Lipari Foods was founded in 1963, the next step in the career of Jim Lipari, who began by delivering unique products from the back of his Buick station wagon. Today Lipari Foods is a leading independent “perimeter of the store” distributor in the Midwest, delivering a wide range of quality bakery, dairy, deli, packaging, international, seafood, meat, specialty grocery, foodservice, confectionery, and convenience food and beverage products to over 18,000 customers across 32 states.