Edward Don & Company

What Edward Don & Company does

Edward Don & Company is a Woodridge, Illinois-based foodservice equipment and supplies distributor founded in 1921, operating seven strategically located distribution centers across the United States (Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Seattle) totaling over one million square feet of warehouse and corporate space. The company distributes tabletop, equipment, disposables, and related supplies to commercial foodservice operators across ten end-markets — including independent full-service restaurants and bars, QSR and casual theme chains, hotels and convention centers, country clubs and resorts, healthcare and senior living, entertainment and sports venues, schools and universities, airports and transportation hubs, business and institutional cafeterias, and military, correctional, and governmental facilities. Ordering is facilitated through 350 sales representatives, a National Call Center with call-routing technology, a dedicated 'Red and Yellow' in-house delivery fleet for local zones, common carriers for outlying geographies, and the don.com e-commerce platform supporting real-time product information, inventory availability, quotes, and order entry via desktop and mobile.

The company has grown both organically and through acquisitions of regional distributors — Atlanta Fixture & Sales Co. (2017), Smith & Greene (2018), Myers Restaurant Supply (2019), DKLV, and Shervan Colonel Equipment Corp. (2019) — all consolidated under the unified DON BUILD sub-brand, which provides full design-build services for foodservice kitchen planning, equipment specification, and construction using Revit, CAD, and VR/3D visualization tools, with a 260+ person design and construction team. DON's pricing is transaction-based with no publicly disclosed list pricing; pricing is governed by individual quotations and is subject to change without notice. The company's brand tagline — 'DON. Everything but the Food.' — reflects its positioning as a one-stop sourcing partner for all non-food foodservice needs. The company is privately held; Vestar Capital Partners invested in March 2017, and Sysco announced its acquisition of Edward Don & Company on 2026-02-11 to strengthen Sysco's equipment and supplies distribution offering.

Name

Edward Don & Company

Legal name

Edward Don & Company

Website

https://don.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Edward Don & Company is a Woodridge, Illinois-based foodservice equipment and supplies distributor founded in 1921, operating seven U.S. distribution centers. It serves restaurants, hotels, healthcare, institutional, and government foodservice operators with equipment, tabletop, disposables, and integrated kitchen design-build services through its DON BUILD division.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foodservice Equipment and Supplies Distribution

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (72231), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310)

SIC

Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Restaurant & Commercial Kitchen Equipment Wholesale (AFAIALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Preparation Equipment & Smallwares Wholesale (AFAIALAK), Disposables & Single-Use Foodservice Products Wholesale (AFAIALAC)

Keywords

• Foodservice equipment distribution
• Commercial kitchen supplies
• Restaurant equipment wholesale
• Kitchen design services
• Foodservice supplies distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foodservice Equipment and Supplies Distribution: Edward Don & Company is a foodservice distributor offering equipment and supplies to the foodservice industry, including tabletop, equipment, disposables, and kitchen design services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Edward Don & Company distributes foodservice equipment and supplies to commercial foodservice operators across the United States through seven regional distribution centers. The company offers a full catalog of tabletop, equipment, disposables, and kitchen supplies, complemented by the DON BUILD design-build service that manages kitchen planning, construction, and equipment installation using Revit, CAD, and VR visualization tools.

Product overview

Edward Don & Company is a foodservice equipment and supplies distributor that operates as a single integrated offering platform. The company provides foodservice equipment, supplies, and related services primarily to commercial foodservice businesses. DON BUILD serves as the company's unified design-build service for kitchen planning, construction, and equipment, consolidating multiple acquired brands (Atlanta Fixture, Smith & Greene, Myers Restaurant Supply, and DKLV) under a single vision. The company also distributes a wide range of supplies through catalogs and advisors covering equipment, tabletop, cutlery, disposables, healthcare, packaging, and sanitation categories. Distribution is handled through seven strategically located distribution centers across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DON BUILD: Full design-build services for foodservice equipment, utilizing cutting-edge technologies like Revit and CAD, with capabilities in VR and 3D design presentations.

Products and services

• DON BUILD Design-Build Service Comprehensive design-build service for commercial kitchen planning, construction, remodeling, and replacement equipment. Manages projects from concept through completion using Revit, CAD, and VR/3D design visualization, serving foodservice operators planning new or renovated kitchen facilities.
• Foodservice Equipment and Supplies Catalog Full-line distribution of tabletop, kitchen equipment, disposables, smallwares, and maintenance supplies for commercial foodservice operators. Products are sourced from multiple manufacturers and delivered through a national network of distribution centers and direct delivery fleet.
• Online Ordering and E-commerce Platform (don.com) Web-based ordering portal giving foodservice operators real-time product catalog access, inventory availability, quoting capabilities, and order placement, supplemented by phone, fax, and direct sales representative channels.

Named customers1 record

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TriMark USA: TriMark is the closest direct peer to Edward Don: a national foodservice equipment and supplies distributor with design-build services, serving similar restaurant, hospitality, healthcare, and institutional customers across the U.S.
• The Wasserstrom Company: Wasserstrom is a long-standing foodservice equipment and supplies distributor and designer with comparable product breadth and design-build capabilities, serving many of the same restaurant, hospitality, and institutional end markets as Edward Don.
• Boelter Companies: Boelter is a regional foodservice equipment and supplies distributor with design services, comparable in offering mix to Edward Don and competing for restaurant, hospitality, and institutional accounts in overlapping geographies.
• Central Restaurant Products: Central Restaurant Products is a foodservice equipment and smallwares distributor serving independent restaurants and chains nationwide, with a similar catalog-driven go-to-market model that competes with Edward Don's e-commerce and rep-led distribution.
• Katom Restaurant Supply: Katom is a foodservice equipment and supplies distributor with strong e-commerce capabilities, serving independent restaurants and chain operators with comparable product breadth and competitive overlap with Edward Don's catalog business.

Emerging players

• Restaurant Depot (Jetro Holdings): Restaurant Depot is a membership cash-and-carry foodservice supply warehouse club focused on small and independent operators. It overlaps with Edward Don's tabletop, smallwares, and disposables categories via a different go-to-market model (cash-and-carry vs. delivery).
• Webstaurant Store: Webstaurant Store is a digital-first foodservice equipment and supplies retailer with an extensive online catalog. It competes with Edward Don on smallwares, tabletop, and disposables, particularly with smaller customers who prefer self-service e-commerce over rep-led ordering.

Broad incumbents

• US Foods: US Foods is a Fortune 500 broadline foodservice distributor that also sells equipment and supplies as a complement to its food distribution business. Comparable in serving the same operator customer base but with broader product scope than Edward Don.
• Sysco: Sysco is the world's largest broadline foodservice distributor and announced its acquisition of Edward Don in February 2026. Pre-acquisition, Sysco competed with Edward Don in equipment and supplies distribution while operating at much greater scale across food distribution.
• Performance Food Group: Performance Food Group is a large broadline foodservice distributor with an equipment and supplies offering, comparable to Edward Don in serving restaurant and institutional customers but with food distribution as its primary business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A4 records

Investments

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