Stanz Self Service Store

Specialties

We invite you to the Stanz Foodservice Self Service Store for the best wholesale food service experience possible. Our customer friendly staff is just waiting to help you with your normal every day needs or for those special occasions where you need something a little different.

Don’t fight the traffic or park in those farm field parking lots, we invite you to park just a few feet from our front door and allow us to help in any way we can. We will even help you load your car or truck.

There is no fee to shop in our store and if you have a business account with us we will provide you with a great discounted pricing structure. If you get truck deliveries from us you will receive the same pricing that you are accustomed to.

We sell full cases or partial cases for your convenience and we offer you the chance to order anything out of our 155,000 square foot facility. Give us a call in advance and we will even have your products ready for you when you arrive.

History

Established in 1923.

In 1923, Emil and Henry Stanz founded Stanz Cheese Company in South Bend, Indiana with just a few thousand dollars invested. Prior to starting their own distribution business, Emil had been a warehouseman and cheese maker in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and worked for Morris & Company out of Chicago, Illinois. After gaining invaluable experience with Morris & Company on the procurement side, Emil began selling cheese products in Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana for another smaller firm.

Emil saw the development of roads in Indiana and believed that truck delivery was probably going to be a growth area. He talked with his brother Henry about the possibilities who had similar experience in the cheese business and they decided to develop their own company.