What Rema Foods does

Rema Foods is a US-based food importer and distributor headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, that supplies more than 1,000 quality-assured imported food products to retailers, foodservice providers, and manufacturers across North America and select global markets. The company has operated for over 50 years and is structured as a subsidiary of Food Import Group, a holding entity whose portfolio also includes Source Atlantique (specialty food brand aggregator with brands such as Bar Harbor, Belvoir, Gaea, If You Care, Natural Catch, Peloponnese, and Lyle's Golden Syrup), If You Care (environmentally conscious consumer products), Sunrise Commodities (US nuts and dried fruit importer with 75+ years of collective industry experience), and Sweet Dried Fruit (the largest US importer of raisins with processing plants in Argentina, California, Chile, Greece, Mexico, and South Africa).

Rema Foods' product portfolio spans seafood (tuna, anchovies, clams), produce (asparagus, tomatoes, olives, pineapple), specialty ingredients (chocolate, spices, specialty oils, sauces), and commodity products (coconuts, rice, vinegar). Beyond physical product distribution, the company offers services including product sourcing, supply chain collaboration, custom ingredient development, and retail/foodservice/manufacturing expertise. Operational scale signals include 101-250 employees, B2B sales-led go-to-market targeting enterprise customers, and disclosed food safety certifications held by sister entity Sweet Dried Fruit (GFSI, BRCGS, SMETA, USDA Organic, Halal, STAR-K Kosher). The company maintains no proprietary technology platform and has no visible AI/ML capability layer; digital presence is limited to a corporate website and a LinkedIn company page.

The business model relies on direct enterprise sales to three primary segments (retail, foodservice, manufacturing), with revenue generated through import and distribution transactions. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with a B2B enterprise model. Geographic reach spans the USA and Canada, with global supplier sourcing relationships. The company has no publicly disclosed funding, no IPO track, and operates with a traditional import/export distribution model within a multi-brand holding structure.

Name

Rema Foods

Legal name

Rema Foods

Website

https://foodimportgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Rema Foods is a 50+ year-old B2B food importer in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, supplying 1,000+ imported products including seafood, produce, and specialty ingredients to retailers, foodservice providers, and manufacturers across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Import and Distribution

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic & International Foods Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

International & Ethnic Packaged Foods (CRADAAAG), Bulk Ingredient Logistics, Storage & Transloading (Food Commodities) (AFAIAKAM)

Keywords

• Food import distribution
• Specialty food sourcing
• Ingredient supply chain
• Foodservice distribution
• Retail food products

Headquarters

HQ city

Englewood Cliffs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food Import and Distribution: Rema Foods generates revenue through importing and distributing food products including tuna, asparagus, tomatoes, olives, anchovies, chocolate, clams, coconuts, vinegar, spices, specialty oils, snails, sauces, rice, and pineapple to retailers, foodservice providers, and manufacturers. The company also provides value-added services including product sourcing, supply chain collaboration, and ingredient development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Rema Foods imports and distributes more than 1,000 food products from suppliers worldwide to retailers, foodservice providers, and food manufacturers in the U.S., Canada, and other markets. The company also offers product sourcing, ingredient development, and customized supply chain collaboration services to support its customers' product and operational needs. Its portfolio spans olive oil, mustard, frozen products, seafood, produce, specialty ingredients, and commodity items, and operates as part of Food Import Group alongside sister brands such as Source Atlantique, If You Care, Sunrise Commodities, and Sweet Dried Fruit.

Product overview

Rema Foods is a food sourcing and supply chain solutions company operating for more than 50 years, offering over 1,000 quality assured products imported from around the world. The company provides a unified platform of services including Product Sourcing, Products Available, Product & Ingredient Development, Customized Supply Chain Collaboration, and Retail Food Service & Manufacturing Expertise. Rema Foods operates as part of the Food Import Group and its portfolio includes subsidiary/sub-brand companies: Source Atlantique (with brands like Bar Harbor, Belvoir, If You Care, Lyle's Golden Syrup, and others), Sunrise Commodities (specializing in nuts and dried fruit), and Sweet Dried Fruit (the largest raisin importer in the USA). The company's offerings span seafood (tuna, clams, anchovies), produce (asparagus, tomatoes, olives, pineapple), specialty ingredients (chocolate, spices, specialty oils, sauces), and commodity products (coconuts, rice, vinegar).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Source Atlantique: Specialty food import and distribution brand offering multiple international food brands including Bar Harbor, Belvoir, Gaea, If You Care, and others.
• If You Care
• Sunrise Commodities
• Sweet Dried Fruit

Products and services

• Imported Food Product Portfolio
• Product and Ingredient Development Services
• Source Atlantique Specialty Food Brand Portfolio
• Sunrise Commodities Nuts and Dried Fruit
• Sweet Dried Fruit Raisin Products

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KeHE Distributors: Large US specialty food distributor serving retailers and foodservice with a broad assortment of natural, ethnic, and gourmet brands. Directly comparable to Rema Foods' specialty distribution model, customer mix, and channel structure.
• Specialty Food Group: Mid-sized US importer and distributor of specialty and international food brands to retail and foodservice. Closely matches Rema Foods' business model of sourcing international brands and distributing them through US B2B channels.

Broad incumbents

• United Natural Foods (UNFI): North America's largest publicly traded wholesale distributor of natural, organic, and specialty foods, supplying retailers and foodservice. Comparable customer base and product categories to Rema, but at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Sysco: Largest US broadline foodservice distributor with a growing specialty and international food assortment. Competes with Rema on the foodservice channel where Rema distributes imported specialty items to operators.
• US Foods: Major US broadline foodservice distributor with an expanding specialty and ethnic foods portfolio. Competes for the same foodservice operator and large retailer business as Rema's imported specialty range.
• Performance Food Group: Large US foodservice and convenience distributor (Vistar, Core-Mark). Overlaps with Rema's foodservice channel and ingredient supply into manufacturers, though it operates at much greater scale across broader categories.
• TreeHouse Foods: Leading US private-label food manufacturer with significant specialty and ethnic SKU coverage. Comparable to the manufacturing customer segment Rema supplies with bulk ingredients and to its own packaged food capabilities under sister brands.
• McCormick & Company: Global flavor and specialty food ingredients company. Comparable to Rema's specialty oils, spices, sauces, and ingredient-development business into food manufacturers, though at vastly larger scale.
• Hain Celestial Group: US-based marketer of organic, natural, and specialty food brands across snacks, meals, and ingredients. Comparable to the Source Atlantique and If You Care consumer-facing brand portfolio within the Food Import Group family.

Emerging players

• Sun-Maid Growers of California: Iconic US raisin and dried fruit cooperative with global sourcing. Directly comparable to Sweet Dried Fruit's raisin leadership position within the Rema/Food Import Group portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rema-foods-inc

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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