PrimeSource

Name

PrimeSource

Legal name

Prime Source®

Website

https://primesourcebrands.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foodservice & Janitorial Supplies

NAICS

Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (42449)

SIC

Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Disposables & Single-Use Foodservice Products Wholesale (AFAIALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Janitorial & Sanitation Supplies (Foodservice) Wholesale (AFAIALAD), Uniforms & PPE (Foodservice) Wholesale (AFAIALAL), Foodservice Packaging & Takeout Containers Wholesale (AFAIALAE)

Keywords

• Foodservice supplies
• Disposable gloves
• Cleaning chemicals
• Janitorial supplies
• Disposable PPE

Headquarters

HQ city

Irving

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. B2B Product Sales: Wholesale distribution of foodservice, cleaning, and maintenance supplies to commercial customers including restaurants, grocers, and janitorial service providers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PrimeSource, operating as Prime Source® (the foodservice, cleaning and maintenance supplies brand of PrimeSource Brands), manufactures and distributes a comprehensive portfolio of foodservice disposables, personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning chemicals and equipment, floor care products, and skin care/hygiene items. Products are organized into tiered and material-specific assortments (e.g., a four-tier glove system spanning nitrile, latex, vinyl, poly and hybrid formulations) and are sold wholesale to commercial foodservice operators, grocery retailers, and janitorial/sanitation service providers through account-based direct sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prime Source®: Primary brand for foodservice, cleaning & maintenance supplies including gloves, aprons, soaps, napkins, cutlery, and other disposable products.

Products and services

• Disposable Gloves A four-tier glove system (Basics, Value, Select, Ultra) covering nitrile, latex, vinyl, poly, synthetic vinyl, hybrid, and vinyl/nitrile blend materials for foodservice, grocery, and janitorial applications.
• Disposable PPE (Aprons, Masks, Hairnets & Caps, Sleeves) Disposable aprons, masks, hairnets & caps, and sleeves for hygiene and protective use in commercial foodservice, grocery, and janitorial operations.
• Cleaning Supplies Can liners, cleaning chemicals, and cleaning equipment including sponges, scrubbers, and grill screens for commercial cleaning operations.
• Floor Care Products Mops, brooms, brushes, floor pads, buckets, dust pans, handles, and floor care signs for commercial facility maintenance.
• Cups & Lids Disposable foodservice cups and matching lids for beverage service in commercial settings.
• Cutlery, Kits & Straws Disposable knives, forks, spoons, sporks, straws, stirrers, picks, and cutlery kits for foodservice applications.
• Dinnerware Disposable dinnerware products for foodservice operations.
• Food Bags & Wraps Aluminum foil, butcher paper, film, pan liners, plastic bags, and ties & closures for food storage and preparation in commercial kitchens.
• Food Containers Aluminum, paper, and plastic food containers for takeaway and food storage in commercial foodservice.
• Napkins & Dispensers Beverage napkins, dinner napkins, tallfold napkins, and matching dispenser systems for foodservice operations.
• Skin Care & Dispensers Hand care products, sanitizers, soaps (including green-certified foam formulations) and matching touch-free dispenser systems for facility hygiene programs.
• Aerosols Cleaning aerosols and cooking aerosols for foodservice and janitorial applications.
• Bags & Sacks Commercial bags and T-Sacks for waste and material handling.
• Pallet Wraps Pallet wrap products for commercial packaging and shipping.
• Display Liner Display liner products for retail food and merchandising presentation.
• Smallwares Smallware items for commercial foodservice operations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ecolab: Ecolab is a global leader in cleaning, sanitation, and hygiene solutions for foodservice, hospitality, and food retail — overlapping with PrimeSource's cleaning chemicals, floor care, and skin care categories as a much larger incumbent.
• Performance Food Group: Performance Food Group's Foodservice segment distributes broadline and specialty products to restaurants and institutional customers. It is comparable to PrimeSource as a broadline incumbent overlapping in foodservice supplies distribution.
• US Foods: US Foods is a major broadline foodservice distributor serving restaurants, healthcare, and hospitality. Its private-label and non-food disposables offering overlaps with PrimeSource's foodservice vertical from a larger incumbents' perspective.
• Bunzl plc: Bunzl is a global specialty distribution company focused on foodservice disposables, cleaning/hygiene supplies, and PPE — directly comparable to PrimeSource's product portfolio and B2B wholesale model across Grocery, Foodservice, and Janitorial verticals.
• Sysco Corporation: Sysco is the largest broadline foodservice distributor in North America, supplying restaurants, healthcare, and education. It overlaps with PrimeSource's foodservice customers as a much larger competitor that also distributes disposables and janitorial supplies.

Direct peers

• Hoffmaster Group: Hoffmaster manufactures and distributes specialty disposable foodservice products including napkins, tablecovers, and disposable ware. It is a direct peer to PrimeSource's foodservice disposables line and shares the same foodservice/grocery end customers.
• Brady Industries: Brady Industries is a mid-sized janitorial and sanitation supply distributor serving foodservice, healthcare, and facility customers across the western US — closely comparable to PrimeSource's Janitorial/Sanitation vertical.
• Waxie Sanitary Supply: Waxie is a West Coast-based janitorial and sanitation supply distributor serving foodservice, healthcare, and facility customers. It closely mirrors PrimeSource's Janitorial/Sanitation vertical with disposables, chemicals, and equipment.
• Imperial Dade: Imperial Dade is one of the largest North American foodservice and janitorial supply distributors, offering disposables, chemicals, equipment, and PPE. It directly overlaps PrimeSource's three target verticals and acquisition-driven growth model.

Emerging players

• State Chemical Solutions: State Chemical is a manufacturer and distributor of commercial cleaning and sanitation chemicals for janitorial and facility customers. It is a smaller but comparable player in PrimeSource's cleaning chemicals and floor care category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/primesourcebp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A5 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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