Mission At Imperial Dade, our customers' success has always been at the core of our strategies, decisions, and investments. Our mission is to bring quantifiable value to each customer’s operations, providing the best possible solutions through products and services.
ETHICS We conduct business in an ethical, legally compliant, and responsible manner with all stakeholders, all in accordance with our Code of Conduct and Business Ethics.
COMMUNICATION We communicate with our employees in a clear, consistent manner ensuring that company goals, results, and policies are understood and that our employees have the information they need to succeed.
RESPECT We respect the rights and opinions of all stakeholders and treat each person as a valued partner.
TRUST We build trust among all stakeholders and hold our employees accountable to do the right thing.
OPENNESS Our company culture encourages employees to share their ideas and suggestions. Our open-minded management team is given the flexibility to make changes to improve operations and anticipate the changing needs of our customers.
Description Imperial Dade is North America's leading independent distributor of foodservice packaging, industrial packaging, chemicals, janitorial supplies, and equipment.
Market segments served include foodservice, hospitality, cruise lines, healthcare, grocery, retail, government, facilities maintenance, export, and re-distribution.
Our consultative programs include sustainability, food safety, environmental services, floor maintenance, and infection prevention.
Imperial Dade operates strategically located distribution centers across North America, totaling over 11 million square feet of warehouse space. For a list of our locations, visit https://imperialdade.com/locations/all.
Visit our Career Page at https://imperialdade.com/careers for job postings or call our career hotline at 833-IDJOBS1
Founded in 1935, we remain an independently owned and operated company. If you would like to contact us, please call 201-437-7440.
More about our market segments:
Grocery: Our experienced grocery specialists help our customers source products for each department. As a supplier to many of the largest chains in the industry, Imperial Dade has tremendous purchasing power and early access to the most innovative products on the market.
Foodservice: Our consultants will find solutions that meet customers' needs and provide the best value for their operation. We stock thousands of foodservice items including packaging, restroom supplies, kitchen sanitation products, cleaning chemicals, dish machines and more.
Healthcare: Trustworthy, experienced, and reliable service is crucial in the healthcare field. We have thousands of products available for our customers' dietary, EVS, and housekeeping departments. We employ highly trained specialists who ensure that their customers' supply chain management program contributes to lower operating costs, enhanced public image, and reduced HAIs while helping our customers improve their HCAHPS scores.
Hospitality: our experts can help with housekeeping, laundry, and F&B programs. We have the supplies and equipment their customers' staff needs to get the job done and ensure guest satisfaction. Our services will also help with training, sustainability initiatives, and custom-print products.
Government: our government sales specialists have the experience and credentials required to help fulfill our customers' procurement needs. We serve all public sector segments, including federal, state, and local government agencies, school districts, healthcare facilities, and military bases.
Education: Educational facilities come in all shapes and sizes. We have the foodservice and facilities maintenance supplies to meet our customers' needs.
Sports and Entertainment: Large venues face many challenges regarding facilities maintenance and F&B service. Our Sports and Entertainment Division is staffed with experienced professionals dedicated to helping stadiums, arenas, convention centers, and performance theaters prepare for successful events.
Facilities Maintenance: Clean facilities are essential to any business. Our facilities maintenance specialists provide consultative programs, including cleaning for health, floor and carpet care, green cleaning, and more.
Industrial Packaging: We offer a wide variety of specialty products designed for our customer's needs and can ensure on-time and accurate delivery. We serve packer-processors, manufacturers, and warehousing operations.
Export Distribution: our export department has the most experienced team in the industry, with vast product knowledge and logistics expertise.
Redistribution: we have the most experienced redistribution team in the industry available to help maximize supply chain efficiencies, expand into new markets, and access more product lines.
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Imperial Dade is the leading distributor of foodservice packaging, commercial cleaning supplies, janitorial equipment, and industrial packaging in North America. Our tremendous buying power ensures we can offer customers the best value and access to the latest innovations from the world’s leading manufacturers.
From custom-print packaging to sustainable products, Imperial Dade has a wide range of options to satisfy your unique needs and budget.
Our growing network of strategically located distribution centers serves over 120,000 customers nationwide. We have 7,500 employees on our team that are dedicated to exceeding customer expectations. Helping our customers succeed is at the core of everything we do.
Imperial Dade has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 303 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Imperial Dade employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).
Overall, 67% of employees would recommend working at Imperial Dade to a friend. This is based on 307 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
63% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Imperial Dade as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Imperial Dade.