Legacy Food Group’s CEO Push appointed Executive Chairman

Legacy Food Group’s CEO Steve Push has been appointed executive chairman of the board, a newly created position that continues his leadership role within the company. This move allows Push greater strategic focus on the firm’s mission to acquire regional independent distributors.

“The new chairman role provides me the opportunity to place greater emphasis on long-term growth, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships,” said Push. “My role as CEO has been involved with helping create a strong team, cultivating a strong culture, as well as bringing new companies into the LFG Family. 

“I am incredibly proud of the world class team we are building, which will fuel our future successes.  This transition will allow me to dedicate more of my time to expanding our acquisitions efforts, and focus on strategic growth. This will help us continue to build Legacy Food Group into a recognized force in the foodservice distribution industry.”

Before LFG, Push served as CEO and chairman of Legacy Foodservice Alliance, which he founded in 2009 to facilitate commerce between independent foodservice distributors and suppliers. Push has a long history in the foodservice industry, having held senior management roles at Pocahontas Foods USA and Progressive Group Alliance from 1983 to 2009, where he focused on sales, marketing, and distributor development.

LFG has experienced tremendous growth since its inception last September, bringing together five independent foodservice distributors spanning different markets who now operate as local Operating Divisions of LFG: Keck’s Food Service, M&V Provisions, Thomsen Foodservice, Best Mexican Foods and Halsey Foodservice.

“We will continue to grow by offering high-quality regional distributors the benefits of greater scale that come with our shared resources and group buying power while retaining the local identity and management that make them unique in their local market,” said Push.

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