PORTLAND, Ore. – Specialty-food brokerage Madison Lane continues its booming growth, having already exceeded projections for first quarter 2013. Brian Howard of Madison Lane recently signed an agreement to represent The Deli Source, a cheese conversion and packaging company based in Antioch, Illinois. Madison Lane will be selling The Deli Source’s popular line of cheeses and cheese products to specialty retail grocery stores throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
“We’re looking forward to helping The Deli Source expand their reach in the Northwest,” Brian Howard says. “They not only have the capability to handle private label packaging for large and small customers, but they also have an extensive product line of their own brands — Wilmot Farms, Heart of Dairyland, and Delico Cheese Makers, for example. Their unique offerings are just what our retail grocery clients and their customers are looking for. I know their products will be received well here in the Northwest and I know they’ll fit in nicely with the other high quality lines we represent.”
Mike Perrone, president of The Deli Source, is also enthusiastic about the partnership. “We feel Madison Lane will be the perfect partner to help us grow distribution in the Pacific Northwest. Adding Madison Lane as one of our brokers is like having an additional regional manager on our staff.”
The Deli Source, Inc., located north of Chicago, is a cheese conversion and packaging company that has been family owned and operated since 1991. Their customer base ranges from small to large companies. The company prides itself on giving each customer's order the same careful attention to detail and to being flexible enough to fulfill special requests.
The Deli Source packages cheese according to each customer’s individual specifications. They offer a full line of loaves, over 50 varieties of shingle slice zipper packages, Croyovac® cheese cuts and wedges, Hayssen® cheese cuts, Party Trays, and hand-wrapped cuts for a “fresh deli” look. For their food service programs, they can provide 32 oz. Deli Readi slices, 24 oz. Stack Packs, shredded and cubed cheeses, and other custom-made products. All in all, The Deli Source has more than 300 SKU’s, allowing them to provide a variety of branded and private label options for their customers.
Madison Lane Sales + Marketing
Madison Lane Sales + Marketing, a specialty food brokerage located in the Portland, Oregon, area, has been in business since 2003. They represent high-quality local, national, and international products, which they provide along with excellent customer service to retail grocery and foodservice clients throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. The company, under owner Brian Howard, recently acquired Murdock & White, substantially growing Madison Lane’s business and putting the company in position for substantial new growth.
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