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Palmer Food Services Ranks No. 34 on 2025 Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100

Palmer Food Services ranked No. 34 on the 2025 Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100 list of the region's fastest-growing, privately owned companies.

ROCHESTER, NY (November 7, 2025) – Palmer Food Services is pleased to announce that it ranked No. 34 on the 2025 Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100 list of fastest-growing, privately owned companies in the Greater Rochester/Finger Lakes region. Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce revealed the 39th annual ranked list at its Top 100 awards celebration on Thursday, November 6 in downtown Rochester.

“Growth in this business comes from one place: operators trusting us with their kitchens. That trust gets earned on every delivery, every order and every phone call, by people who take pride in getting it right. Number 34 belongs to them. We’re grateful to the Chamber for the recognition, and to our customers for letting us be part of what they build.”

Brian Handley, President, Palmer Food Services

About the Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100

To be eligible for the Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100 program, companies must be privately owned, headquartered in the nine-county Rochester region, and have earned at least $1 million in revenue in each of the three most recent fiscal years.

Bob Duffy, President and CEO, Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, said, “Congratulations to Palmer Food Services for earning their spot on the 2025 Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100 list. This placement showcases and celebrates their role in our community—shaping its economy and community as one of the fastest-growing companies. The companies on this list represent a diverse selection of industries from all corners of our region’s dynamic business climate. Cumulatively, these companies have created tens of thousands of jobs here and added billions of dollars of revenue to our local economy each year.”

About Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce

Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce is the region’s centralized hub for business support, influence, and community connection. Rooted in advocacy, compliance, talent, and belonging, our organization combines an unmatched depth and breadth of business support with the agility and dedication to turn possibility into progress and accelerate opportunity and action. Here, you’re in good company. Learn more at GreaterRochesterChamber.com.

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About Palmer Foods

Palmer Food Services is a fifth-generation, family-owned and operated, wholesale food service distributor based in Rochester, NY. As one of the nation’s oldest food service providers, Palmer Foods is dedicated to providing independent restaurateurs and institutions with the finest quality products and services available in the marketplace.

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