Category: Lipari Foods

 

Lipari Foods is a prominent food distributor based in Warren, Michigan, that specializes in delivering a wide range of food products to retailers, convenience stores, and other businesses across the United States. They are known for their extensive selection of deli, bakery, dairy, and specialty food items.

Founded in 1963, Lipari Foods has steadily expanded its operations and product offerings, focusing on delivering high-quality products and exceptional service to their customers. Their distribution network allows them to serve various regions and provide a diverse range of food options to meet the needs of different businesses in the food industry. Lipari Foods has maintained a commitment to quality and innovation, positioning itself as a reliable food distributor in the market.
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Walls Named Lipari Foods President, Chief Operating Officer

by Shelby Team

Lipari Foods has named Tim Walls president and chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately. As president and COO, Walls oversees all company operations. He reports to Lipari Foods CEO Thom Lipari. “By bringing Tim into this new role, we are ensuring the existing operations continue to have the attention needed to grow and prosper,” Lipari […]

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Lipari Foods Founder Vincent ‘Jim’ Lipari Dies At Age 91

by Shelby Team

Mr. Vincent J. “Jim” Lipari of Birmingham, Michigan, died Nov. 7, 2019, at the age of 91 with his family by his side. Born on May 6, 1928, in Detroit, Mr. Lipari was a longtime Michigan resident. Mr. Lipari founded Warren, Michigan-based Lipari Foods in 1963, after distributing unique products from the back of his […]

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Lipari Foods Modernizes Invoice-To-Cash Processes On ETran Platform

by Shelby Team

Lipari Foods has launched the Financial Transmission Network Inc. (FTNI) ETran Integrated Receivables platform to deliver payment processing solutions spanning multiple payment methods and channels all on a single, cloud-based platform.  Headquartered in Warren, Michigan, Lipari Foods is a distributor of deli, bakery, packaging and grocery products and services. A member of UniPro Foodservice, Lipari […]

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Faith And Community Keep Versailles Hometown IGA Prosperous

by Shelby Team

2019 Indiana Market Profile by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest Robert Wood evidently was meant to be a grocer. A grocer in Versailles. He was a contractor for years, building foundations and bridges. His father had an implement dealership that he and his wife, Dotty, worked with for five years. After that, they started a bulk food business […]

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AWG Presents Merchandising, Store Manager And Lou Fox Awards

by Shelby Team

Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) presented 11 Excellence in Merchandising Awards, the Store Manager of the Year Award and its Lou Fox Community Service Award on March 26 in conjunction with its 2019 Innovation Showcase and Annual Meeting held in Overland Park, Kansas. The company is based in Kansas City. The Excellence in Merchandising Award recognizes […]

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Family-Owned Roots Poultry Offers Much More Than Shredded Chicken

by Treva Bennett

by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest Wayne Root was stringing phone lines for AT&T in northwest Ohio when the Great Depression hit, taking his job with it. To support his family, Root began buying produce and other foods from local farmers and taking them to market in the Cleveland area, where he had contacts. In Cleveland, he would […]

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Lipari Foods Completes Its Acquisition Of Troyer Cheese

by Lorrie Griffith

Lipari Foods, a Warren, Michigan-based distributor, manufacturer and importer of perimeter-of-the-store, specialty and branded food products, has acquired Troyer, which consists of Troyer Cheese Inc., Troyer Bros. Trucking Ltd. and Amish Wedding Foods Inc. Troyer, founded in 1959, is a specialty food distributor, manufacturer and processor in Millersburg, Ohio. The collective companies are engaged in […]

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H.I.G. Capital Acquires Lipari Foods

by Shelby Team

An affiliate of private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.) has acquired from Sterling Investment Partners and certain other selling shareholders, their interests in Warren, Michigan-based Lipari Foods Operating Co. H.I.G. is partnering with the Lipari family and the current management team to grow the company’s distribution and manufacturing platform. Terms of the transaction were […]