Walnut Creek Foods

What Walnut Creek Foods does

Walnut Creek Foods is a privately held, family-oriented food distribution company founded in 1986 and headquartered at 3850 State Route 39 in Millersburg, Ohio, in the heart of Ohio's Amish Country. The company operates four physical locations across the region and runs a hybrid B2B/B2C model: a wholesale ordering portal (orders.walnutcreekfoods.com) serving food service businesses and retail grocery customers, an on-site retail store (linked to walnutcreekcheese.com), and a consumer-facing e-commerce site with brand, category, and dietary-filter browsing (gluten-free, organic). Its portfolio spans more than 1,000 SKUs across jams, jellies, fruit butters, baking supplies, candy, dairy, deli meats and cheeses, frozen foods, canned goods, beverages, vinegars, oils, sauces, and snacks, sold under its own Walnut Creek Foods and Mudd Valley brands as well as through long-running distribution partnerships with Mrs. Miller's Homemade Jams, Grandma's Jam House, Yoder's Fine Foods, and Uncle Mike's. Revenue mechanics are transactional wholesale and retail distribution with pricing negotiated directly with sales (no public price list); the company also operates a gross-profit calculator tool for buyers and an annual Food Show event, now in its 27th iteration. Ownership appears founder/family-controlled with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Walnut Creek Foods

Legal name

Walnut Creek Foods

Website

https://walnutcreekfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Walnut Creek Foods is a privately held, family-oriented regional food distributor based in Ohio's Amish Country, operating four locations, an e-commerce site, and a wholesale portal serving food service businesses, retailers, and consumers with 1,000+ SKUs across jams, dairy, deli, frozen, and snacks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Food Distribution

NAICS

Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (42449)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Shelf-Stable Packaged Foods Wholesale (Canned, Dry, Snacks) (AFAIABAB)

Keywords

• Food distribution
• Wholesale food products
• Specialty food products
• Jams and preserves
• Amish country foods

Headquarters

HQ city

Millersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food Product Distribution: Wholesale and retail distribution of food products including jams, jellies, preserves, baking supplies, candy, dairy, deli items, frozen foods, and beverages to businesses and consumers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Walnut Creek Foods is a food distribution company operating four locations in Ohio's Amish Country, distributing a comprehensive portfolio of specialty food products under its own brand and through partner sub-brands including Mrs. Miller's Homemade Jams, Grandma's Jam House, and Yoder's Fine Foods. The product catalog spans jams, jellies, fruit butters, beverages, snacks, candy, dairy, deli meats, frozen foods, canned goods, honey, maple syrup, sauces, oils, vinegars, and baking supplies across more than 1,000 SKUs. Products are sold through wholesale to food service and grocery operators, through a retail storefront, and via an e-commerce website to individual consumers.

Product overview

Walnut Creek Foods is a food distribution company operating in Ohio's Amish Country, offering a comprehensive portfolio of food products through both its house brand and featured sub-brands. The core offering includes the Walnut Creek Foods brand covering jams, jellies, fruit butters, snacks, candy, dairy, deli items, frozen foods, and canned goods. Three featured sub-brands expand the portfolio: Mrs. Miller's Homemade Jams (artisan-style preserves with unique flavors like maple onion bacon and F.R.O.G.), Grandma's Jam House (traditional jams and apple butter in jar and pint sizes), and Yoder's Fine Foods (including NGSA no-sugar-added varieties). The company also distributes an extensive range of national and regional food brands including beverages (Mudd Valley), condiments, oils, vinegars, and specialty grocery items. The product lineup spans categories from jams and spreads to deli meats, frozen foods, and bulk snacks, serving retail and foodservice customers across multiple locations.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Walnut Creek Foods Brand Products House brand offering jams, jellies, fruit butters, apple butter, snacks, candy, dairy, deli, frozen foods, and grocery items distributed to businesses and consumers.
• Mrs. Miller's Homemade Jams Artisan-style jams and jellies with unique flavors including fruit cobbler, F.R.O.G. (Fig, Raspberry, Orange, Ginger), maple onion bacon, and holiday-themed varieties.
• Grandma's Jam House Traditional jams, jellies, fruit butters, and spreads including apple butter, pumpkin butter, and seasonal varieties.
• Yoder's Fine Foods Artisan preserves, jams, jellies, fruit butters, and apple butter in both regular and no-sugar-added formulations.
• Beverages Apple cider, sodas, teas, and specialty drinks including Mudd Valley brand beverages for foodservice and retail customers.
• Jams and Jellies Fruit preserves, seedless varieties, and specialty flavors across multiple brand labels and formulations.
• Fruit Butters and Spreads Fruit butters and spreads including apple butter, apricot butter, peach butter, pear butter, plum butter, and pumpkin butter.
• Canned Goods Canned goods and preserved vegetables including pickles, pickled vegetables, salsa, and shelf-stable grocery items.
• Honey and Maple Syrup Honey and maple syrup products sourced from various suppliers for retail and foodservice sale.
• Sauces, Mustards, and Relish BBQ sauces, salad dressings, Worcestershire sauce, mustards, and various relishes for foodservice and retail customers.
• Shortening and Oils Cooking oils and shortening products including canola oil, coconut oil, lard, and butter-flavored options.
• Vegetables, Salsa, and Fruit Pickled and preserved vegetables including asparagus, beets, Brussels sprouts, banana peppers, chow chow, corn, and related items.
• Vinegar Apple cider vinegar (organic and regular), white vinegar, and specialty vinegars for foodservice and retail sale.
• Snacks and Candy Potato chips, pretzels, popcorn, nuts, and bulk candy in packaged, bagged, and bulk formats.
• Dairy Products Butter, cheese (sliced, shredded, chunk), eggs, sour cream, and specialty cheese products.
• Deli Meats and Cheeses Beef, bologna, ham, turkey, chicken, dry sausage, specialty deli meats, and deli cheeses.
• Frozen Foods Frozen appetizers, cookies, fully cooked meats, frozen fruits and vegetables, pizza, pancakes, waffles, and raw meats.
• Baking Supplies and Bulk Foods Flours, starches, grains, mixes, spices, sugars, yeast, salt, bulk pasta, cereal, granola, coffee, dried fruit, drink mixes, gelatin, pudding, marshmallows, nuts, seeds, rice, beans, and tapioca for from-scratch baking and bulk food service.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mrs. Miller's Homemade JamscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWalnut Creek Foods distributes Mrs. Miller's Homemade Jams brand products through their wholesale and retail channels. Multiple product varieties including fruit jams, jellies, and specialty preserves are carried.
• Grandma's Jam HousecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWalnut Creek Foods distributes Grandma's Jam House brand products. The brand offers jams, jellies, and fruit butters through the company's distribution network.
• Yoder's Fine FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWalnut Creek Foods distributes Yoder's Fine Foods brand including jams, fruit butters, and specialty preserves. The brand has 117 products listed on the Walnut Creek Foods website.
• Mt. Hope Event CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for the annual Walnut Creek Foods Food Show event. Located at 8076 OH 241, Mt. Hope, Ohio.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dutch Valley Food Distributors: Dutch Valley is a Pennsylvania-based specialty food distributor serving baking, foodservice, and retail customers with a similarly broad bulk and shelf-stable assortment. Comparable because it operates the same Amish/Pennsylvania Dutch-heritage wholesale + retail model with strong baking-supply and preserve/jam categories.
• Troyer Foods: Troyer Foods is an Ohio-based broadline foodservice distributor serving institutional and retail customers across the Midwest with a similar mix of baking supplies, dairy, deli, and frozen categories. Comparable as a similarly sized Ohio-rooted broadline foodservice supplier.

Broad incumbents

• KeHE Distributors: KeHE is one of the largest U.S. specialty food and beverage distributors supplying natural, organic, gourmet, and fresh products to retailers and foodservice operators nationwide. Comparable because it serves the same B2B specialty-food channel with overlapping categories — jams, baking, dairy, deli, frozen.
• UNFI (United Natural Foods): UNFI is the largest publicly traded wholesale distributor of natural, organic, and specialty food products in North America, supplying retailers, foodservice, and e-commerce customers. Comparable as a much larger specialty/grocery wholesaler serving overlapping product categories and B2B buyer types.
• Sysco: Sysco is the largest U.S. broadline foodservice distributor supplying restaurants, healthcare, education, and hospitality with a full assortment of food products including specialty and ethnic lines. Comparable as a foodservice-focused distributor chasing overlapping restaurant, deli, and institutional customers.
• Gordon Food Service: Gordon Food Service is a large privately held broadline foodservice distributor serving restaurants, schools, and retailers across the U.S. and Canada with a broad product range. Comparable because it shares the regional broadline foodservice distribution model with retail store presence.
• US Foods: US Foods is a major U.S. broadline foodservice distributor serving independent restaurants, healthcare, hospitality, and government customers with national logistics. Comparable as a foodservice distributor with overlapping product breadth in dairy, deli, frozen, baking, and shelf-stable categories.
• Performance Food Group: Performance Food Group is a large U.S. broadline foodservice distributor operating multi-segment distribution including specialty and convenience channels. Comparable as a multi-segment broadline distributor that competes for foodservice and specialty retail accounts.
• Dot Foods: Dot Foods is the largest U.S. food industry redistributor, warehousing and breaking bulk shipments from manufacturers for delivery to distributors and foodservice operators. Comparable as a food redistribution intermediary with overlapping supply-chain role for processed and shelf-stable foods.

Regional players

• Cash-Wa Distributing: Cash-Wa Distributing is a regional broadline foodservice distributor serving the Midwest with full-line food, equipment, and supplies across bakery, deli, dairy, and frozen categories. Comparable to Walnut Creek because it is similarly sized and serves adjacent Midwestern geographies with overlapping foodservice customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@walnutcreekfoods3591
• Facebookfacebook.com/wcfoods
• Xx.com/wccheese
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/walnut-creek-foods

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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