Imlers Poultry

What Imlers Poultry does

Imler's Poultry is a family-owned wholesale food distribution company headquartered in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, operating continuously since 1903 and currently led by the 5th and 6th generations of the Imler family. The company distributes more than 4,500 products across twelve categories — poultry (over 1,200 cuts, including custom cutting), beef and pork, seafood, deli meats and salads, dairy/eggs/cheese, bakery, produce, dressings and sauces, hot foods, grocery, and non-food items — to retail grocery operators, foodservice operators (restaurants and delis), and walk-in retail consumers through a single retail outlet store.

The company's distribution is supported by a wholly-owned refrigerated trucking fleet of 56 vehicles operated through the Imler's Poultry Transportation Inc. subsidiary (formed 1992), covering approximately a 250-mile radius across Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C., with the fleet logging 5,541,319 miles in 2020. A second wholly-owned subsidiary, Imler's Cold Storage and Logistics, offers frozen, cold, and dry storage plus transportation services to external customers across New England, the Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Southeast — reaching roughly 40% of the U.S. population within one-day travel. The company holds USDA inspection/approval and Food Safe Audit "World Class" third-party certification.

Revenue is generated through B2B wholesale food distribution on a quote-based/transaction pricing model (negotiated by sales representatives, with online bill payment via credit card or ACH), consumer sales at the Duncansville retail outlet (member-exclusive pricing and flash sales), and managed cold-storage and logistics services. Go-to-market is sales-led with direct account management by sales representatives, supplemented by an annual Food Expo customer/vendor event (2025: 409 wholesale accounts, 900+ attendees, 100+ vendors), email and SMS deal alerts, and a single Facebook page for the retail outlet. The company is family-owned with no external equity investors, no public listing, and no disclosed revenue; it bootstraps through retained earnings and reinvests in physical infrastructure.

Name

Imlers Poultry

Legal name

Imler's Poultry Inc.

Website

https://imlerspoultry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Imler's Poultry is a family-owned wholesale food distributor (founded 1903, fifth/sixth generation) in Duncansville, PA, distributing over 4,500 food SKUs across 12 categories to foodservice operators, retail grocers, and consumers via a 56-truck refrigerated fleet across an 8-state Mid-Atlantic radius.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Food Distribution

NAICS

Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (42444), Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (424440), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAD), Poultry Wholesale (Whole Birds, Parts) (AFAIADAC), Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIAHAF)

Keywords

• Wholesale food distribution
• Poultry distribution services
• Cold storage logistics
• Refrigerated transportation services
• Foodservice supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Duncansville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Food Distribution: B2B wholesale distribution of poultry, beef, pork, seafood, deli, dairy, bakery, produce, and grocery products to retail and foodservice operators. Products are officially inspected and approved. The business offers competitive pricing with over 4500 products for retail and foodservice operators.
2. Retail Outlet Store: Consumer-facing retail outlet store in Duncansville, PA offering products to individual customers. Store operates with exclusive pricing, flash sales, and member-only announcements.
3. Cold Storage and Logistics Services: Provides frozen, cold, and dry storage, transportation, distribution, picking and packing, cross-docking, and custom solutions to external customers. Services the New England, Mid West, Mid Atlantic, and South East regions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Imler's Poultry is a B2B wholesale food distributor offering more than 4,500 products across 12 categories including poultry, beef, pork, seafood, deli meats, deli salads, dairy, eggs, cheese, bakery, produce, dressings, sauces, oils, hot food, grocery, and non-food items to retail and foodservice operators. The company operates a wholly-owned refrigerated transportation fleet of 56 trucks delivering within a 250-mile radius of Duncansville, PA, and runs complementary Cold Storage and Logistics services. A consumer-facing Retail Outlet store in Duncansville provides an additional direct-to-consumer sales channel.

Product overview

Imler's Poultry is a wholesale food distribution company offering a comprehensive portfolio of food products and services. The core product line includes over 4,500 products across 12 categories: Poultry (1,200 different cuts), Beef and Pork, Seafood, Deli Meats, Deli Salads, Dairy/Eggs/Cheese, Bakery, Produce, Dressings/Sauces/Oils, Hot Food Department, Grocery, and Non-Food items. The company operates as a multi-module platform combining its wholesale distribution business with complementary service offerings: Imler's Cold Storage & Logistics (providing frozen, cold, and dry storage plus transportation/distribution services) and Imler's Transportation (refrigerated fleet delivering within a 250-mile radius). The company also operates a Retail Outlet store for direct consumer sales. All products are USDA inspected and approved, with the company founded in 1903 and now in its 5th and 6th generation of family ownership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Imler's Cold Storage and Logistics: A service providing frozen, cold, and dry storage, transportation, and distribution services for customers in New England, Mid West, Mid Atlantic, and South East regions.

Products and services

• Poultry Fresh poultry products including chicken, turkey, and specialized cuts (1,200+ cuts available with custom cutting for specialized needs). Major suppliers are in the southeast, with delivery to Imler's within 24 hours of pickup.
• Beef and Pork Fresh quality beef and pork received several times weekly to ensure freshness, from suppliers including Creekstone Farms, Tyson, JBS, Sugardale, and Hatfield.
• Seafood Fresh and frozen seafood products from suppliers including Arctic Fisheries, Direct Source Seafood, High Liner Foods, and Eastern Fish Company.
• Deli Meats Full line of deli meats from suppliers including Hippey's Meats, Hof-Haus, Hormel, Michigan Turkey, Berks Packing, and Tyson Wilson.
• Deli Salads Prepared deli salads from suppliers including All Seasons Kitchen and Spring Glen Fresh Foods.
• Dairy, Eggs and Cheese Dairy products, eggs, and cheese from suppliers including Biery Cheese, Schreiber Foods, Cooper Cheese, Laubscher Cheese, Lamagna, and Martin's Quality Eggs.
• Bakery Bakery products including cookies, donuts, brownies, and prepared bakery items from suppliers including Shirley's Cookie Company, Maple Donuts, Killer Brownie, and Rich's.
• Produce Fresh produce from suppliers including Bland Farm, Huntsinger Farms, Primo Produce, and FarmRidge.
• Dressings, Sauces and Oils Condiments including dressings, sauces, and cooking oils from suppliers including Ken's, Ventura Foods, and Sweet Baby Ray's.
• Hot Food Department Prepared hot food items including ready-to-heat products from suppliers including Sugar Run Farms, Buona Vita, Fry Foods, John's Soules, Koch Foods, and Holten Meats.
• Grocery Dry grocery and packaged goods from suppliers including Del Grosso, Philly's Best, Schreiber Foods, and Herlocher's.
• Non-Food Non-food items for retail operations from suppliers including Joshen Paper and TimBar.
• Imler's Cold Storage and Logistics Frozen, cold, and dry storage services with transportation and distribution capabilities. Centrally located to serve New England, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast regions; over 40% of the U.S. population is within 1-day travel of the facilities. USDA certified for storage, transportation, and distribution services.
• Imler's Transportation (Imler's Poultry Transportation Inc.) Refrigerated transportation fleet (56 trucks as of 2020) delivering temperature-sensitive products within an approximately 250-mile radius of Duncansville, PA, covering Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. The fleet traveled 5,541,319 miles in 2020.
• Imler's Retail Outlet Consumer-facing retail store at 1887 Route 764, Duncansville, PA, open Monday-Friday 8AM-7PM and Saturday-Sunday 8AM-3PM. Offers exclusive member pricing, flash sales, and announcements; contact 814-283-0049.
• Online Bill Payment Online bill payment service for wholesale customers to pay invoices via credit card (https://imlerspoultryinc.securepayments.cardpointe.com/pay) or ACH (https://imlerspoultry.securepayments.cardpointe.com/pay).

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Country Inn & Suites by RadissonminorOthers · 28 October 2025Preferred hotel partner for 2025 Food Expo attendees. Located at 2 Convention Center Drive, Altoona, PA. Contact: Krista Everhart for reservations.
• Comfort InnminorOthers · 28 October 2025Preferred hotel partner for 2025 Food Expo attendees. Located at 130 Patchway Road, Duncansville, PA.
• Amick Farms, LLCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFred N. Imler, Sr. Vendor of the Year award recipient at 2025 Food Expo. Supplier of poultry products to Imler's Poultry distribution network.
• Creekstone FarmscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFresh Beef Supplier of the Year award recipient at 2025 Food Expo. Provides fresh beef products to Imler's distribution network.
• Indiana Packers CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPork Supplier of the Year award recipient at 2025 Food Expo. Supplier of pork products.
• Claxton Poultry FarmscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSmall Bird Poultry Supplier of the Year at 2025 Food Expo and Fresh Poultry Supplier of the Year at 2023 Food Expo.
• House of Raeford FarmscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJumbo Poultry Supplier of the Year at 2025 Food Expo.
• High Liner FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSeafood Supplier of the Year at 2025 Food Expo.
• Michigan Turkey ProducerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDeli Supplier of the Year at 2025 Food Expo and Turkey Supplier of the Year at 2024 Food Expo.
• Eastern Quality FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrozen Chicken Supplier of the Year at 2025 Food Expo (Tom Mitchell) and 2024 Food Expo. Also recognized with Integrity Foods Inc. at 2023 Food Expo.
• Sugardale FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRefrigerated Protein Supplier of the Year at 2023 Food Expo. Largest Volume Increase Refrigerated Protein Supplier of the Year at 2022 Food Expo.
• JBScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFresh Beef Supplier of the Year at 2024 Food Expo.
• GolboncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPurchasing Partner Supplier of the Year at 2022 Food Expo. Group purchasing organization.
• PMTA (Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association)minorOthersImler's Transportation is a current member of PMTA. Industry association for trucking in Pennsylvania.
• ATA (American Trucking Association)minorOthersImler's Transportation is a current member of ATA. National trucking industry association.
• ATC (American Transportation Commission)minorOthersImler's Transportation is a current member of ATC.
• NPFDA (National Poultry Food Distributors Association)minorOthersImler's Transportation is a current member of NPFDA. Industry association for poultry food distribution.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Nicholas and Company: Family-owned regional broadline food distributor serving retail and foodservice operators, closely mirroring Imler's multigenerational, self-distribution approach in a different geography.
• Ben E. Keith Foods: Long-standing regional broadline distributor of proteins, produce and grocery to foodservice, comparable in offering and owned-fleet distribution but larger and multi-region.
• Cheney Brothers: Family-owned regional broadline foodservice distributor with its own refrigerated fleet and cold-storage; directly comparable to Imler's model but serving the Southeast.
• Shamrock Foods: Family-owned broadline foodservice distributor with refrigerated distribution; similar family-heritage, self-distribution model in the Western US.

Broad incumbents

• Performance Food Group: National broadline foodservice distributor offering the same protein/grocery categories to retail and foodservice; a much larger incumbent Imler's competes against on assortment and price.
• US Foods: National foodservice distributor with broad SKU range and cold-chain logistics; overlapping customer base of restaurants and operators at far greater scale.
• Sysco: Largest US broadline food distributor serving foodservice operators across all protein and grocery categories; the dominant incumbent in Imler's core distribution space.
• Gordon Food Service: Large family-owned broadline distributor serving foodservice and retail with owned distribution and stores; overlaps Imler's model including consumer outlet stores.

Others

• Karns Foods: Central Pennsylvania family-owned grocery/meat operator in Imler's home territory; adjacent regional food business rather than a direct wholesale competitor.
• Koch Foods: Major poultry processor and supplier that both supplies distributors and sells product; upstream protein counterpart to Imler's poultry-centric distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ImlersPoultryOutlet
• Xx.com/imlerspoultry

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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