La Quinta Foods Joins Federated Foodservice



Founded in 1984, La Quinta Foods was one of the first Mexican-American companies servicing the Hispanic community with Mexican products, paper goods, glassware, janitorial supplies and dry goods, according to Federated Foodservice. Today, La Quinta Foods services 75% of the Hispanic market and is considered the largest Mexican wholesaler in the Midwest, the group said.

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