Midwest Sales

Ritchie Marketing Inc., located in Grand Rapids, MI, is a leading Midwest food broker committed to placing products where they're most effective. With a focus on systematic and aggressive selling, the company prioritizes exceptional customer service and integrity in all its professional relationships. With a strong presence in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Western Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Wisconsin, Ritchie Marketing Inc. has plans for continued expansion in key areas. Leveraging advanced technology, including a Customer Resource Management Tool and a mobile CRM app, they aim to support the growth of their partners' businesses efficiently. Generated from the website

KeyImpact Sales & Systems Inc. is one of the leading foodservice sales agencies in the United States. Located in Grand Rapids, Mich., the company provides a full range of products, including food, packaging and supplies. Through its packaging and supply division, the company offers product categories, such as tableware, glassware, cutlery, disposables, catering products, film and foil, green products, protective wear and cleaning supplies, among others. Additionally, its Supermarket Division specializes in category management and merchandising for the deli, bakery, seafood and meal solutions segments. KeyImpact Sales & Systems Inc. serves the Baltimore/Washington D.C., Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey markets.

In May 1938, Edward E. Hoekzema founded the Frost-Pack Distributing Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Frost-Pack was the first West Michigan, full-service distributor to the food service industry. Under Mr. Hoekzema's leadership, Frost-Pack proved to be a true innovator in West Michigan - the first to market frozen food products to restaurants, deliver ordered product to customers in a refrigerated compartment, occupy a frozen food warehouse facility and develop a wholesale cash and carry operation. Mr. Hoekzema and Frost-Pack were instrumental in the formation of the Sysco Corporation in 1969. Frost-Pack and eight other independent regional foodservice distributors merged to form Sysco Corporation.