Our Story
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.
Company History
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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.
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1940 — Morris and Jack founded their company, Acme Poultry, which soon grew into the largest poultry provider in the Northwest.
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1963 — Abe founded Acme Food Sales. He began by importing and selling Danish and Polish hams to the retail trade.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2022 — Rob Polik is nominated and accepts the position of President of Acme Food Sales, Inc. while Dean Polik remains Chairman of the Board.
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.