J&B Group

Name

J&B Group

Legal name

J & B Group Inc.

Website

https://jbgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Distribution & Cold Chain Logistics

NAICS

Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Food Manufacturing (311), Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Foods Wholesale (Packaged & Private Label) (AFAIAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meat, Poultry & Seafood Cold Chain Logistics (TLAIAIAG), Frozen Meat & Poultry Meals & Value-Added Proteins (CRADADAH)

Keywords

• Wholesale protein distribution
• Custom protein manufacturing
• Cold chain logistics
• Cold storage services
• Foodservice distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Michael

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Distribution: Distribution of protein products through a 3,000 item portfolio including fresh and frozen proteins, specialty items, and produced goods to food service and retail customers with 99% fill rate and consolidated vendor deliveries
2. Custom Protein Manufacturing: Private label and co-packing manufacturing services including grinding, portion cutting, marinating, slicing, and packaging for retail and food service partners
3. Third Party Logistics (3PL): Temperature-controlled trucking, cold storage, and distribution services including nationwide LTL/TL, refrigerated and frozen freight, pool consolidation, and cross-dock capabilities
4. Cold Storage Services: Public cold storage services with fresh (32-35°F) and frozen (0 to -10°F) storage, blast freezing, re-palletizing, order picking, sorting, and co-packing capabilities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

J&B Group is a family-owned protein solutions provider that operates an integrated platform combining custom protein manufacturing (private label, co-packing, grinding, portion cutting, marinating, slicing, packaging), wholesale distribution of a 3,000-item portfolio of fresh and frozen proteins, temperature-controlled cold storage, and third-party logistics (3PL) services. The company serves food service and retail customers nationwide from a 480,000 square foot facility in St. Michael, Minnesota, with 99% fill rate, SQF certification, and USDA on-site inspection.

Product overview

J&B Group operates as an integrated protein solutions platform that unifies four core service lines: Custom Protein Manufacturing (private label and co-packing with grinding, portion cutting, marinating, and packaging), Wholesale Distribution (3,000+ item portfolio with 99% fill rate), Cold Storage (fresh and frozen with blast freezing and EDI), and Third Party Logistics (nationwide LTL/TL with temperature-controlled trucking and Macropoint visibility). These services are offered both independently and as a bundled End-to-End Solutions package designed for retail and foodservice customers, providing a comprehensive cold chain from production through distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% fill rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Quirch Foods: Protein and specialty foodservice distributor serving retail and foodservice customers nationwide with cold chain logistics. Directly comparable to J&B on protein-focused distribution, cold storage, and co-packing offerings.
• Fortune Fish & Gourmet: Specialty protein and seafood distributor with custom cutting and processing capabilities serving foodservice and retail. Comparable on protein specialization, value-added processing, and cold chain distribution.
• Cheney Brothers: Regional broadline foodservice distributor based in Florida serving restaurants, hotels, and institutional customers across the Southeast. Comparable in customer mix (foodservice/retail), private label capability, and cold chain distribution model.
• Shamrock Foods Company: Family-owned foodservice distributor with dairy and protein manufacturing capability serving the Southwest. Closely comparable to J&B on family ownership, integrated manufacturing-distribution model, and foodservice/retail customer mix.
• Tony's Fine Foods: West Coast protein, seafood, and specialty foodservice distributor serving retail and restaurants. Comparable to J&B in protein specialization, custom cutting and co-packing, and cold chain distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Gordon Food Service: Large family-owned broadline foodservice distributor serving North America with extensive private label, distribution, and logistics. Comparable on foodservice distribution model, but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth than J&B.
• Performance Food Group: Large U.S. foodservice and convenience distributor with broadline, specialty, and Vistar (vending/concessions) operations. Comparable to J&B on foodservice distribution fundamentals but with multi-segment scale and public-company resources.
• Reinhart Foodservice: Regional broadline foodservice distributor serving the Midwest and other U.S. regions. Comparable to J&B on customer mix and broadline distribution, though with a much broader SKU portfolio and larger fleet.
• US Foods: Second-largest U.S. broadline foodservice distributor with nationwide footprint, private label, and specialty protein programs. Directly competes with J&B for enterprise foodservice and retail protein volume.
• Sysco Corporation: Largest U.S. broadline foodservice distributor with nationwide distribution, private label, and protein specialty operations. Overlaps with J&B in foodservice/retail protein distribution but operates at vastly greater scale and breadth.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/JBGroupInc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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