AdvancePierre Foods announces exclusive distribution agreement

WEST CHESTER TWP. — AdvancePierre Foods and Johnsonville Sausage have formed a strategic alliance, leveraging AdvancePierre Foods’ food service organization and distribution system to deliver Johnsonville Sausage to food service customers nationwide.

A supplier of value-added protein and handheld convenience items, AdvancePierre Foods is the largest privately owned business in the region, according to the Deloitte Cincinnati USA 100 list.

Announced late last week, this partnership will make AdvancePierre Foods the exclusive foodservice distributor of Johnsonville Sausage, bringing the flavor of America’s No. 1 sausage brand to more food service customers, including restaurants, colleges and stadiums nationwide.

“This partnership is bringing together two businesses that share a passion for producing delicious, high-quality food products,” said Bill Toler, CEO of AdvancePierre Foods. “As our company continues to grow, we look forward to enhancing our product portfolio and bringing our customers the best-tasting, most satisfying products on the market.”

Johnsonville products will be available to AdvancePierre Foods customers in the second quarter of this year.

“For more than 65 years, Johnsonville has been known for producing only the highest-quality, most flavorful sausage,” said Johnsonville President Bill Morgan. “We look forward to our continued growth and presence on the menus of restaurants and other venues, sharing the legendary flavor of Johnsonville Sausage with even more consumers, through this new strategic partnership with AdvancePierre Foods.”