Krasdale Foods

Krasdale Foods is an American independent grocery wholesaler serving food retailers primarily in the New York City metropolitan area. The company combines wholesale distribution with private-label food ownership and support for a network of supermarket operators. Its customers include regional chains such as C-Town Supermarkets and Bravo, as well as independent stores operating from individual locations. The business traces its origins to 1908, when Abraham Krasne established the company under the name A. Krasne Inc. The company later adopted the Krasdale Foods name in 1972, the same year it moved to the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. Its Bronx distribution center became the operational base for supplying retailers with a broad grocery assortment and for coordinating products across multiple categories. Krasdale's assortment includes more than 7,000 products, covering standard grocery items, private-label merchandise, regional brands, and foods serving ethnic and specialty markets. Examples associated with its private-label range include frozen pizza, ice cream, frozen ice-cream pops, napkins, cream cheese, bagels, and milk. This combination allows the company to serve retailers that need a broad assortment while retaining an independent-store identity rather than operating solely under a single national supermarket banner. The company is both a distributor and a brand owner. Its private-label products extend across refrigerated, frozen, dairy, bakery, household, and general grocery categories, while its wholesale operation also handles branded and culturally specific products selected for the markets served by its retail customers. Krasdale's role is therefore broader than simple warehousing: it connects suppliers with independent supermarkets, supports the merchandising needs of regional grocery banners, and provides products that can be sold under Krasdale-controlled labels or other brand identities. Krasdale Foods is headquartered in White Plains, New York, while its distribution activities are associated with its Hunts Point, Bronx facility. Public reference material identifies the New York metropolitan area as the company's principal market. The available information does not establish a broader international operating footprint, ownership structure, current executive roster, financial results, or public-market listing.

Krasdale Foods originated in 1908, when Abraham Krasne founded the business as A. Krasne Inc. The company began as a grocery wholesaling enterprise and developed around supplying food retailers rather than operating primarily as a consumer-facing supermarket chain. Its long-term business model centered on assembling and distributing a wide range of grocery products for independent and regional food stores. In 1972, the company adopted the name Krasdale Foods. That same year, it moved to its current distribution location in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. The move placed the company's distribution activity within a major food-distribution area of New York City and provided the base from which it has served retailers in the surrounding metropolitan market. Krasdale's operating model combines wholesale distribution, private-label products, regional brands, and specialized grocery assortments. From its Bronx distribution center, the company supplies more than 7,000 products to food retailers. Its assortment includes Krasdale-branded and other private-label goods, national or regional brands, and ethnic and specialty foods. Product examples include frozen pizza, ice cream, ice-cream pops, napkins, cream cheese, bagels, and milk. The company supplies both regional supermarket banners and individual grocery stores. Public reference material specifically identifies C-Town Supermarkets and Bravo as regional chain customers or associated retail banners, alongside single-location food retailers. This customer mix reflects Krasdale's role in supporting independent and locally oriented supermarkets that require the purchasing, distribution, and product breadth normally associated with a larger grocery organization. Krasdale Foods is headquartered in White Plains, New York, while its distribution center remains associated with Hunts Point in the Bronx. The available public material describes the New York City metropolitan area as its principal operating market. It does not provide sufficient information to document later ownership changes, financial performance, international expansion, or a current list of corporate executives. Krasdale remains described as an active independent grocery wholesaler and private-label supplier.

• 1972

  Adoption of the Krasdale Foods name

  [1]Krasdale Foodsen.wikipedia.org

  The company changed its name from A. Krasne Inc. to Krasdale Foods.

• 1972

  Move to Hunts Point in the Bronx

  [1]Krasdale Foodsen.wikipedia.org

  Krasdale moved to its current Hunts Point, Bronx location, which became the base for its grocery-distribution operations.

• 1908

  Company founded as A. Krasne Inc.

  [1]Krasdale Foodsen.wikipedia.org

  Abraham Krasne founded the grocery wholesaling business that later became Krasdale Foods.

Regional grocery wholesaler and private-label supplier for independent supermarkets and food retailers.

• Private-label food

  Krasdale private-label groceries

  Krasdale's private-label range supports the everyday grocery needs of supermarkets and independent food retailers. The assortment spans multiple departments rather than a single specialty category and includes frozen, dairy, bakery, grocery, and household-related items. Products identified in public reference material include frozen pizza, ice cream, ice-cream pops, cream cheese, bagels, milk, and napkins. These goods allow retail customers to offer store-associated products alongside regional and other branded merchandise.

• Frozen grocery

  Frozen foods

  Krasdale distributes frozen grocery products as part of its broad wholesale assortment. Frozen pizza and frozen ice-cream products are among the examples associated with its product offering. The category is supplied to the supermarket and independent-store customers served through Krasdale's regional distribution operation.

• Dairy and refrigerated grocery

  Dairy and refrigerated foods

  The company's grocery assortment includes refrigerated and dairy staples such as milk and cream cheese. These products form part of the everyday food range supplied to retail customers, complementing bakery, frozen, pantry, and specialty categories.

• Bakery

  Bakery products

  Krasdale's listed grocery assortment includes bagels and other bakery-related products. These items are distributed through the company's wholesale network to supermarkets and independent food stores in its principal metropolitan market.

• Specialty grocery

  Ethnic and specialty foods

  Krasdale supplies ethnic and specialty food items in addition to conventional grocery and private-label products. This part of the assortment reflects the varied consumer and retailer needs of the New York City metropolitan area and enables independent stores to carry products targeted to particular communities or culinary traditions.

1. 1Krasdale Foodsen.wikipedia.org