Al Peake & Sons Food Service

What Al Peake & Sons Food Service does

Al Peake & Sons Food Service is a family-owned broadline foodservice distributor founded in 1949 and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. The company distributes approximately 6,000+ products across chicken, beef, seafood, produce, dairy, dry goods, janitorial supplies, and packaging to restaurants and food service operators across Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. It operates a fleet of 26 trucks and employs 51-100 people, with CEO Philip Peake leading the business.

The company has built a regionally differentiated supply chain by partnering with local farms such as Bauman Orchards and Keil's Produce for produce sourcing, and has expanded its offering to include a Hispanic specialty products category and a 15,000+ item janitorial/chemicals line. Order capture is enabled through the Net3/NECS online ordering platform, and customer engagement is supported via Constant Contact-based email and SMS marketing. The company is a member of Unipro, a foodservice distribution purchasing organization that provides procurement scale.

Al Peake & Sons generates revenue through product distribution margins on delivered goods to its restaurant and food service operator customers. The business model is a traditional broadline distribution model augmented by digital ordering and a multi-category product mix, with no disclosed pricing tiers, subscription components, or enterprise contract structure.

Name

Al Peake & Sons Food Service

Legal name

Al Peake and Sons Inc.

Website

https://alpeake.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Al Peake & Sons Food Service is a family-owned broadline foodservice distributor founded in 1949 in Toledo, Ohio, delivering 6,000+ products to restaurants and food service operators across Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana via a 26-truck fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toledo

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Foodservice Product Distribution: B2B distribution of food service products including produce, proteins, dairy, dry goods, janitorial supplies, and packaging to restaurants and food service operations. Revenue generated through product sales with account-based pricing.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Al Peake & Sons Food Service is a full-line foodservice distributor selling fresh produce, proteins (chicken, beef, pork, seafood), dairy, dry goods, kitchen supplies, janitorial/cleaning products, to-go packaging, and Hispanic specialty products to restaurant and food service operators. The company delivers via its own fleet of 26 trucks across Ohio and adjacent areas of Michigan and Indiana, with account-based online ordering through the NECS Net3 platform.

Product overview

Al Peake & Sons Food Service operates as a full-line food service distribution company offering a unified product portfolio of over 6,000 quality products from nationally and locally recognized brands. The core offering consists of product categories that work together to serve food service operations: Produce (fresh fruits and vegetables sourced from local farms), Proteins (chicken, beef, pork, and seafood), Dairy (wholesale dairy and egg products), Dry Goods, Kitchen Supplies, Janitorial Products (ware wash, laundry, housekeeping, sanitizers, cleaners, degreasers), To-Go Supplies (disposable containers and cutlery), and Hispanic specialty products (tortillas and beverages). The company also offers an online ordering service through the NECS platform for customers with established accounts. Specials are promoted through rotating flyers featuring seasonal items and discounted products. With a fleet of 26 trucks, the company provides delivery services alongside its distribution model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Produce Fresh fruits and vegetables sourced from local farms (Bauman Orchards, Keil's Produce, Tjay's Farm Market, Parrans Greenhouse, Schilling Family Farms), selected for consistent and reliable supply to food service operations.
• Proteins Quality protein products including chicken, beef, pork, and seafood distributed to restaurants and food service operators for various menu applications.
• Dairy Wholesale dairy and egg products providing consistent and reliable supply for food service operational needs.
• To-Go Supplies Disposable packaging products including to-go boxes, sauce containers, and all-in-one cutlery kits for food service operations.
• Janitorial Products Food service cleaning supplies including ware wash, laundry, and housekeeping products, plus sanitizer/soap dispensers, cleaners, degreasers, and surface cleaners; online catalog of 15,000+ chemical and janitorial items.
• Hispanic Products Specialty Hispanic food products including tortillas and beverages for food service operators.
• Dry Goods and Kitchen Supplies Dry goods and kitchen supplies as part of the full-line product offering for food service operations.
• Online Ordering Service Account-based online ordering platform (NECS Net3) enabling approved food service customers to place and manage product orders electronically.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6,000 quality products available from nationally and locally recognized brands
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UniprocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoodservice distribution organization partnership providing access to national brand products and procurement advantages. Unipro is a member-driven foodservice distribution organization.
• Companions (Unipro Brands)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrand partnership through Unipro Brands offering companion/niche food service products.
• Bauman OrchardscoreOthersLocal farm produce supplier in Rittman, OH. Provides fresh locally-sourced produce for distribution to restaurant customers.
• Keil's Produce and GreenhousecoreOthersLocal produce and greenhouse supplier in Swanton, OH. Provides fresh locally-sourced produce for distribution.
• Tjay's Farm MarketminorOthersLocal farm market in Fremont, OH. Supplies fresh produce for foodservice distribution.
• Parrans GreenhouseminorOthersLocal greenhouse in Ida, MI. Provides fresh produce and plants for distribution.
• Schilling Family FarmsminorOthersLocal farm in St. Joseph, MI. Provides fresh produce for foodservice distribution to restaurant customers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MBM Corporation: Regional broadline foodservice distributor serving restaurants and food service operators with comparable product breadth and customer segment, structurally similar to Al Peake's regional distribution model.
• Cash-Wa Distributing: Family-owned regional broadline foodservice distributor serving restaurants across the Midwest with a similar full-line product offering, closely mirroring Al Peake's operating model and geographic footprint.
• Reinhart Foodservice: Regional broadline foodservice distributor (now part of Gordon Food Service) that historically operated as a comparable mid-sized regional player serving the same kind of independent restaurant customers as Al Peake.
• Shamrock Foods: Family-owned regional broadline foodservice distributor with comparable scale and a similar full-line restaurant supply model, making it a strong structural peer for Al Peake.
• Ben E. Keith Foods: Multi-state regional foodservice distributor with a similar full-line offering (produce, proteins, dairy, dry goods, equipment) and similar mid-market restaurant customer focus, comparable in scale and operating model to Al Peake.
• Cheney Brothers: Regional full-line foodservice distributor serving independent restaurants across the Southeast with a similar product mix and customer profile, providing a useful comparable for Al Peake's regional model.

Broad incumbents

• US Foods: Second-largest broadline foodservice distributor in the US. Targets the same independent and mid-market restaurant accounts that Al Peake serves in the Midwest.
• Performance Food Group: Major broadline foodservice distributor with growing share in independent restaurants. Competes for the same B2B customers and product categories across the Midwest.
• Sysco: Largest foodservice distributor in North America. Competes with Al Peake for the same restaurant customers across the full product line and represents the dominant share-taker that regional distributors must defend against.
• Gordon Food Service: Largest privately held broadline foodservice distributor in North America, headquartered in Michigan and serving the same Midwest geography including Ohio where Al Peake operates. Same product categories (produce, proteins, dairy, dry goods) and same B2B restaurant customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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