Haag Foods and Poultry was founded in 1944 by our grandfather and father team, Edwin R. Haag and Emil A. Garcia. A year later Ed’s son Bob joined the business and opened a processing plant, which enabled our company to sell fresh dressed poultry products. After both of our founders retired in 1983, Emil’s sons Jack and Phil purchased the business, bringing fresh ideas and enthusiasm for development and expansion of product lines and services. In 1964 we began supplying Kentucky Fried Chicken with their poultry needs.  This marked the beginning of a long lasting friendship which continues today.  Currently we service and supply these KFC restaurants and all their needs. Currently, we supply 145 units in several states. In 1987 Haag joined “CODE”, a network foodservice distributor marketing the CODE family label of products. This enabled our company to provide full service distribution of frozen, refrigerated and grocery products to our customers. From that time on, our company has experienced continual expansion. Our customer base has grown from KFC and now includes Taco Bell, Sonic Restaurants, Lee’s Famous Recipe, Honey Baked Ham, Quiznos, Wing Stop Restaurants, and street account business.

Over the years we have increased our facility to 110,000 sq. ft. of frozen, refrigerated and dry warehousing. We offer a complete product mix including; poultry which is received fresh daily, beef, pork, specialty meats, fresh produce, seafood, dairy products, groceries, canned foods, frozen items, Supplies & Equipment, paper goods, and chemicals. Haag Foods is located 35 miles east of St. Louis, MO and only minutes from all major highways. We currently service a 350-mile geographical radius to nine states in the Midwest, servicing chain and independent restaurants, delis, grocery stores, government commissaries, school districts and more. Today, Haag Foods is a member of the UniPro buying group which harnesses over $58 billion in buying power. This assures you the optimum variety of product at competitive prices. The UniPro organization is the nation’s #1 distribution network for the industry’s leading national brands.

Haag has invested heavily in state of the art technology to manage business and operating costs. Retalix computer software is the most sophisticated in the food service industry today. We’ve added “Power Warehouse” to our system, enabling us to manage inventory using scanning guns that transfer all real time data accurately using wireless technology. This allows us to load our trucks to the most efficient levels within DOT limits. We utilize “Xata Satellite Tracking System” to manage our truck fleet, allowing us to track idle time. delivery times, driver speeds, transfer data and eliminate driver logs. To route our trucks we utilize “Road Net”, developed by UPS. This system cubes out and weighs out our trucks, maximizing our pieces per route, which facilitates meeting customer delivery time windows. Purchasing our fuel direct and fueling our equipment from our own station allows us to book fuel in advance and run Bio Fuel (a diesel & soy blend) – not only to maximize cost savings, but it’s our contribution to “GO GREEN”.

We are very proud of our facility, equipment and, most of all, our dedicated staff of food service professionals who literally work around the clock to serve you. Let us provide firsthand our capability to serve your needs. We have grown over the years because of personal service. This is our advantage over other suppliers, an advantage we hope to pass on to you.