Imperial Dade Expands Midwest Presence to Kansas City with Opening of New Facility

KANSAS CITY, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Imperial Dade has opened a new warehouse facility in Kansas City,
Missouri in its latest move to expand its geographic footprint across
the country. The 80,000 square foot warehouse is conveniently located at
8750 Elmwood Avenue in Kansas City with direct access to the greater
Kansas City region. The facility is the 19th location for
Imperial Dade, a leading national distributor of disposable food service
and janitorial supplies. The new location will add to the company’s
growing footprint in the Midwest.

“We are excited to be growing our presence in the Midwest through the
opening of our new warehouse in Kansas City,” said Imperial Dade CEO
Robert Tillis. The company’s operations in the new facility officially
launched on February 12th with deliveries to nearby locations
of Balls Foods, a group of supermarket chains operating under the Hen
House, Price Chopper, and Sun Fresh brands.

“It is an honor to partner in this new frontier with Imperial Dade,”
said Scott Bayne, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Balls Foods.

Jason Tillis, President of Imperial Dade, said, “We view this expansion
into Kansas City, our recent acquisition of Kranz in the Chicago area,
and the broader Midwest region as critical to our vision at Imperial
Dade of becoming the leading national provider in our industry. We look
forward to growing in this market and providing area customers with
exceptional service and solutions to meet their disposable food service
and janitorial supply needs.”

About Imperial Dade
Founded in 1935, Imperial Dade is a
leading distributor of disposable food service and janitorial supplies
in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Midwest regions and
Puerto Rico. Since CEO Robert Tillis and President Jason Tillis assumed
their roles in 2007, the company has grown both organically and through
acquisitions to become a leader in the disposable food service and
janitorial supplies industry. For additional information, please visit www.imperialdade.com.

Contacts

Imperial Dade
Paul Cervino, 201-437-7440