Certco, Inc.

Certco, Inc. is a trucking company in Fitchburg, WI, operating as an independent wholesale grocery distributor serving independent Midwest grocers and supermarkets. The company is based in Madison, Wisconsin, and provides full-service supermarket supply throughout the Midwest, including Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northern Illinois, and Eastern Iowa. It carries over 60,000 items across three warehouses and services over 200 stores in Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, and Iowa. The business maintains a 97% fill rate and holds a rating of 2.60.

The company began in 1930 when five retailers in the Madison area joined together to secure lower prices through combined purchasing, originally named Central Wisconsin Cooperative Food Stores. In 1942, the company established a warehouse using a downtown garage as its distribution center. The name changed to Certified Grocers CO-OP in 1956, and the distribution center moved to its current location in 1962. In 1975, the name became Certco, Inc. Today, the company has just under 1 million square feet of distribution space, including an HBC/GM and Specialty Foods facility and a new freezer facility. Certco offers a wide range of services to help retailers run their stores, including a full-service advertising department, information technology services, and retail support staff who assist with meat, deli, bakery, produce, and center store operations. The company emphasizes face-to-face business relationships, with sales representatives working directly with clients daily.

Certco, Inc. is located at 5321 Verona Rd in Fitchburg, WI.

As a distributor with nearly a century of history and a vast inventory supporting hundreds of independent stores, Certco, Inc. remains a central supplier for Midwest grocery retailers.