Clark Products

The original company, Clark Products, Inc., was founded in Chicago in 1912 as a paper and chemical house. The company experienced gradual but steady growth and was acquired in 1976 by its present owners. Since that time, the company's revenues have increased more than tenfold due to strategic acquistions and internal growth. The bulk of this growth... resulted from Clark's decision to become full line in its distribution centers throughout the Midwest. In the 1980s, Clark added refrigeration to its Chicago and Louisville facilites and acquired several existing broadliners. Clark Foodservice, Inc., a subsidiary of Clark National, Inc. is one of the Midwest's leading broadline foodservice distributors. Positioned as "an independent distributor helping independent operators, "Clark Foodservice serves approximately 10,000 customers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Wisconsin and specializes in disposable packaging for foodservice along with other supplies and perishable foodstuffs. Clark Foodservice employs 150 sales consultants and operates a fleet of 100 refrigerated multi-temp trucks. A member of UniPro, the company operates distribution centers in Cadilac, MI, South Bend, IN, and Louisville, KY. In addition to broadline distribution, the company provides sales growth programs, a HACCP certification and training program, and food safety certification and training. The company also provides usage reports for customers and is currently developing food cost tracking software for operators.Read More