DiCarlo Food Service is one of the largest privately owned wholesale food distributors in the nation. They provide a surprising array of products: Knishes from Gabila’s Knish in Copiague, pasta from Bruno’s Specialty Foods in West Sayville— even mixers from The Murph’s Famous Bloody Mary Mix in Melville–all food items that are grown, raised, baked, battered or otherwise sourced from Long Island.

In a wholesale food distribution industry that has changed mightily over the last five years alone — with as many as 10 on Long Island distributors either selling or going out of business — DiCarlo Food Service has managed to not only survive, but thrive.