Press Release

Nelson-Jameson Distribution Center Earns 100% on First SQF Audit

July 22, 2025

The Jerome, Idaho facility is the latest location to achieve the SQF Institute's top global food safety and quality certification

MARSHFIELD, Wis. – Nelson-Jameson, a leading distributor in the food processing industry, has announced that its Jerome, Idaho strategic distribution center has earned a 100% score in its first Safe Quality Food (SQF) audit. An SQF-certified site indicates a company’s commitment to providing quality products that are safely received, handled, stored, and delivered. A 100% score represents the highest level of food safety and food quality.

The 100% perfect rating comes in the first audit of the Jerome strategic distribution center, which opened in 2024. This perfect score is the fourth straight for Nelson-Jameson in the past year across all distribution centers.

“Our Jerome distribution center earning a perfect SQF certification illustrates that our dedication to food safety is a throughline in everything we do in every facility we have,” says Mike Rindy, President of Nelson-Jameson. “We take pride in our distribution center having achieved this perfect score during the audits, and in our team’s commitment to maintaining food and worker safety every day.”

The SQF program motto is: "Say what you do, do what you say." SQF has a code for each company to follow, and each individual company writes its policies and procedures based on the code. Maintaining these procedures is a continuous process, as documentation must be reviewed, monitored, verified, and validated throughout the year.

The Eagle Certification Group, an independent certification company authorized by the SQF Institute, conducts the audits in adherence to the globally acknowledged industry standards set by SQF. Learn more about the SQF program at www.sqfi.com/ and learn more about Nelson-Jameson at https://nelsonjameson.com/

About Nelson-Jameson

Nelson-Jameson is a fourth-generation, family-owned distributor to the food processing industry. From the company’s roots in dairy production supplies, it has expanded to offer a broad range of food processing products and services that help food and beverage organizations operate efficiently with the highest quality, food safety, and compliance standards. The company represents more than 1,000 vendors, distributes more than 79,000 curated products, and employs more than 300 people nationwide. The food processing industry leader also operates NEXT Logistics, a transportation arm that provides delivery services from its Wisconsin, California, Idaho, Pennsylvania, and Texas strategic distribution centers.

Since 1947, Nelson-Jameson has supported food, beverage, and dairy processors with innovative products and a comprehensive set of solutions that keep pace with changing consumer tastes, manufacturing processes, and distribution channels. The company values delivering the exceptional for its customers by leading with the guiding principles of kindness and mutual respect. Nelson-Jameson is a supplier of choice for customers in all 50 states and international markets.