Family Regains Ownership of Harker



Speaking on behalf of the Harker family, Jim Harker said, "Harker's represents more than a family legacy to my wife Cheri and my sister Vicki (Harker) Robinson. We look forward to working with Harker's incredible team and in profitably growing the company."

Harker's Distribution, Inc., a new entrant into the ID Top 50, is an independent, center of the plate distributorship, services more than 15,000 foodservice operators from its facilities in Denver, MN, and Le Mars, and employs 470.

Read the Friday, April 28, ID Report for company president's Ron Geiger's comments.

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