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| Company type | Privately held company |
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| Industry | Foodservice |
| Founder | Fred Clark |
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Area served | United States |
| Website | www.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. WebstaurantStore is a division of Clark Associates, Inc., which was rated as Central Pennsylvania's fastest growing company in 2013 by the Central Penn Business Journal.[1] It was also rated as the fourth largest distributor of restaurant supplies in 2014 by Foodservice Equipment & Supplies Magazine.[2]
History
WebstaurantStore was founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania as a business-to-business (B2B) sales company. The company is now led by President Dave Groff who helped establish the business in 2004. In 2012, WebstaurantStore expanded to Madisonville, Kentucky[3] followed in 2013 by another expansion to Dayton, Nevada.[4] Also in 2013, the company moved headquarters from Smoketown to Lititz to accommodate a growing number of employees.[5]
Charitable Initiatives
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.[6] Independently, WebstaurantStore organizes "Volunteer Days" on a monthly basis to aid local organizations. Previous volunteer collaborators include Water Street Ministries, the Sierra Club,[7] and Relay for Life. WebstaurantStore has also opened its doors to host local professional organizations such as Lancaster Young Professionals.[8]
References
- ^ "Central Penn Business Journal announced the rankings of the seventeenth annual Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies program: Central Pennsylvania Business Awards | PennLive.com". blog.pennlive.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
{{cite web}}: horizontal tab character in|title=at position 166 (help) - ^ "2014 Distribution Giants - Foodservice Equipment & Supplies". fesmag.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ "Clark Associates to Hire 95 for Distribution Facility - Lane Report | Kentucky Business & Economic News". lanereport.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ "WEBstaurant adds Nevada site to serve western states - LancasterOnline: Business". lancasteronline.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ "Kitchen supply firm expanding - LancasterOnline: Business". lancasteronline.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ "The Clark Grant | Pennsylvania Technology Student Association". patsa.org. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ "Newsletter for the Lancaster Group of the Sierra Club June 2013 Vol. 6, No. 1" (PDF). 8 June 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Annual Holiday Mixer | Lancaster Young Professionals". lyp.org. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
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