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Lipari Foods Acquires Market Distributing To Expand Footprint

Warren, Michigan-based Lipari Foods has finalized an agreement to acquire Minnesota-based Market Distributing, a distributor of quality, innovative foods. This opportunity will expand Lipari’s distribution footprint into the adjacent markets of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and the Dakotas. Located in Burnsville, Minnesota, the Market Distributing team has been servicing retailers in the Upper Midwest for 25 years. Market […]

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Egglife Foods Continues Expansive Retail Growth in 2021

Chicago, Illinois-based Egglife Foods, the food company reimagining carb-heavy foods, will finish out the year with continued retail expansion in more than 100 retailers across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Since the launch of Egglife Foods in October of 2019, the company has continued to garner the interest of retailers nationwide with its debut, innovative egglife product, […]

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Egglife Foods Names Davis CFO

Egglife Foods, a Chicago, Illinois-based company that uses cage-free eggs instead of flour to transform ordinary carb-heavy foods, said that CPG finance veteran Shellie Davis has joined the company as CFO. As Egglife Foods Inc. is quickly scaling and on track to deliver six times the revenue of the prior year, Davis will focus on streamlining financial processes, accelerating business […]

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Lipari Foods Names Bennett To VP Of Warehousing

Thom Lipari, CEO of Lipari Foods said that Joe Bennett has been named VP of warehousing. In this new role, Bennett will oversee the strategic and day-to-day operations of the inbound, outbound and inventory control functions. Bennett comes to Lipari Foods with an extensive supply chain and logistics background that began during his time with […]

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Lipari Foods Hires Pawlowski As New President, Chief Operating Officer

Warren, Michigan-based Lipari Foods has named John Pawlowski as president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. In his new role, Pawlowski will focus on advancing overall sales growth and profitability and will report directly to CEO Thom Lipari. “John is a great addition to our executive team,” Lipari said. “He will play an important part […]

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Grocer: Suppliers Finally Realized Importance Of Smaller Independents

by Eric Pereira / staff writer Nakul Patel, owner of Mt. Plymouth IGA Market in Sorrento, Florida, said consumers and the supply chain have gained a deeper appreciation for independent grocers during COVID-19 pandemic  – and that feeling is likely to continue. “I truly believe that the independent grocer will thrive this decade,” Patel said. […]

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Lipari Foods Completes Acquisition Of Tut’s International

H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm, and Lipari Foods, a distributor, manufacturer and importer of perimeter-of-the-store, specialty and branded food products, has acquired the assets of Tut’s International Export & Import Co. Inc. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, Tut’s International has been importing and distributing high-quality Middle Eastern and Eastern European foods in North America […]

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Lipari Foods Finalizes Acquisition Of Tut’s International

On Dec. 31, Lipari Foods, a specialty food distributor based in Warren, Michigan, closed on the acquisition of the Middle Eastern and Eastern European food business of Tut’s International that includes brands such as Dobrova, Shahia and Lebanon Valley. Tut’s International is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. This opportunity expands Lipari’s product breadth in its international […]