About

For over 120 years, the success of Pate Dawson Company has been a classic story of hard work, honesty and family values. Founded in 1885 by J.H. Pate as a retail grocery operation, Pate Dawson Company is now one of the largest and most progressive independent foodservice distributors in the southeast.

Pate Dawson Company has grown considerably over the years and expanded its products and services to meet the changing requirements of foodservice customers. In 1954, Pate Dawson Company expanded its distribution area through the addition of Pate Derby Company in Fayetteville, North Carolina. As the foodservice industry evolved PDC invested in professional people, state-of-the-art information systems

and a new distribution facility in Goldsboro, North Carolina to provide our customers with the highest level of product quality and service.

Today, PDC services customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. While the company has come a long way since its humble beginnings as a small town grocery store, we still firmly believe in hard work, honesty and a superior product - values that made our founder successful and continue to make PDC a proud leader in foodservice distribution.

Our Mission

We Promote Success...

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For Our Customers...

By providing quality products and value-added services which

build profitability;

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For Our Employees...

By providing a stable work environment that encourages

personal growth and well-being;

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For Our Stockholders...

By Providing a fair return on equity to all stockholders

including our employees through our 401K Profit Sharing Plan;

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For Our Industry...

By providing active support to industry groups through

employee participation and leadership;

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For our Community;

By providing resources for and encouraging participation in

civic activities.

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Key Personnel

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Executive Management
Malcolm R. (Mac) Sullivan, Jr---President, CEO
J. M. Pate--- Chairperson

Finance & Accounting
Mike Ziebell---Vice-President, CFO
Lee Joyner---Controller
Kent Reeves---Credit Manager

Information Systems
Mark Grady---Director, Information Systems
Clifton Howell, Ph.D.—IT Manager

Operations
Joe Perkins---Warehouse Manager
Scott VanLue—Transportation Manager
Wiley Reed—Facilities Manager

Purchasing
Clay Enloe—Director of Purchasing

Human Resources
Vickie Lemmond—Human Resources Management

Sales & Merchandising
Jim Cremins—Vice-President

Bob Stewart—Director of Multi-Unit Sales
Gerry Phelps—Director, Customized Sales
Doug Dees—Director of Business Development
Tim Wilson—General Sales Manager
John Pare—Sales Manager-Triangle Area
Billy Via—Sales Manager-Richmond Area
Karen Baker—Manager, Sales Support

Jeff Smith—Director of Merchandising
Curt Allen—Meat Merchandiser
Eli Hudson-Produce Merchandiser
Scott Schindledecker—Beverage & Chemical Manager
Wayne Judd—Corporate Executive Chef

Awards

2002 IFDA Diamond Award for Best of Show Website

2001 Pocahontas Distributor of the Year

2000 International Food Distributors Association Diamond Award

for Web Site

2000 International Food Distributors Association Merit Award

for Marketing Program

1999 Pocahontas Twenty-Five Million Dollar Club

1998 Pocahontas Top Distributor - Region 2

1997 International Food Distributors Association Best of Show Award

1997 Pocahontas Golden Arrow Award

1997 Pocahontas Distributor of the Year

1997 Pocahontas Innovative Distributor of the Year

1997 International Food Distributors Association Diamond Award

1996 Pocahontas Eighteen Million Dollar Club

1996 Pocahontas Innovative Distributor of the Year

1996 Pocahontas Top Distributor - Region 2

1994 Pocahontas Ten Million Dollar Club

1993 Pocahontas Ten Million Dollar Club

1992 Pocahontas Silver Arrow Award

1992 Pocahontas Ten Million Dollar Club

1991 Pocahontas Eight Million Dollar Club

1990 Pocahontas Silver Arrow Award

1989 Pocahontas Silver Arrow Award

1988 National Frozen Foods Golden Penguin Award

1987 National Frozen Foods Silver Penguin Award

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Affiliations

Food Distributors International - NAWGA/IFDA, Inc. - 1999

North Carolina Restaurant Association - 1999

North Carolina School Foodservice Association - 1999

Virginia School Foodservice Association 1996 - 1998

Pocahontas Foods USA - Since 1966

Produce Marketing Association - 1999

United Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Association

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