, Inc.

#26 | Feesers, Inc.

#25 | Wood Fruitticher Grocery Co., Inc.

#24 | Pate Dawson Co.

#23 | Fox River Foods, Inc.

#22 | Merchants Foodservice

#21 | BiRite Foodservice

#20 | Cash-Wa Distributing Co.

#19 | C. A. Curtze Co.

#18 | Glazier Foods Co.

#17 | Nicholas and Co., Inc.

#16 | Perkins

#15 | Clark Foodservice, Inc.

#14 | Consolidated Companies, Inc.

#13 | IFH Foodservice Distribution

#12 | Labatt Food Service

#11 | IJ Co.

#10 | Cheney Brothers, Inc.

#9 | Shamrock Foods Co.

#8 | Ben E. Keith Foods

#7 | Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc.

#6 | Reinhart Foodservice

#5 | Food Services of America, Inc.

#4 | Gordon Food Service

#3 | Performance Food Group

#2 | U.S. Foodservice, Inc.

#1 | Sysco Corp.