Food and Drink - July/August 2011 - (Page 164) >d DISTRIBUTORS Allied Specialty Foods Niche Sensation Allied Specialty Foods provides a variety of high-quality sliced meats for foodservice clients. By Chris Petersen company profile Allied Specialty Foods www.alliedsteaks.com 20 sales: $35 million 10 Headquarters: Vineland, N.J. Employees: 150 Specialty: Thin-sliced meats Darren Buseman, vice president: “Whether you want to or not, you fall into a niche that you’re good at.” A Allied Specialty Foods says it has evolved into a “full custom protein company” serving restaurant chains nationwide. llied Specialty Foods started out as a small operation producing raw, thin-sliced steak for foodservice customers. Over the past 50 years, however, the company has diversified to include chicken and sausage, sliced in a number of ways. Although the company has changed over the years, Vice President Darren Buseman says it still considers itself a niche company, and that doesn’t bother it one bit because it means there is one thing it’s better at than anyone else. “Whether you want to or not, you fall into a niche that you’re good at,” he says. Based in Vineland, N.J., Allied Specialty Foods supplies whole-muscle thin-sliced steak and chicken to customers nationwide. Buseman explains that foodservice companies make up the largest portion of its customer base, with restaurant chains a close second. The company’s fastest-growing customer segment is industrial, Buseman says, which includes meal manufacturers and frozen food companies. Its products are used in sandwiches, pizza and stir fry, among other applications. Even though the company has evolved into a “full custom protein company,” according to Buseman, Allied Specialty Foods still thrives primarily 164 food & drink • july/august 2011 • www.fooddrink-magazine.com << http://www.fooddrink-magazine.com Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Food and Drink - July/August 2011 Food and Drink - July/August 2011 Contents News a la Carte Consumer Trends Social Media 101 Strengthening Brands Food Law Producers: Hidden Pandemic Independent Distillers S. Martinelli & Co. Wyandot Inc. Berto’s Gelato & Sorbet DairiConcepts Gills Onions LLC Neri’s Bakery Products Inc. Ramar Foods International Banks Holdings Ltd. Leclerc Foods USA Inc. Mariani Packing Co. Inc. Sam A. Lupo & Sons Inc Faribault Foods Inc. Suiza Dairy Corp. Sunset Farm Foods Vanns Spices Berner Food & Beverage Inc. Cajun Specialty Meats Inc. Cristalia Premium Water Green Organic Vegetable Inc. Vande Bunte Eggs Motivatit Seafoods LLC Pak-Sher Navarro Pecan Co. Alpine Meats West Liberty Foods LLC Wilber Packing Co. LLC Restaurants: Tax Incentives Cheeburger Cheeburger Restaurants Inc. Famous Famiglia Grand Traverse Pie Co. HuHot Mongolian Grills LLC Glacier Restaurant Group Jake’s Wayback Burgers Original Tommy’s World Famous Hamburgers Sam & Louie’s Pizzeria Flippers Pizzeria Larry’s Giant Subs Mario’s Pizza Shake’s Frozen Custard The Fish Market Distributors: A Package Deal Diaz Foods Arista Industries CarbAmericas Columbia Distributing Allied Specialty Foods Fresher Than Fresh Golden Valley Industries Lancaster Foods LLC Milne Fruit Products Retailers: SBA at the NRA Cooke’s Food Store Gulf Island Shrimp and Seafood New Leaf Community Markets Three Things Food and Drink - July/August 2011 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_20110708 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_20110506 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2011summer http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2011spring http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2010winter http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2010fall http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2010summer http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2010springsummer http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2010spring http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2010winterspring http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/schofield/fd_2009winter http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/schofield/fd_2009fall http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com
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