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WebstaurantStore
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryFoodservice
Founded2004
FounderFred Clark
Headquarters
Lititz, Pennsylvania
,
United States
Number of locations
18 warehouses
Area served
U.S.
Key people
BrandsAcopa®, Avantco™, Backyard Pro®, Choice®, Carnival King®, Cooking Performance Group®, Lancaster Table & Seating®, Lavex®, Noble Chemical™, Regal Foods™
Number of employees
3,000 (2023)
ParentClark Associates
Websitewww.webstaurantstore.com

WebstaurantStore is an online restaurant supply company based in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The company offers commercial-grade equipment to the foodservice industry through online ordering and commercial shipping, and carries over 430,000 products.[1] They have over 70 private-label brands, including Avantco, Choice, Noble, and Regal.

History[edit]

WebstaurantStore was founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania as a business-to-business (B2B) sales company. The company is currently led by President Dave Groff (brother of actor Jonathan Groff) who helped establish the business in 2004.[2] In 2012, WebstaurantStore expanded to Madisonville, Kentucky[3] followed by other expansions to Dayton, Nevada[4] in 2013 and Cumberland, Maryland[5] in 2014. To date, WebstaurantStore also operates warehouses in Pennsylvania;[6] Durant, Oklahoma;[7] and Albany, Georgia.[8] In 2013, the company moved headquarters from Smoketown to Lititz.[9] Office locations have since expanded from Pennsylvania into Albany, Georgia;[10] Madisonville, Kentucky;[11] and Tampa Bay, Florida.[12]

According to their website, WebstaurantStore ships to 96 percent of the United States within two days from their 6 different warehouse.[13] In 2018, WebstaurantStore launched its WebstaurantPlus program, which offers free ground shipping and priority order processing to subscribers. The service is available to customers within the 48 contiguous United States. In 2021, WebstaurantStore partnered with First Bankcard to offer users a Webstaurant Rewards Visa Card and a Webstaurant Rewards Visa Business Card that each unlock rewards and special offers for cardholders.[14]

Charitable Initiatives[edit]

As a subsidiary of Clark Associates, Inc., WebstaurantStore is a contributing member of the Clark Associates Charitable Foundation. The foundation raises money through donations to give back to the local community in a number of ways, including academic scholarships.[15] In 2021, a trio of nature preserves were combined in Lancaster County and named the Clark Nature Preserve after the foundation gifted a donation to the Lancaster Conservancy.[16]

Since 2016 WebstaurantStore has independently offered a scholarship for culinary arts and hospitality management students.[17] The company organizes "Volunteer Days" on a monthly basis to aid local organizations, with previous collaborators including Water Street Ministries, the Sierra Club,[18] and Relay for Life.[19] WebstaurantStore has also opened its doors to host local professional organizations such as Lancaster Young Professionals.[20] In 2018, WebstaurantStore sponsored Tampa Community Connect in support of the Tampa area developer community.[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About Us". webstaurantstore.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  2. ^ Hummel, Cindy (May 23, 2019). "Lititz-based WebstaurantStore plans $33M distribution center near Bloomsburg to create 400 jobs". LancasterOnline. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Clark Associates to Hire 95 for Distribution Facility - Lane Report | Kentucky Business & Economic News". lanereport.com. July 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  4. ^ "WEBstaurant adds Nevada site to serve western states - LancasterOnline: Business". lancasteronline.com. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  5. ^ "Restaurant supply store to hire 150 - Cumberland Times-News: News". www.times-news.com. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  6. ^ "Warehouse industry brings new jobs - LancasterOnline". lancasteronline.com. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  7. ^ "Food service company to add 160 jobs in Durant - NewsOK". newsok.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  8. ^ "Webstaurant to add 40 jobs at Albany facility - Albany Herald". albanyherald.com. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  9. ^ "Kitchen supply firm expanding - LancasterOnline: Business". lancasteronline.com. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  10. ^ "Webstaurant store searching for new employees - WALB News 10". walb.com. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  11. ^ "Madisonville company boosting pay in bid for workers - Kentucky New Era". kentuckynewera.com. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  12. ^ "Pennsylvania restaurant supplier bringing 300 jobs to Tampa - Tampa Bay Times: Business". tampabay.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  13. ^ "Ground Estimated Shipping Times". webstaurantstore.com. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  14. ^ "First Bankcard Partners with WebstaurantStore to Provide Business Credit Card Services". yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.[dead link]
  15. ^ "The Clark Grant | Pennsylvania Technology Student Association". patsa.org. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  16. ^ "$5 million donation leads to newly named 373-acre nature preserve in Lancaster County". lancasteronline.com. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  17. ^ "WebstaurantStore Scholarship". webstaurantstore.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  18. ^ "Newsletter for the Lancaster Group of the Sierra Club June 2013 Vol. 6, No. 1" (PDF). 8 June 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  19. ^ "2013 Letter from the CEO". Clark Associates. 7 January 2013.
  20. ^ "Annual Holiday Mixer | Lancaster Young Professionals". lyp.org. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  21. ^ "Tampa Community Connect". tampacc.org. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
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