More than

320+

team members

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More than

120K

customers served

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More than

2,500

brands offered

79k+

product assortment

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More than

1,000+

manufacturers represented

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77

consecutive years of growth

Corporate Profile

All data provided as of May 2025

Nelson-Jameson is a fourth-generation, family-owned distributor to food manufacturers in all 50 states and international markets. As a leading distributor to the industry, Nelson-Jameson offers a broad range of food processing products and services that help organizations operate with the highest quality, food safety, and compliance standards.

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‘Proven excellence, trusted food processing expertise’

Nelson-Jameson represents more than 1,000 manufacturing partners and has more than 300 team members. Nelson-Jameson also provides training, assessments, and educational food workshops, along with an expert service and repair team that supplements maintenance teams with in-plant services performed by Nelson-Jameson's experienced technicians.

‘Expert logistics to get you what you need when you need it’

Neslon-Jameson operates NEXT Logistics, providing a secure chain of custody from its food-safe distribution centers in Wisconsin, California, Idaho, Pennsylvania, and Texas to get customers what they need, when they need it. And its SupplyRITE® solutions provide a full range of services, including industrial vending machines, from 100% customer-managed to 100% Nelson-Jameson vendor-managed inventory (VMI).

‘Solving for today’s challenges, innovating for tomorrow’

Distributing more than 80,000 products, Nelson-Jameson provides innovative supplies for food manufacturers and a comprehensive set of solutions that keep pace with changing consumer tastes, processes, supply chain, and distribution channels.

‘Above and beyond is where we start®’

Nelson-Jameson is the single-source distributor and strategic partner of choice for food manufacturers, bringing comprehensive supply chain management, supplier consolidation, and expert technical support under one roof.

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Press Release

October 1, 2026

Nelson-Jameson Expands Culture Storage, Logistics Capabilities at California Facility

This project builds upon a significant cold chain infrastructure rollout for the company.

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For decades, traditional dairy plants viewed "cleaning up" as a secondary housekeeping routine performed...

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Food Manufacturing | 5S Lean Solutions: 5 Steps to Audit Readiness

Operational excellence is a baseline for survival in food manufacturing. We have conversations with proc...