Founded by the four Schneider brothers in 1909, Schneider’s Seafood + Meats is a Cheektowaga wholesale supplier serving restaurants across Buffalo, Rochester and Western New York with seafood and meat. Ron Perelstein took full ownership in 1977, and his sons Steve and Brian later expanded the business into exclusive wholesale distribution and meat processing, including a dedicated cutting room built in 2016. The company has been a HACCP-certified seafood processor since 1997, while a notably long-serving staff—including employees with 30 to 40 years at Schneider’s—carries its century-plus history forward.
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Blue Ribbon Meats & SeafoodSince 1948, family-run Blue Ribbon Meats & Seafood has supplied Cleveland-area food-service businesses with wholesale meat and seafood while preserving the personal service of a neighborhood butcher shop. Founded by Albert P. Radis, the company remains known for professionally cut orders made to customer specifications, in-house sausages developed from family recipes, and a fresh seafood program that includes Lake Erie perch and walleye. Blue Ribbon has featured Certified Angus Beef® as its premier beef brand since 1994 and delivers six days a week.CLEVELAND, OH
Samuels Seafood CompanySix generations of family seafood experience stand behind Samuels Seafood Company, a Philadelphia business that grew from the Ippolito family market into a national wholesale distributor. Founded as Samuels Seafood in 1989, the company remains family-run under owner Sam D’Angelo and continues its South Philadelphia roots from a 60,000-square-foot facility. Its operations include a USDC-certified facility and a live lobster room, reflecting a business built on long experience with the seafood trade.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Arnold's MeatsFamily-run since 1974, Arnold’s Meats grew from a small wholesale business serving area restaurants into a two-store butcher shop and wholesale operation serving Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. Its butchers cut orders to size—from a single steak to quantities for restaurants—and the company has expanded to 160 employees and ten delivery trucks. Alongside its meat counters, Arnold’s offers a self-service deli and a broad selection of grocery and specialty barbecue items.BENSALEM, PA
Camellia MeatsSince a Polish immigrant opened its first butcher shop in Buffalo in 1935, Camellia Meats has manufactured and distributed meat under Cichocki family ownership. Now four generations strong, the company makes its traditional Polish sausage and hams at its Buffalo facility, using natural hickory smoke in a USDA federally inspected plant. Camellia also sells directly through two Buffalo retail locations and distributes its products wholesale across Western New York.BUFFALO, NY