Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DPI Specialty Foods


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The result was delete. Bishonen &#124; talk 12:18, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

DPI Specialty Foods

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No claims of notability. The claims and the sources are focussed on the ownership of the business which doesn't seem to be notable in its own right. Bazj (talk) 13:42, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
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 * Delete: I can't find any WP:RS anywhere. ww2censor (talk) 13:53, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge to Ornua. Subsidiary of a large corporation in the same market and business just seems to operate under a different name overseas. Source. Winner 42 Talk to me!  19:23, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep I would not merge to Ornua It is no longer a subsidiary of Ornua nor is it operating the same business in the US as Ornua operates in Europe.  DPI is a food distributor.  Ornua is a manufacturer of dairy goods.  The article is still in its infancy and although it only has an overview and ownership sections at the moment, it can evolve into a more detailed article in terms of its history, customer base, etc.  The company is large in terms of revenue and has a significant workforce and history according to the sources cited.  One of its competitors, UNFI has a Wiki article as well.Expandinglight5 (talk) 19:40, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
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 * Delete Fails WP:CORP. In a search I found minimal coverage about the ownership change, and nothing except press releases about the company itself. --MelanieN (talk) 01:04, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in reliable sources. <li> The article notes: "Ornua, formerly the Irish Dairy Board, has sold a majority stake in its US speciality foods distribution business DPI for an undisclosed sum. California-based DPI Speciality Foods, which sells gourmet, ethnic and organic foods to retailers, quick service restaurants and foodservice operators, through eight distribution centres across the US, is to be acquired by Chicago-headquartered Arbor Investments. The transaction closed on Monday last. ... With approximately 1,800 employees and annual revenues in excess of $1 billion, DPI is one of the largest specialty food distributors in the US."</li> <li> The article notes: "Dairy co-op Ornua - formerly the Irish Dairy Board - has sold a majority stake in its US specialty food distribution business DPI Specialty Foods. The buyer is food & beverage private equity firm Arbor Investments. The sale price was not disclosed but Independent.ie understands Ornua has made a gain of over €30m out of the deal, and is holding on to a 20pc stake. Ornua chief executive Kevin Lane said the proceeds would be invested in Ornua's core business of building routes to market for Irish dairy products. It will maintain a minority stake in DPI."</li> <li> The article notes: "Headquartered in Ontario, Calif., DPI Specialty Foods is a principal supplier of top quality perishable and nonperishable food items from five continents."</li> <li> The article notes: "DPI Midwest is an importer and distributor of specialty perishable and non-perishable products to the retail deli/bakery food service market. ... DPI Midwest has been in Arlington Heights since the mid-1970s and currently employs about 140 people. It is owned by the Irish Dairy Board, and its hallmark line is the Kerrygold brand."</li> <li> The article notes: "A subsidiary of Source Perrier S.A., which also owns Sorrento Cheese Co. Inc. of Buffalo, has sold its Distribution Plus Inc. group to an Irish company, An Bord Bainne. The Perrier subsidiary, Societe des Caves de Roquefort, said it has sold an 80 percent equity interest in DPI, which is headquartered in Roseland, N.J. DPI markets, sells and distributes refrigerated foods found in the dairy and delicatessen sections of supermarkets. DPI will continue to distribute products manufactured by Sorrento in the United States and by Society des Caves de Roquefort's subsidiaries in France."</li> <li> The article notes: "Source Perrier has sold a controlling stake in its American holding company to the Irish Dairy Board, which is to develop its cheese business. Perrier said the Irish Dairy Board would take 80 per cent in Distribution Plus Inc, a holding company."</li> <li> The article notes: "Distribution Plus, a wholesaler and distributor of dry and frozen specialty foods, operates in a 67,000-square-foot building just east of that site. The current facility, built in 1956, could be sold or kept as storage space. The company, once owned by Skandia Foods, serves grocery and convenience stores; hotels; and private country clubs in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. Distribution Plus makes 6,000 deliveries a day."</li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow DPI Specialty Foods to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 04:39, 16 February 2016 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * According to The Irish Independent, "With approximately 1,800 employees and annual revenues in excess of $1 billion, DPI is one of the largest specialty food distributors in the US." This fact and the sources I've presented here strongly support that DPI Specialty Foods is notable and should have a stand-alone article. Cunard (talk) 04:39, 16 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep - for reasons given by Cunard. Thank for exhaustively digging for the reliable references. Kagundu Wanna Chat? 07:57, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete. They are mere notices,not substantial sources.  DGG ( talk ) 18:55, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * They are not mere notices. They provide "deep coverage" of the subject, which has "approximately 1,800 employees and annual revenues in excess of $1 billion" and is "one of the largest specialty food distributors in the US" according to The Irish Independent. From Notability (organizations and companies): "Deep coverage provides an organization with a level of attention that extends well beyond routine announcements and makes it possible to write more than a very brief, incomplete stub about an organization." The sources describe the company's history and its products, so it is possible to "write more than a very brief, incomplete stub" about it. Cunard (talk) 07:06, 17 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete - coverage falls under WP:ROUTINE - simple announcements of company business, does not pass WP:GNG or WP:CORP.  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 13:14, 17 February 2016 (UTC)


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