Atlas Wholesale Food in Detroit, a third-generation, family-owned and operated broad-line food distributor, has acquired a new warehouse located at 35500 Central City Parkway in Westland. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
This 65,000-square-foot facility, previously owned by U.S. Ice and Home City Ice, is a milestone in Atlas’ 74-year history, marking the company’s first physical expansion.
The addition of the warehouse will allow Atlas to meet the growing demands of its existing clientele, who are experiencing growth, and to serve new customers throughout the region.
For more than seven decades, Atlas has been a partner for restaurants, institutions, schools, universities, government agencies, catering companies, nursing homes, casinos, and food service establishments throughout southeast Michigan and northeast Ohio.
“We have grown 146 percent over the past seven years and needed to expand our capacity to enhance support for our valued long-time customers, as well as grow our market share,” says John Kohl, CEO of Atlas Wholesale Food. “The new warehouse, with state-of-the-art cold chain technology, enables us to serve the evolving needs of food service businesses in the region, particularly some of our key accounts who are experiencing exponential success as they expand across multiple states.”
Atlas’ growth recently earned a “50 Companies to Watch” award by Michigan Celebrates Small Businesses and “Distributor of the Year” award by Golbon, North America’s Premier Foodservice Marketing Group.
To celebrate the opening of the second location, Atlas Wholesale Food hosted the “Atlas Food Show” Oct. 4 at Eastern Market, in Detroit.
The event was open to current customers and partners as well as prospective customers. The Atlas Food Show included:
- An array of high-quality food products, including gourmet ingredients, meats, seafood, and more.
- The opportunity to meet the Atlas team members.
- Networking opportunities with vendors, brokers, and fellow industry professionals • Exclusive promotions, discounts, and special offers.
Kohl was selected as part of the 2021 Class of DBusiness’ 30 in Their Thirties. To read his profile, visit https://www.dbusiness.com/business-features/30-in-their-thirties-2021/.
