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Dot Foods company history timeline

1960

Sterling, Illinois, this family-owned and operated business has experienced strong and steady growth since its inception in 1960.

1961

Sales had doubled every four years since 1961.

1962

Sterling, so in 1962 Tracy built Quonset hut warehouses to better handle his burgeoning business.

1977

By 1977 volume had increased so much that the company invested in building larger and more permanent warehouse facilities at the Mt.

1980

According to company estimates, until 1980 about 80 percent of its service was to food manufacturers, and 20 percent was to foodservice distributors.

1988

1988: Dot erects new headquarters.

1990

1990: Arctic Foods is established.

1994

Dot and Arctic operated concurrently until Tracy merged the two business entities in 1994 as a result of customer feedback.

By 1994 Dot Foods had grown larger than its founder had originally envisioned.

1997

Further illustrating a commitment to its employee satisfaction in the workplace as well as in their personal lives, the company created Dot Foods Learning Center in 1997, serving both the educational needs of Dot employees and the community.

Their interest in positively impacting the world was given a structure in 1997 with the formation of the Tracy Family Foundation (TFF).

1999

1999: Dot opens distribution center in Vidalia, Georgia.

2002

Reinforcing distribution to the northeastern region, Dot Foods purchased the Drescher Corporation in Liverpool, New York, in 2002.

2004

In 2004 Dot Foods' sales reached 1.9 billion, and there were no signs of waning growth.

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