Sexton Foods
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food distribution |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Fate | Merged with Beatrice Foods in 1968, bought by S.E. Rykoff in 1983, in 1994, Rykoff-Sexton purchased US Foodservice. In 1997, JP Foodservice merged with Rykoff-Sexton-US Foodservice Company in a stock and debt assumption transaction. Operates today as US Foodservice. |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
| Products | Food, wholesale groceries, food service, restaurant equipment |
John Sexton & Company, also known as Sexton Quality Foods, was a broad line national wholesale grocer that serviced the restaurant, hotel and institutional trade from regional warehouses and truck fleets located in major metropolitan areas of the United States. Sexton Quality Foods eventually became US Foodservice in 1997. The company was established in Chicago in 1883 by John Sexton.