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Expert wholesaler specializing in importing and distributing
fine foods and beverages to retailers across the nation

About Us

Reliable, Fast,
Innovative

History

The experience of our owners and operating officers in the food industry goes back to the early 2000s. After being a part and operating several different companies, LEA Foods was brought into existence in 2014 as a business run exclusively by a family. ‘LEA’ stands for 3 names of the family members: Leo, Enna, and Alex. Leo and Enna, both have experience in business management, accounting, sales and client relations which they have received in universities back in Russia and Ukraine, their countries of origin. Their European background allowed them to kick off the company serving ethnic and international markets at first, by understanding the needs of immigrants in Chicago and surrounding states. With time and help of the son, Alex, the company slowly expanded its distribution all around the nation and transitioned into offering various American and European products for the mainstream market while keeping its ethnic customer base. Alex started incorporating into the business world first while studying business management in DePaul University in Chicago and became fully involved in the company’s operations upon completing his bachelor’s degree.

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Mission

Throughout the years mission of the company has always remained the same: to provide our customers with the best products from Europe and to bring back taste of ‘homeland’.

Benefits of working with us

LEA Foods serves as a first hand importer and distributor of various brands from all around the world. We import, store and deliver dry groceries, chilled and frozen products for our customers all around the nation while providing best prices available on the market.

Our Vision

Today, the demands of our society are at its highest. Tastes change, preferences change, the overall amount of work to satisfy a customer has changed. COVID 19 has changed things in ways which nobody could have seen.

LEA Foods recognizes those changes and follows the path to become a better, even more reliable and efficient supplier by constantly tracking market needs and exchanging information with our customers and manufacturers while striving to find and offer new and exciting products to the market.

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Key Numbers

2014
Founding Date
200+
Containers
Imported Yearly
2000+
SKUs
3000+
Retail Stores
Carrying Our Products

Brands

Our brands represent some of the world’s leading manufacturers of grocery, frozen and chilled foods.

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We import products from:

Chile
Canada
Latvia
Spain
Lithuania
Austria
Norway
Germany
Estonia
Poland
Greece
Ukraine
Italy
Turkey
France
Russia
Belgium
Armenia
Sri Lanka
Azerbaijan
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Partners

Our partners are retailers and distributors specializing in mainstream, ethnic, and european markets as well as the restaurants in the foodservice industry.

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where we supply products:

Alaska
Indiana
Washington
Michigan
Oregon
Ohio
California
Florida
Nebraska
New York
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
New Jersey
Iowa
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Maryland
Illinois
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Contact Us

Address
1111 Kirk St, Elk Grove Village,
IL 60007,
United States
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