Coastal Pacific Food Distributors

What Coastal Pacific Food Distributors does

Coastal Pacific Food Distributors, Inc. (CPFD) is a privately held, Stockton, California-headquartered logistics and supply chain company founded in 1986 by Jerry H. Jared and David Jared. It is the second-largest worldwide distributor of food and related products to US military installations, operating over one million square feet of warehouse space including 219,000+ square feet of chilled and frozen storage across California, Washington, and Hawaii, with a satellite presence in Norfolk, Virginia. CPFD functions as a Prime Vendor and full-line distributor under US Department of Defense contracts: it has held DLA Troop Support Prime Vendor status since 1998, serves all 78 commissaries west of the Rocky Mountains plus 8 DeCA-operated central distribution centers in Guam, Japan, and Korea, supplies 240+ military exchange retail locations (AAFES, NEXCOM, MCCS), and is the sole Prime Vendor to the US Navy 7th Fleet in Japan and to Navy Region Northwest.

CPFD's core offerings span DeCA commissary supply, military exchange distribution, Prime Vendor distribution to land bases and ships, Morale Welfare & Recreation (MWR) support, contractor-managed Deli/Bakery and Sushi operations, public warehousing / 3PL, and ship supply. Its underlying technology stack is traditional enterprise logistics IT: Exceed 2000 Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Vocollect voice-directed picking deployed across all mainland US distribution centers, real-time inventory and order management systems, and a NIST 800-171 / DoD CMMC Level 3 cybersecurity program for handling sensitive government data. The Stockton facility achieved SQF (Safe Quality Food) Certification in February 2025.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through government contracts awarded via competitive bidding and direct negotiation with DLA, DeCA, and the exchanges, with a secondary commercial 3PL book offering cold/dry storage, export consolidation, import deconsolidation, port trucking, and USDA inspection services. CPFD's most recent milestone is an October 2025 five-year, $871 million DLA subsistence contract for Indo-Pacific support; other named contracts include a $32.6 million fresh produce contract for Japan commissaries and an $8.9 million deli/bakery/sushi contract covering Japan, South Korea, and Guam.

Name

Coastal Pacific Food Distributors

Legal name

Coastal Pacific Food Distributors, Inc.

Website

https://cpfd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Coastal Pacific Food Distributors (CPFD) is a privately held, Stockton, California-based logistics company that, since 1986, has served as the second-largest worldwide military distributor of food and related products to US military installations, commissaries, exchanges, Navy ships, and government agencies across the Indo-Pacific and Western US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Military and Government Food Distribution Logistics

NAICS

Warehousing and Storage (4931), General Warehousing and Storage (493110), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), National Security and International Affairs (9281)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Military & Government Full-Service Storage (HSAKAHAD)

Keywords

• Military food distribution
• Government logistics services
• Prime vendor distribution
• Cold chain warehousing
• Third party logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Defense Logistics Agency Contracts: Five-year $871 million contract from DLA to support US military personnel in the Indo-Pacific region. Revenue from supplying food and related products to military commissaries and ships. Additional contracts include $32.6 million for fresh produce in Japan and $8.9 million for deli/bakery/sushi services.
2. Prime Vendor Program: Full-line distribution services to US Navy and military exchanges under DLA Troop Support contracts. Includes supplying 7th Fleet ships in Japan and Navy Region Northwest installations.
3. Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Services: Public warehousing and logistics services to commercial clients requiring specialized procurement and supply chain solutions. Services include receiving/shipping, export consolidation, import deconsolidation, trucking to ports, dry and refrigerated trucking, and USDA inspection services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CPFD provides logistics, procurement, warehousing, and supply chain solutions to U.S. military installations, government agencies, and commercial clients. Its core offerings include Prime Vendor food distribution under DLA Troop Support contracts, commissary supply to DeCA, retail servicing of military exchanges, ship supply to U.S. Navy fleets, MWR support, deli/bakery/sushi commissary operations, and public third-party logistics warehousing with temperature-controlled storage.

Product overview

Coastal Pacific Food Distributors (CPFD) is a leading global supply chain provider and the second-largest worldwide military distributor of food and related products, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Stockton, CA. The company operates over one million square feet of warehouse space across multiple facilities. CPFD offers an integrated portfolio of logistics services including: DeCA (Defense Commissary Agency) services supporting 78 commissaries; Exchanges services for 240+ retail locations; Prime Vendor services as a Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support contractor; MWR (Morale Welfare & Recreation) support; Deli & Bakery operations; Sushi services; Public Warehousing (3PL); and Ship Supply services. These services cover the Western United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Singapore, Kwajalein, Philippines, and the Indian Ocean region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prime Vendor Full-line food distribution service provided to the U.S. military under Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support contracts since 1998. Includes order processing, procurement, warehousing, and distribution of food products to land-based installations and ship customers across the Asia-Pacific theater, Diego Garcia, and the CONUS market (including U.S. Navy Region Northwest). For military and government customers.
• DeCA Services Commissary supply service supporting the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA). CPFD supplies food products to all 78 commissaries west of the Rocky Mountains and to 8 DeCA-operated central distribution centers in Guam, Japan, and Korea. For DeCA and military patrons.
• Exchanges Services Retail supply service for military exchange services, servicing over 240 retail locations operated by AAFES, NEXCOM, and MCCS. Product categories include dry grocery, health & beauty care, pet food, candy, refrigerated/frozen foods, and meats. Also services AAFES and NEX Distribution Centers in multiple Pacific locations. For military exchange patrons.
• MWR (Morale Welfare & Recreation) Supply and support service for Morale, Welfare & Recreation (MWR) activities serving military members and families, including Air Force MWR activities in Okinawa, Mainland Japan, and South Korea (since 1994), and Navy and Marine MWR facilities across the Pacific. CPFD supports over 40 customers within the MWR network.
• Deli & Bakery Contractor-managed commissary deli-bakery operations at military bases across the Pacific Theater. Originally started at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines in the 1980s and expanded to 16 commissaries in the Far East and Guam in 1993. For Defense Commissary Agency patrons and military service members.
• Sushi Services Sushi kiosk operations at military bases across the Pacific Theatre, including Andersen AFB, Naval Base Guam, Kadena AB, Foster MCB, Yongsan, Osan AB, Camp Humphrey's, Yokota AB, Misawa AB, Yokosuka NFA, and Iwakuni MCAS. For military service members and their families.
• Public Warehousing (3PL) Third-party logistics service for commercial clients requiring specialized procurement and supply chain solutions. Includes over one million square feet of warehouse capacity, over 219,000 square feet of chilled and frozen storage, receiving/shipping services, export consolidation, import deconsolidation, trucking services (dry and refrigerated), and USDA inspection services. For food manufacturers, retailers, institutional buyers, and international clients in the U.S., Asia, and the Middle East.
• Ship Supply Food products and provisions supply service for the shipping industry. CPFD is the sole Prime Vendor contractor for the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet in Japan and for U.S. Navy Region Northwest (Naval Base Kitsap and Naval Station Everett). Services are available at ports of Oakland, Long Beach, Tacoma, and Seattle. For commercial shipping operators and the U.S. Navy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cold storage capacity more than tripled from 19,000 to 64,000 square feet at Puyallup facility
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Anham FZCOcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2008Since 2008, CPFD has partnered with Anham FZCO as a teaming partner in support of the DLA TS subsistence prime vendor program for Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan. Anham FZCO serves as the prime contractor while CPFD provides procurement and consolidation services from the United States. The partnership was extended for the Afghanistan contract which was awarded in April 2010, with CPFD supporting Anham in execution.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• US Foods Holding Corp: US Foods is the second-largest US broadline foodservice distributor and serves government and military accounts as part of its diversified customer base. It overlaps with CPFD in food distribution but lacks CPFD's specialized Indo-Pacific prime vendor positioning.
• Lineage Logistics: Lineage Logistics is one of the world's largest cold chain logistics providers with extensive temperature-controlled warehousing. It competes with CPFD in the broader cold storage and 3PL space serving food manufacturers and retailers, though without CPFD's government/military specialization.
• Performance Food Group: Performance Food Group operates foodservice and convenience distribution businesses serving government, military, and institutional customers across the US. Its Vistar segment and foodservice scale overlap with CPFD's government and 3PL service lines, though without CPFD's Asia-Pacific depth.
• Reyes Holdings: Reyes Holdings is a privately held foodservice and distribution conglomerate (including Martin-Brower, Reinhart, and McLane). It operates large-scale foodservice distribution with government and institutional accounts comparable to CPFD, but across broader geographies and customer segments.
• McLane Company: McLane is one of the largest distributors in the US, supplying convenience stores, military commissaries, and foodservice customers. Its nationwide commissary supply business directly competes with CPFD's DeCA commissary distribution.
• Americold Realty Trust: Americold is the largest publicly traded temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company in the world. Its cold storage infrastructure and food industry customer base overlap with CPFD's refrigerated warehousing and 3PL service lines, though it is broader in food categories and lacks the military focus.
• Sysco Corporation: Sysco is the largest broadline foodservice distributor in the US, supplying restaurants, healthcare, education, and government/military customers. Its government segment competes with CPFD on military and federal foodservice contracts at much larger scale but with less Indo-Pacific specialization.

Direct peers

• Gordon Food Service: Gordon Food Service is a large family-owned broadline foodservice distributor serving restaurants, schools, and government accounts across North America. It is a comparable private food distributor with similar scale and government customer exposure.
• Labatt Food Service: Labatt Food Service is a major broadline foodservice distributor that supplies K-12 schools, government agencies, and military accounts. It is a comparable mid-sized food distributor pursuing government/military segment contracts similar to CPFD's commissary and exchange business.
• Anham FZCO: Anham FZCO is the closest direct competitor to CPFD in military food distribution. Both serve as prime vendors / teaming partners on DLA Troop Support Subsistence contracts across the Middle East and Asia-Pacific; CPFD has actually partnered with Anham as a subcontractor on Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, and Afghanistan contracts since 2008.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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