About Acme

What We Do

Since 1963, Acme Food Sales, Inc. has evolved from a small Northwest trading company to an international import, sales and marketing company. We are a full-service importer and distributor with extensive experience sourcing quality foods from across the globe. We are familiar with the intricacies of international trade, from meeting our government’s regulations to ensuring our suppliers are capable of producing products that exceed those criteria and finding products that exceed our customers’ expectations.

Acme Food Sales has established superior relationships with our suppliers, regularly visiting plants overseas to assure the consistent supply of our quality products. We have a rigorous Quality Control Department that QC’s all product received. Additionally, the size of our company allows us to respond quickly to our customer needs and provide the best value available.

Acme Food Sales is a well respected, full service food importer with a focus on innovation and consumer trends that has the agility and flexibility to meet customer needs. With over 55 years experience, we supply high quality products at a fair price backed by excellent customer service.

Our business model is based on the belief that the customer is the most important part of our business. We offer a full range of food products ranging from the mainstay items to popular cutting edge items.

Our dedicated business team, including procurement, sales, packaging, distribution, quality assurance, regulatory and finance, work as an integral unit to ensure a smooth ongoing supply of products.

What Acme has to offer

A family owned business with over 50 years of dependable service to our clients.
A wealth of experience and contacts in the food industry in the US and around the world, comprising 30 different countries throughout the world.
An office in Bangkok that coordinates our sourcing and Quality Control throughout the Far East.
A distribution network throughout the U.S. allowing use of multiple ports of entry.
Excellent customer service / response time.
A professional relationship with a personal touch.
Acme’s suppliers are required to comply with environmental legislation and regulations.
Personalized communication on a regular basis with our customers.
Unique importer where innovation and the customer’s needs come first.
An extensive Private Label with a major focus on staying ahead of consumer trends in the industry. Acme travels to most all domestic and overseas shows – staying ahead of upcoming trends.
Specialized experience in portfolio of products as well as in all aspects of the Club, Retail and Food Service environments.
On-board quality assurance team.
Full service in-house graphics and packaging department.
New product development team on-staff to help secure the latest product trends for your private label needs.

Company History

1930 — Three brothers, Abe, Morris and Jack left Tchernigov, Ukraine with dreams of finding a new life in America, away from the turmoil of the Russian Revolution.
1940 — Morris and Jack founded their company, Acme Poultry, which soon grew into the largest poultry provider in the Northwest.
1963 — Abe founded Acme Food Sales. He began by importing and selling Danish and Polish hams to the retail trade.
1973 — Acme Food Sales incorporated, and diversified its product line to include canned seafood, fruits and vegetables imported from the Far East. Acme expanded its customer base to include institutional as well as retail.
1979 — Abe’s son, Dean Polik, became president and assumed ownership of the company. Acme Food Sales, Inc. then grew into a major international importer and distributor of superior quality food products.
1993 — Dean’s son, Rob, joined the company full time. Rob served as Executive Vice President and was involved in all aspects of the company until April 2022.
2022 — Rob Polik is nominated and accepts the position of President of Acme Food Sales, Inc.

A Proud Member of AFI

The Association of Food Industries is a trade association committed to developing programs that facilitate the business of its member companies, encourage free and fair trade, and foster compliance with U.S. laws and regulations.

To learn more AFI, visit www.afius.org

Philanthropy

Acme has always believed in giving back. Not only does the company make substantial charitable donations to local, national and international organizations, but also holds an annual donation campaign involving all employees. In addition, Acme holds an annual food drive out of its warehouse in Seattle. Giving back to the community has always been a core initiative of the company.