Clark’s The Restaurant Store Expands South

The Restaurant Store, a division of Clark Associates, opened its first Florida location this past week.

The 67,000-square-foot facility, opened July 29 in Orlando, Fla., offers foodservice equipment and supplies to restaurants and other businesses. The Florida store marks No. 12, with other stores in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey, along with distribution centers nationwide. Each store typically provides more than 7,500 items, while TheRestaurantStore.com offers over 400,000 items online.

“For three decades, The Restaurant Store has built a brand in the Mid-Atlantic market centered around customer service, great employees, industry-leading technology and market-defining prices,” says Steve Leaman, president of The Restaurant Store, in a statement. “Orlando opens a new chapter for The Restaurant Store. We are excited to build on these foundational values and expand our market reach into Florida over the next decade.”

Clark Associates, headquartered in Lancaster, Pa., ranks No. 1 in the FER 2024 Top Dealers Report.