E.H. Thompson Company

What E.H. Thompson Company does

E.H. Thompson Company is a Jacksonville, Florida-based foodservice equipment, supplies, and design dealer serving the restaurant and hospitality industry across the state of Florida. Founded in 1897 and operating as part of The Innovative Foodservice Group — a collective of family-owned dealers that has served the industry since 1897 — the company distributes four principal product categories: tabletop (over 6,000 SKUs including glassware, flatware, dinnerware, and buffet items), commercial equipment (countertop cooking, heavy duty equipment, hand sinks, furniture), kitchen supplies (food storage, thermometers, bar supplies, cookware, smallwares), and cleaning/janitorial products (sanitation chemicals, matting, disposables) aligned with HACCP food-safety requirements.

The business operates a dual-channel go-to-market: a knowledge-equipped field sales force covering Florida delivers consultative sales to restaurant and hospitality operators, while a transactional e-commerce storefront at ifgdirect.com captures SMB and individual buyer demand. Distribution is complemented by an annual catalog (most recent: 2026), seven category-specific buying guides with Spanish-language versions, and an equipment-finder resource tool that supports mid-funnel decision-making.

E.H. Thompson monetizes through one-time sales of physical goods across its four categories, supplemented by referral-driven equipment financing facilitated through partnerships with FS Foodservice Solutions (financing from $500 to $1.5M) and Credit Key (business credit lines up to $50,000 with 0% for 60 days). The company is privately held and family-owned, with no public financial disclosures, no outside funding rounds, and no disclosed M&A activity in the available data.

Name

E.H. Thompson Company

Legal name

E.H. Thompson Company

Website

https://ehthompson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1897

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

E.H. Thompson Company is a Jacksonville, Florida-based, family-owned foodservice equipment and supplies dealer serving Florida's restaurant and hospitality industry since 1897. It distributes tabletop, equipment, supplies, and cleaning products via a statewide field sales force and e-commerce storefront, with equipment financing partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of foodservice equipment including countertop equipment, heavy duty equipment, and furniture for commercial kitchen operations.
2. Tabletop Products Sales: Sale of tabletop products including glassware, flatware, dinnerware, buffet items, and accessories. Over 6,000 products in inventory.
3. Supplies Sales: Sale of kitchen supplies including food storage, thermometers, bar supplies, cookware, and smallwares.
4. Cleaning Products Sales: Sale of cleaning and janitorial supplies, sanitation products, brooms, matting, and disposables.
5. Equipment Financing: Partnered with FS Foodservice Solutions and Credit Key to provide equipment financing options ranging from $500 to $1.5 million for customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

E.H. Thompson Company distributes commercial foodservice equipment, tabletop products, kitchen supplies, and cleaning/janitorial products to restaurants and hospitality operators throughout Florida. The company sells countertop cooking equipment, heavy duty kitchen equipment, furniture, hand sinks, refrigeration, glassware, flatware, dinnerware, buffet items, food storage, bar supplies, smallwares, cookware, and sanitation chemicals. Over 6,000 tabletop products are held in inventory, complemented by equipment financing partnerships and foodservice design services.

Product overview

E.H. Thompson Company is a foodservice equipment, supplies, and design dealer serving the restaurant and hospitality industry. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of four main product categories: Tabletop (6,000+ products including glassware, flatware, dinnerware, buffet, and accessories), Equipment (countertop cooking, heavy duty equipment, furniture), Supplies (food storage, thermometers, bar supplies, cookware), and Cleaning (janitorial supplies, sanitation products). Operating as part of the Innovative Foodservice Group, the company has been in business since 1897 and also provides equipment financing options and foodservice design services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tabletop Products A product category including glassware, flatware, dinnerware, buffet items, and accessories for restaurants and hospitality establishments. The company holds over 6,000 tabletop products in inventory.
• Commercial Kitchen Equipment Commercial foodservice equipment including countertop cooking equipment, heavy duty equipment, hand sinks, and furniture sold to restaurant and hospitality operators for their kitchen operations.
• Kitchen Supplies Kitchen supplies including food storage, thermometers, bar supplies, smallwares, cookware, and frying pans sold to restaurant and hospitality operators to support meal preparation.
• Cleaning and Janitorial Products Cleaning and janitorial supplies including trash cans, cleaning chemicals, floor matting, and disposables sold to foodservice operators to support HACCP food safety compliance.
• Equipment Financing Program Financing program delivered through partnerships with FS Foodservice Solutions (for purchases of $500 to $1.5 million) and Credit Key (credit lines up to $50,000 with 0% for 60 days and fees starting at 1% after 30 days), enabling customers to fund equipment and supplies purchases via finance-to-own, deferred payments, early payoff discounts, traditional loans, or revolving lines of credit.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Innovative Foodservice GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerE.H. Thompson Company is part of The Innovative Foodservice Group - a group of family owned dealers that have been servicing the Restaurant & Hospitality Industry since 1897. The group provides collective resources, purchasing power, and industry expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Boelter Companies: Foodservice equipment and supplies distributor with regional field sales and a deep equipment, tabletop, and smallwares catalog — closely overlapping E.H. Thompson's product mix and consultative go-to-market.
• Edward Don & Company: Family-owned foodservice equipment, supplies, and furniture distributor with a comparable catalog-driven model and consultative sales force, directly competing for the same restaurant and hospitality customers.
• Bargreen Ellingson: Direct-sales foodservice equipment, supplies, and design dealer serving hospitality customers across multiple U.S. regions — an apples-to-apples comparator for E.H. Thompson's field-sales distribution model.
• TriMark USA: Largest U.S. foodservice equipment and supplies dealer serving restaurants and hospitality operators nationwide. Most directly comparable to E.H. Thompson as a multi-category equipment, tabletop, and supplies distributor.

Emerging players

• Restaurant Depot: Cash-and-carry foodservice supply club serving restaurants and hospitality operators. Comparable in product breadth (tabletop, equipment, supplies, janitorial) but different delivery model, competing for the same end customers.

Broad incumbents

• Clark Associates / The Restaurant Store: Parent of The Restaurant Store and a major foodservice equipment and supplies distributor. Comparable in equipment, tabletop, and smallwares breadth, and a relevant consolidator benchmark for a regional dealer.
• WebstaurantStore: Largest online foodservice supplies retailer offering tabletop, equipment, and smallwares with nationwide shipping. Competes directly with E.H. Thompson's e-commerce arm (ifgdirect.com) and pressures pricing across the catalog.

Others

• Cal-Mil: Specialty tabletop and buffet products manufacturer highlighted in E.H. Thompson's resources. Comparable as a vendor-side peer supplying the same restaurant and hospitality channels E.H. Thompson serves.
• CFS Brands: Manufacturer and supplier of tabletop, foodservice, and janitorial products — appears as a featured vendor on E.H. Thompson's resource catalog and represents the upstream supplier side of the same supply chain.
• Matfer Bourgeat: Commercial cookware and foodservice equipment manufacturer featured as a promotional partner on E.H. Thompson's website. Comparable as an upstream supplier whose products flow through this type of dealer channel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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