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Dot Foods Hosts Picnic for 50th Anniversary Celebration

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />

DATE: May 25, 2010<br />

FOR MORE INFO: Claire Goldfarb, Hughes, 314.571.6348,<br />

cgoldfarb@wearehughes.com or Twitter @clairecg<br />

Becky Shokraii, <strong>Dot</strong>, 209-581-9090 ext. 202<br />

NEWS RELEASE<br />

<strong>Dot</strong> <strong>Foods</strong> <strong>Hosts</strong> <strong>Picnic</strong> <strong>for</strong> 50 th <strong>Anniversary</strong> <strong>Celebration</strong><br />

MODESTO, Cal. – <strong>Dot</strong> <strong>Foods</strong> continued to celebrate its 50 th year in business this past Saturday by hosting a<br />

carnival-style picnic <strong>for</strong> employees and their families in honor of the milestone anniversary. The afternoon included<br />

food, drinks, games, inflatable bouncers, music and warehouse tours <strong>for</strong> family members.<br />

The Uvina family of Escalon enjoys a warehouse tour.<br />

Glen Carrillo of Ceres and Isaac Felicitas of Modesto enjoy<br />

some food and drinks.<br />

Alyssa Allen of Turlock sat high in the front of a <strong>Dot</strong> <strong>Foods</strong><br />

truck.<br />

Courtney Wenger of Escalon spent some time learning<br />

about the equipment used in the warehouse


In honor of its 50 th anniversary, <strong>Dot</strong> <strong>Foods</strong> will be hosting<br />

various events <strong>for</strong> employees and the community throughout<br />

the year, including an Employee Recognition Day and a<br />

commemorative trailer that will deliver dry food to food<br />

pantries near <strong>Dot</strong>’s eight distribution centers. Family<br />

Appreciation Days were held on Saturday, May 22, at each<br />

distribution center across the country in recognition of<br />

employees’ hard work and <strong>Dot</strong>’s birthday.<br />

<strong>Dot</strong> <strong>Foods</strong> Inc. carries 92,000 products from 500 food industry<br />

Manny Oliveira of Riverbank did not let the cool<br />

manufacturers and is the largest food redistributor in the<br />

temperatures stop him from enjoying an ice cream cone United States. <strong>Dot</strong> <strong>Foods</strong> and <strong>Dot</strong> Transportation sell and<br />

deliver foodservice, convenience, retail, vending, equipment and supplies to leading distributors in all 50 states. <strong>Dot</strong><br />

<strong>Foods</strong> operates eight distribution centers in: Modesto, Calif.; Vidalia, Ga.; Burley, Idaho; Mt. Sterling, Ill.; Cambridge<br />

City, Ind.; Williamsport, Md.; Liverpool, N.Y.; and Ardmore, Okla. For in<strong>for</strong>mation, visit www.dotfoods.com.<br />

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Editor’s Note: <strong>Dot</strong> <strong>Foods</strong> is located at 2200 Nickerson, Modesto, CA 95358.

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