Pointe Dairy Services

What Pointe Dairy Services does

Pointe Dairy Services is a family-owned wholesale food and dairy distributor founded in 1968 by Joseph Selvaggio and headquartered in Troy, Michigan. The company supplies restaurants, hotels, casinos, schools, government institutions, retail and wholesale grocers, gas stations, convenience stores, and event vendors across the Midwest with a broadline portfolio of 3,000+ products spanning dairy, baked goods, desserts, beverages, ice cream (including Ben & Jerry's and Ashby's Sterling), frozen food, dry ice, and paper/plastic/cleaning supplies. Its physical infrastructure consists of a four-acre property including a 40,000 sq ft warehouse, 90,000 cu ft freezer, 90,000 cu ft cooler, a 6,000 sq ft dock area with 20 high-load out bays, an on-site 5,000 sq ft truck maintenance facility, and a multi-size delivery fleet wired throughout with motion-activated lighting and energy-efficient refrigeration.

The company operates three distribution channels: a regional fleet-based delivery service for wholesale accounts, a cash-and-carry retail window at the Troy facility (M–F, 9:00am–3:00pm), and a self-serve B2B online ordering portal at pds.dsdwebordering.com for existing account holders. Pricing is quote-based per account with no publicly disclosed tiers; customers must establish an account before ordering, and the firm supports account management through dedicated department extensions covering Order, Customer Service, Purchasing, Sales/Pricing, and Route Settlement. Adjacent revenue-generating services include dry ice supply and ice cream push cart rentals.

Leadership passed from founder Joseph Selvaggio to his three sons — Anthony, Alex, and Joseph Jr. — who currently co-lead the company. The firm remains privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, no patents, and no AI/ML-enabled capabilities identified in available materials. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Pointe Dairy Services

Legal name

Pointe Dairy Services

Website

https://pointedairy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pointe Dairy Services is a family-owned wholesale food and dairy distributor founded in 1968, supplying restaurants, hotels, casinos, schools, retailers, and event vendors across the Midwest with 3,000+ products via owned delivery fleet, cash-and-carry outlet, and online ordering portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Food Distribution

NAICS

Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers (424430)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140), Dairy Products (2020), Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (2024)

akta.pro primary industry

Refrigerated Dairy & Eggs Wholesale (AFAIAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts Wholesale (AFAIAHAC), Butter & Cultured Dairy (Yogurt, Sour Cream, Kefir) Wholesale (AFAIAEAB), Fluid Milk & Cream Wholesale (AFAIAEAA), Ice Cream & Frozen Dairy Wholesale (AFAIAEAF)

Keywords

• Wholesale food distribution
• Dairy distribution services
• Food service supply
• Broadline food distribution
• Restaurant supply distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Troy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Food Distribution: Primary revenue stream from distributing food, beverages, and supplies to restaurants, hotels, casinos, schools, institutions, and retail operations. Products include dairy, baked goods, desserts, beverages, ice cream, frozen food, dry ice, and paper/plastic/cleaning supplies.
2. Cash-and-Carry Retail: Retail sales through the Troy retail outlet cash-and-carry window (open 9:00am - 3:00pm M-F), allowing customers to sample and purchase products directly.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Pointe Dairy Services is a wholesale food and dairy distributor that supplies restaurants, hotels, casinos, schools, institutions, and retail operations with food, beverages, and supplies. The company stocks 3,000+ products spanning dairy, baked goods, desserts, beverages, ice cream, frozen food, dry ice, and paper/plastic/cleaning supplies, and delivers them across the Midwest via its own fleet. It also operates a cash-and-carry retail window at its Troy, Michigan facility and an online ordering portal for established wholesale accounts.

Product overview

Pointe Dairy Services is a family-owned wholesale food and dairy distribution company operating since 1968. Its product portfolio spans 3000+ items across dairy, baked goods, desserts, beverages, ice cream, frozen foods, dry goods, and paper/cleaning supplies — including major branded products (Ben & Jerry's, Unilever, Silk, Arizona, Pacific Foods, Barista Prima, and Ashby's Sterling ice cream). The company supports customers through multiple channels: a web-based online ordering platform (pds.dsdwebordering.com), a cash-and-carry retail counter at its Troy facility, and a full fleet-based delivery service across the Midwest. Additional services include ice cream push cart rentals and dry ice supply. The offering is best characterized as a broadline distribution platform delivering a curated mix of national brands and food service staples, rather than a unified software product or platform-with-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wholesale Food and Dairy Distribution

Quantifiable outcome

• 3000+ products available through single supplier
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Reinhart Foodservice: Regional broadline foodservice distributor serving the Midwest and Sunbelt. Comparable in operating model (B2B foodservice distribution with broad SKU portfolio including dairy, frozen, and branded products) and customer segmentation.
• H. Brooks & Company: Midwest-focused distributor specializing in ice cream and frozen novelties serving c-stores, foodservice, and retail. Highly comparable to the ice cream-centric portion of Pointe Dairy's portfolio (Ben & Jerry's, Ashby's Sterling); narrower product focus but overlapping Midwest customer base.
• Gordon Food Service: Family-founded broadline foodservice distributor serving restaurants, schools, and institutions across the Midwest and North America. Highly comparable direct peer given overlapping foodservice distribution focus, Midwest presence, and family ownership history.
• Lipari Foods: Midwest-based specialty and broadline food distributor headquartered in Warren, MI, serving foodservice and retail across the Midwest. Comparable as a nearby regional broadline player with overlapping customer base.
• Shamrock Foods Company: Family-owned broadline foodservice distributor operating across multiple regions with a strong dairy and frozen heritage. Comparable given similar family ownership structure, broadline product portfolio, and foodservice-focused B2B model.

Broad incumbents

• Dot Foods: Largest foodservice redistributor in the US, headquartered in Illinois with strong Midwest presence. Comparable as a Midwest foodservice distributor with broadline product portfolio, though Dot operates at the wholesale-redistributor tier.
• US Foods: Second-largest US broadline foodservice distributor with national operations. Directly comparable business model (B2B foodservice distribution to restaurants, institutions, retailers) and competes aggressively in the Midwest where Pointe Dairy operates.
• Sysco: Largest broadline foodservice distributor in North America, serving restaurants, healthcare, education, and hospitality. Comparable as the dominant incumbent across the same foodservice distribution category; competes with Pointe Dairy for the same Midwest customers with materially greater scale.
• KeHE Distributors: Specialty foodservice distributor serving natural, organic, and specialty product categories across North America. Comparable as a specialty/broadline B2B distributor with overlapping customer types and product breadth focus.

Regional players

• Ben E. Keith Company: Midwest- and Southwest-headquartered broadline foodservice distributor serving restaurants, schools, and institutional customers. Comparable in regional foodservice distribution focus and similar customer mix to Pointe Dairy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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