INNOVATIVE FOOD HOLDINGS INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $9.29M
- P/E (TTM)
- 6.8
- Dividend yield
- –
About Innovative Food
Wholesale-Groceries, General Line, SIC 5141
Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. distributes specialty, perishable, and organic food products across the United States. The company sources gourmet items—such as artisanal cheeses, origin-specific seafood, specialty meats, game, poultry, mushrooms, and estate-bottled oils and vinegars—directly from small-batch producers, growers, and makers. Operating through local distribution, national distribution, and digital drop-ship and e-commerce channels, the company serves professional chefs and culinary clients across restaurants, hotels, country clubs, casinos, catering houses, and national chain accounts.
The business operates two primary distribution warehouses, comprising a 28,000-square-foot facility in the greater Chicago area and a 22,000-square-foot facility in the greater Denver area. In addition to utilizing third-party logistics and broadline distributor networks, it maintains its own dedicated truck fleet to make direct local customer deliveries. Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Broadview, Illinois.
Summary of the business section of Innovative Food's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- INNOVATIVE FOOD HOLDINGS INC
- Founded
- 1979
- Headquarters
- Broadview, IL
- Address
- 2528 S 27th Ave 60155
- Phone
- (239) 596-0204
- Website
- ivfh.com
- Employees
- 70, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Wholesale-Groceries, General Line
- Incorporated in
- Florida
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- CBIZ CPAs P.C., Chicago, Illinois
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- IVFH
- Exchange
- OTC
- IPO date
- Jun 27, 2001
- Shares outstanding
- 55M, Aug 12, 2026
- Public float
- $32.73M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
- Stock splits
- 1-for-50 reverse, Aug 20, 2012; 1-for-200 reverse, Mar 10, 2004; 1-for-1000 reverse, Mar 17, 2003
- SEC CIK
- 312257
- CUSIP
- 45772H202
- ISIN
- US45772H2022
- EIN
- 20-1167761
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Brady Smallwood | Chief Operating Officer, Director | 326,391 |
| Erik John Saterbo | Chief Financial Officer | 150,000 |
| Gary Schubert | Chief Executive Officer | 1,882,569 |
| Argie Liarakos | Chief Executive Officer | 183,334 |
| James C. Pappas | Director | 8,247,917 |
| Mark Schmulen | Director | 345,234 |
| Denver Johnson Smith | Director | 4,844,130 |
| samuel klepfish | Director | 2,319,351 |
| Jefferson Gramm | Director | 6,193,349 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Gary Schubert | $377.42K | $208.90K | $442.29K | $132 | – |
| FY2025 Robert WBill Bennett | $485.52K | $728.16K | $442.29K | $132 | – |
| FY2025 Sam Klepfish | $0 | $0 | $442.29K | $132 | – |
| FY2024 Gary Schubert | $0 | $0 | $543.04K | $548 | – |
| FY2024 Robert WBill Bennett | $732.85K | $2.63M | $543.04K | $548 | – |
| FY2024 Sam Klepfish | $0 | $0 | $543.04K | $548 | – |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 70 employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings