Bay Food Doubles Office Size with Purchase of Tampa Building NEWS RELEASE: Bay Food Brokerage, a Tampa-based retail food brokerage company serving the Southeast, has purchased an office building in Tampa’s Westshore Business District for $4.3 million. At 11,975 square feet, the two-story property at 5201 W Laurel Street will nearly double the size of Bay Food’s existing office space...

Bay Food Brokerage Sponsors Market at New Feeding Tampa Bay Facility May 23 marked a huge milestone for Feeding Tampa Bay (FTB), with the nonprofit officially opening its new $60 million facility in Tampa. Bay Food Brokerage and the Chatterton family are incredibly proud to partner with Feeding Tampa Bay on this project and to be a named sponsor in...

Insights from Corporate Buyer Turned Meat Broker Nicki Crespo In January, we expanded our leadership team by hiring Nicki Crespo as Director of Fresh Meat and Private Label. Nicki brings a very unique and valuable perspective to her new role as a meat broker, because she spent nearly 24 years at Publix Super Markets. She most recently served as the...

Bay Food Brokerage’s 30th Anniversary Coming to a Close April 1, 2023, marked the official 30th anniversary of the founding of Bay Food Brokerage. Since then, our team celebrated this milestone often and with enthusiasm! As the end of March 2024 approaches – and the end of our anniversary year – we’re taking a look back at the festivities that...

It’s been quite a year at Bay Food Brokerage! We’ve expanded our team, added valuable tools to our sales arsenal and have been celebrating our 30th anniversary. And, of course, as a top retail food broker in the Southeast, we’ve remained committed to our food manufacturer clients and our retail partners. Here are a few of our biggest company highlights...

30 Years of Giving Back: A Spotlight on 10 Charities We’ve Proudly Supported Our team loves getting involved in our community. In fact, “Giving Back” is one of our company’s core values. As we continue celebrating Bay Food’s 30th anniversary this year, we’re proud to highlight Tampa Bay nonprofits – and national and international charities serving our region – that...

Growing Up with Bay Food Brokerage: An Interview with Chris Chatterton At age 36, our Executive Vice President Chris Chatterton is only a handful of years older than the food broker company his mother, Cammie Chatterton, launched in 1993. As Bay Food Brokerage celebrates its 30th anniversary, we sat down with Chris. He shared all about what it was like...

(VIDEO) Cammie’s Most Memorable Moments: Winning Small Business of Year Awards Bay Food Brokerage’s 30th anniversary celebrations keep on coming! Here’s the fifth and final video in our series featuring CEO, President and Founder Cammie Chatterton’s most memorable Bay Food moments. In this video, Cammie talks about winning not one – but two – Tampa Bay Chamber Small Business of...

(VIDEO) Cammie’s Most Memorable Moments: Adding Center Store Division Bay Food’s 30th anniversary celebrations continue! Here’s the fourth video in our five-part series featuring CEO, President and Founder Cammie Chatterton’s most memorable Bay Food moments. In this video, Cammie shares how the business expanded from selling just perishables to also become a Southeast center store broker. Cammie explains: How Bay...

(VIDEO) Cammie’s Most Memorable Moments: Son Chris Joins the Company Bay Food’s 30th anniversary festivities continue! Here’s the third video in our five-part series featuring CEO, President and Founder Cammie Chatterton’s most memorable Bay Food moments. In this video, Cammie explains how her son, Chris Chatterton, got into food brokerage services and the family business. Cammie shares: Her surprise when...