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Barry and Millicent Bucknor have a reputation for their food. Millicent, a native of Kingston, Jamaica, loves cooking for big gatherings of family and friends. Barry, who hails from Montego Bay, Jamaica, makes a jerk chicken recipe that everybody enjoys.

Now his dream is a reality with the opening of Jerk Hill Café. And the passion that he and Millicent bring to their food, as well as the thought and planning they have put into starting the business, seem to bode well for this humble outpost of Jamaican home cooking.

Hola Amigos y Amigas!

Us siblings, Carlos and Mirna Alvarado emigrated to the U.S. carrying a vision of one day opening up our very own small restaurant. After several years of working in the downtown D.C. restaurant industry, and hard work and perseverance, San Alejo was established in 2016. San Alejo aims to provide an authentic connection of it's Salvadorean roots to the public of the DC/MD area.

ClearEdge is a mission-driven technology thought leader grown out of the Intelligence Community that provides software engineering, big data, cloud, data analytics, and data science solutions and services. As a small business, we are personally committed to responding to our customers' requirements by attracting and retaining only top-tier engineers and field experts.

Through our Community Supported Agriculture (or CSA) program we offer high quality fresh vegetables grown with organic methods. We deliver an educational, fun filled family experience with quality and consistency.

Owned and operated by 1,000 dairy farm families from Pennsylvania to Georgia, our members have upheld a passion for providing safe and nourishing dairy products for nearly 100 years. We invite you to learn more about our community, our farmers and our promise that we deliver with each and every glass.

Founded in 1981, Eastland Food has become a recognized company when it comes to reputability, responsibility, and product quality. We provide our international and domestic suppliers with an easy and reliable means of getting products to their customers. We have made a name for ourselves in the industry and will continue to do so in the years to come.

Daiei Trading was established in Queens, New York in 1970 as a supplier to Japanese restaurants. Since then, it has become one of the finest Japanese food importers on the American Market.
Today, Daiei offers over 31 brands of different Japanese food products. It has 60 employees and offices in New York, Chicago and Washington DC.

Sun Belle is dedicated to complete customer satisfaction. Attention to freshness and quality, expert handling from grower to customer, innovative packaging, high standards of service and safety and a focus on our customers’ growth are keys to our success.

We truly understand your restaurant business. Why? Because we are chefs like you. Most of our sales team has formal industry training, and/or has owned or operated a restaurant. We appreciate the unique challenges you face, and what it takes to run a successful food service operation. This knowledge guides how Capital Seaboard operates its business as we focus our efforts on making your operation successful.

As a leading spice importer and custom manufacturer, Elite Spice offers an extensive line of superior pure spices, custom blended seasonings, highly specialized capsicum products and a wide variety of other specialty food ingredients. We are privately-held by American ownership and headquartered in Jessup, Maryland. We currently manage six separate facilities located on the East and West coasts. Our manufacturing operations are equipped with innovative cleaning, milling, blending and packaging systems.

Everyday, Soft Stuff Distributors connects savory specialty foods, soups, desserts, pastries and baked goods with Mid-Atlantic hotels, restaurants, conference centers, and universities. Our consistent recognition for high-quality delivery has earned our company a 99.2% Quality Assurance Rating from Avendra - the most respected name in the hospitality industry.

Food Authority has earned a reputation for not only delivering only the finest-quality products, but providing an exceptional diversity of the world's most desired foods. From the simple to the sublime, day-to-day needs to rare delicacies, our team of passionate foodies checks every item to ensure each meets our strict quality standards.

Some might say we're a bit over-zealous, but it's the only way we know to guarantee you're always 100% satisfied with our products and service. It's served us and our customers extremely well since 1977, so why change a winning recipe?

Washington Boulevard Marketplace, formerly known as US1 Flea Market, is open Saturdays and Sundays from 8am-4pm, 52 weeks per year, and receives thousands of visitors each month. Please arrive early to secure parking, our lots fill quickly!

Since 1945, J.J. McDonnell has built a reputation as being the regions First Choice for Quality Seafood. Our core values and dedication to the customer and industry have enabled us to be a leader for more than 65 years. Our success is directly related to the wellness of your business, and that is why our focus is on you. We offer a large and diverse portfolio of fresh and frozen seafood, and we supply our customers with an abundance of industry and product related information that keeps them knowledgeable and current.

Since 1946, we’ve been making exceptionally delicious snacks. You can always trust that you’re getting an exceptional snack that’s made by our family for yours to enjoy.
Factory 271 Old Baltimore Pike, Nottingham, PA 19362

At Maryland Packaging, we’re more than just a service.

We’re a close, personal company that lives and breathes the food business. Everything we do here comes back to our values.

We share in our successes. We share in our challenges.

We’re problem solvers who come in everyday asking the question: “How can we be the best in the industry?”

The best in food safety. The best in food quality. The best in food co-packaging and co-manufacturing services.

The best at what we do.

And everyday, we come in ready to answer that question.

Our Vision: “To prosper as a family-owned food company by assuring that our distinct advantages make a difference to our customers”

Harry Saval would be proud to know that the company he started from the back of a Baltimore grocery store in 1932 has succeeded into its 87th year. During the 1950’s and 1960’s, Harry’s four sons joined him in the business. Through internal growth and acquisitions, now 87 years later, SAVAL is run by its third generation with the fourth generation aboard.

To our valued customers and suppliers:

On behalf of our nearly 700 dedicated employees, I would like to thank you for allowing us to be your partner in produce for the past 30 years.

At Lancaster Foods, Best Quality…Fastest Service is not just a slogan, it’s our way of life. We strive to deliver the highest quality produce wherever and whenever it’s needed. Our employees live by this principle every day. Whether it’s our Quality Assurance staff on the receiving docks, our fresh cut employees, our pickers or our drivers, everyone here at Lancaster Foods has the same goal:

Smoky Mountain Family Farms is our premium tomato farm located in the beautiful Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.

Established in 2016, with both conventional and USDA certified organic tomatoes, we are very proud of the work we have put in at SMFF.

We grow both premium Round, Roma, Grape and Cherry tomatoes and certified organic Grape tomatoes.

We are a third generation family-owned business that services the Mid-Atlantic region. William Deemer Class started with one stall in 1936 at the old Baltimore Marsh Market. As the business grew he expanded and moved to the Pulaski Highway Market in the 1960’s. In the 1970’s the business relocated to the newly constructed Maryland Wholesale Produce Market in Jessup, MD. This centralized location and modern facility enabled them to better serve customers in the Washington and Northern Virginia area.

Our Mission

To develop, own, operate, improve, and maintain real estate projects that provide economical, sanitary and modern facilities for food distribution in the State of Maryland.

Our Vision

A State with the most modern, safe, sanitary, and efficient food distribution network in the world.

Our Goal

To examine the development and distribution needs of Maryland's food industry, and the most effective use of the Authority's development and management resources to meet those needs.