ILLINOIS FOOD RETAILERS ASSOCIATION 2007 BUYERS GUIDE REFERENCE LIST
ACCOUNTANTS BROKERS, BUSINESS DISPLAYS Coleman & Associates...... 773/444-3100 American Business Brokers...... 309/208-9414 Dahlstrom Display, Inc...... 708/410-4500 Couch, Farley, & Heuring, PC...... 573/332-1177 FMS ...... 877/435-9400 BROKERS, FOOD DISTRIBUTORS, FOOD Acosta Sales & Marketing ...... 630/620-7600 Kehe Food Distributors ...... 815/886-0700 ADVERTISING / PROMOTION Advantage Sales and Marketing ...... 847/593-5990 Monarch Visual Solutions, Inc...... 800/687-1234 Crossmark Sales & Marketing ...... 630/424-9200 ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER Impact Sales, Inc...... 630/652-9700 Concord / First Data Corp...... 800/235-1794 Architects / Consulting / Construction William F. Brockman Co...... 800/642/7771 Shazam, Inc...... 800/844-4278
The Redmond Company ...... 262/896-8722 EQUIPMENT DEALERS
CASH REGISTERS - COMPUTER SYSTEMS Berkel Midwest Sales & Service ...... 800/921-9151 ATM MACHINES Bi-State Cash Register...... 815/395-1234 Biro of Chicago, Inc...... 773/486-5420 Access Solutions, Inc...... 630/355-9595 Integrated Store Systems ...... 815/758-1645 Fotel, Inc...... 630/932-7520
Merchants Solutions...... 800/486-3214 Group Four Retail Equipment ...... 800/326-2460 AUTOMATIC DOORS North Country Business Products ...... 414/529-3173 Hobart Corporation ...... 847/631-0067 Besam Automated Entrance ...... 708/599-2800 POS Plus, LLC...... 618/993-7587 Pro Food Sys./Champs Chicken ...... 888/581-9188
Retail Data Systems of Chicago ...... 630/435-7200 R. W. Refrigeration Hussman ...... 217/753-0100 BAKERIES U. S. Refrigeration ...... 800/458-7255 Alpha Baking Company ...... 630/924-7550 CEREALS Zero Zone ...... 800/326-2460 Chicago Baking Company...... 630/655-0622 General Mills...... 630/810-0727 Cuisine De France...... 847/318-5340 ETHNIC FOODS George Weston Bakeries ...... 708/409-4295 CHECKOUT COUNTERS La Preferida, Inc ...... 773/254-7200 Gonnella Baking Company ...... 312/733-2020 Reynolds/Burroughs/Royston ...... 800/326-2460 Pronto Foods Company ...... 312/733-0000 Haas Baking Company ...... 800/325-3171 Ziyad Brothers Importing...... 708-222-8330 Honey Wafer Baking Company ...... 708/388-9010 CHEESE Interstate Brands/Butternut ...... 217/324-2413 Avanti Food Company...... 815/379-2155 FISH Interstate Brands - Peoria...... 309/674-9221 Kraft Foods ...... 630/547-6378 Noon Hour Food Products ...... 312/382-1177 Interstate Brands/Wonder ...... 708/482-7770 Meadow-Lane Cheese Company...... 773/283-1370 Supreme Lobster and Seafood ...... 630/832-6700 Labriola Baking Company...... 708/385-4884 Shullsburg Creamery Inc...... 800/533-9594 Lewis Bakeries ...... 812/425-4642 FOODS, GROCERY Williams Cheese Company...... 800/968-4492 Maplehurst Bakeries, Inc...... 800/428-3200 ConAgra Foods...... 630/857-1447
Natural Ovens Bakery, Inc...... 847/298-1014 Kraft Foods...... 630/547-6350 COFFEE,TEA Pepperidge Farm, Inc...... 630/241-2662 Sara Lee / Senseo ...... 630/416-6755 Sara Lee Bakery Group / Chicago...... 773/376-7700 FROZEN FOODS Stewarts Private Blend Foods ...... 773/489-2500 Turano Baking Co...... 708/788-9220 Gaucho Foods, Inc...... 630/452-2354 Thomas J. Lipton Inc...... 630/955-5488 On Cor Frozen Foods ...... 847/205-1040
CONDIMENTS/SEASONINGS/DRESSINGS/OILS BANKS & FINANCIAL SERVICE FUEL SERVICE J. D. Mullen Company ...... 618/586-2727 Financial Management Solutions ...... 615/294-4055 Retail Fuel Solutions...... 402/466-5800 McCormick & Company, Inc ...... 616/874-5822 J.P. Morgan/ Chase Bank ...... 630/221-2141 Morton Salt ...... 312/807-2000 La Salle Bank NA ...... 800/772-9977 GENERAL MERCHANDISE Xcell International Corp...... 630/323-0107 Plaza Bank...... 708/456-3440 Valu Merchandisers Company...... 800/480-8258
U.S. Bank...... 312/325-8762 COOKIES AND CRACKERS GREETING CARDS Kraft Nabisco Biscuit Division...... 630/629-9831 Barcode Products Marian Heath Greeting Cards ...... 616/204-7000
Fotel, Inc...... 630/932-7520 COUPON REDEMPTION ICE Illinois Food Retailers Assn...... 800/624-6712 BEER Lang Ice Company...... 773/735-5000 ScanAps ...... 866/472-2627 Anheuser-Busch, Inc ...... 309/243-1988 Tinley Ice Company ...... 708/532-8777
Boston Beer Company...... 800/372-1131 DAIRY PRODUCTS AND ICE CREAM Goose Island Beer Company ...... 312/593-0869 Dean Foods Company...... 800/332-6264 Miller Brewing Company ...... 630/625-5200 Dutch Farms ...... 773/660-0900 Miller Brewing Company ...... 314/822-5483 Edy's Grand Ice Cream Company...... 630/924-7755 Pabst Brewing Company...... 630/980-4714 The Huber Brewing Company ...... 630/820-8822 Golden Guernsey Dairy...... 262/547-1700
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc ...... 217/423-3459
BEVERAGES - SOFT DRINKS/WATER Roberts Dairy Company ...... 800/397-7575
Cadbury Schweppes Bottling ...... 708/449-2802 Schoep’s Ice Cream...... 800/236-4050
Coca Cola–Lakeshore Div...... 847/647-0200 Shullsburg Creamery Inc...... 800/533-9594 Illinois Food Retailers Association Coca Cola - Central States ...... 630/584-3600 Swiss Valley Farms...... 563/468-6600 1919 S. Highland Avenue, Suite 265-D Crystal Geyser Water ...... 847/741-0051 Lombard, IL 60148 Pepsi Americas ...... 773/893-2300 DELI / CHICKEN PROGRAMS 630-627-8100 Pepsi Cola -Champaign ...... 217/352-4126 Lipari Foods...... 800/729-3354 IL Toll free 1-800-624-6712 Primo Water ...... 800/748-7788 Pro Food Sys./Champs Chicken ...... 888/581-9188 www.ilfood.org Zafi Beverages ...... 847/729-8970 Reser's Fine Foods...... 816/734-9472
INSURANCE ORGANIZATIONS RECYCLING Arthur Gallagher Risk Mngmnt...... 630/285-3686 American Egg Board...... 217/524-9131 A & R Recycling...... 773/254-3706 Crissie Insurance Group ...... 847/296-0655 Central Illinois Food Bank ...... 217/522-4022 Commercial Waste Systems...... 219/663-5678 Finn Insurance Agency, Inc...... 708/447-8300 Food Marketing Institute (F.M.I.) ...... 202/452-8444 Larcker Recycling Service, Inc...... 630/922-0759 Gallagher Benefit Services...... 630/694-5256 Grocery Merchandising Assn...... 630/953-2160 Grocers Insurance Group...... 800/755-3633 Greater Chicago Food Depository...... 773/247-3663 REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE Reliance Standard Life Insurance ...... 847/252-1130 Illinois Beef Association ...... 217/787-4280 Carrier / Tyler Refrigeration...... 269/683-2000 Risk Planners, Inc...... 800/328-7475 Illinois Department of Agriculture ...... 217/782-6675 Criosbanc ...... 800/326-2460 Independent Aggressive Grocers...... 630/627-8100 Grocers Smart Accessories ...... 866/855-4555 INVENTORY SERVICE Midwest Dairy Association ...... 309/454-5099 Hussman Corporation...... 314/349-1711 A.J.W. Inventory Service...... 877/259-2686 National Grocers Assn (NGA) ...... 703/516-0700 R. W. Refrigeration (Hussman) ...... 217/753-0100
Northern Illinois Food Bank...... 630/443-6910 Thompson Mechanical Corp...... 708/615-0300 LABELS, FORMS & PRICE MARKING UFCW Midwest Benefits Fund ...... 847/384-7000 Tyler Refrigeration Corp...... 616/683-2000 AAA Price Tag & Specialty Co...... 800/222-5272 University Of Illinois Ext...... 309/792-2500 U. S. Refrigeration ...... 800/458-7255 Ebra Products ...... 847/669-3356 Zero Zone ...... 800/326-2460 Labelforce...... 630/554-3492 PACKAGING SUPPLIES Natural Packaging...... 708/246-3420 RENDERERS LINEN SUPPLY Darling International, Inc...... 773/376-5550 American Industrial Service Co...... 815/806-0983 PASTA Kaluzny Brothers, Inc...... 815/744-1453
Foulds Inc...... 847/362-3062 LIQUOR / WINE DISTRIBUTORS Sandwiches – Prepared Foster’s Wine Estates ...... 815/577-1011 PAYMENT PROCESSING H.C. Schau & Son, Inc...... 630/783-1000 Frederick Wildman and Sons ...... 773/687-9108 IPP of America...... 888/477-7297 Goose Island Beer ...... 312/593-0869 SCALES / SLICERS Heritage Wine Cellars Ltd...... 847-965-3625 PAYROLL PROCESSING Berkel Midwest Sales & Service ...... 800/921-9151 Hess Collection Winery...... 773/299-7300 FMS...... 877/435-9400 Biro of Chicago, Inc...... 773/486-5420 Kobrand Corp...... 773/870-1865 Hobart Corporation ...... 630/787-2500 Louis Glunz Wines...... 847/808-0860 PEST CONTROL Metro Premium Wines ...... 847/437-4414 McCloud Services...... 847/944-9502 SECURITY EQUIPMENT Niebaum-Coppola...... 312/932-0147 Orkin Pest Control...... 847/690-0581 R & T Security Systems ...... 708/482-4682 North Lake Wines ...... 630/289-5663 Universal Security, Inc...... 312/642-7447 Palm Bay Imports...... 800/872-5622 PETROLEUM SERVICE COMPANIES Pernod Ricard USA...... 312/231-9069 Mansfield Oil Company...... 770/330-0392 SHOPPING CARTS Pinnacle Fine Wines ...... 773/890-8499 Group Four Retail Equipment...... 800/326-2460 Remy Cointreau U.S.A...... 773/725-7918 PRE-PAID PHONE CARDS Mart Cart/Assembled Products...... 800/326-2460 Sopexa Wines of France...... 913/568-9687 Easy Call ...... 773/427-1700 R.W. Rogers Company ...... 630/377-9033 Terlato Wines International ...... 708/485-0817 Technibilt / Cari-All...... 800/326-2460 Trinchero Family Estates ...... 630/718-1549
PIZZA SNACKS LOTTERY Avanti Food Company ...... 815/379-2155 C. J. Vitner, Inc ...... 773/523-7900 Illinois State Lottery...... 217/782-8294 Butch's Premium Pizza ...... 309/263-8401 Frito Lay, Inc...... 312/821-1335
Home Run Inn Frozen Foods...... 630/783-9696 Jays Foods L.L.C...... 773/731-8400 MARKET RESEARCH Kraft Pizza Corporation...... 630/547-6389 Snyders of Hanover ...... 708/633-0705 Willard Bishop...... 847/381-4443 Power Play Dist. (Home Run Inn) ...... 630/972-2645
SPEND MANAGEMENT MEAT AND POULTRY PRINTERS Intesource...... 773/856-6128 Cargill Food Distribution...... 800/323-9182 Atlantic Press, Inc...... 708/424-3400
Uncle Mel’s Ribs ...... 847/818-8987 Fisher Printing...... 708/598-1500 TRANSPORTATION Rapid Circular Press...... 312/421-5611 C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc...... 630/972-3900 MEAT SPECIALTIES RBO Printlogistix...... 314/373-1424
Carl Buddig & Company ...... 708/798-0900 WHOLESALE FOOD DISTRIBUTORS
Associated Wholesale Grocers ...... 417/875-4000 MONEY COUNTING SYSTEMS PRODUCE Central Grocers Cooperative, Inc...... 847/451-0660 RSS Partners, Inc. (The Banker)...... 888/748-5338 Fresh Express...... 708/444-3020 Certco, Inc ...... 608/271-4500 Green Giant Fresh ...... 208/524-1900 Certified Grocers Midwest, Inc ...... 708/579-2100 MONEY ORDERS Indianapolis Fruit Company ...... 800/377-2425 Dearborn Wholesale Grocers...... 800/999-3663 Western Union Financial Services ...... 630/571-5440 Ron’s Produce Company ...... 217/824-2239 Eby Brown ...... 800/942-5951
IGA, Inc...... 773/693-4520 NEWS MEDIA/PUBLICATIONS PROPANE EXCHANGE Nash Finch Company ...... 952/857-4169 Chicago Sun Times...... 312-321-2470 Horizon Propane...... 417/827-4317 Save-A-Lot Food Stores ...... 314/592-9645 Chicago Tribune ...... 630/368-4110 Supervalu – Champaign ...... 217/384-2745 Food Industry News...... 847/699-3300 PROMOTION COMPANIES Supervalu – Pleasant Prairie...... 262/947-9211 Progressive Grocer...... 312/663-5560 Dahlstrom Display, Inc...... 708/410-4500 Supervalu – St. Louis...... 314/595-1753 Super Market News ...... 312/870-5015 Winkler Wholesale Grocers...... 800/621-3843 WGN Radio...... 312-222-5079
With most sincere gratitude we salute the companies listed and their executives who so ardently support the independents' cause. Their generous contributions assured the success of your convention. We recognize their exceptional cooperation and suggest you, our retail store member, let the company representatives know how you feel about their assistance. All of these companies merit your support.
as of 9/4/07