Our Story
We're a small company founded on the principle of quality food at a reasonable price. Relationships are integral to our operation, and meaningful relationships, built around the shared love of food, are what drive us forward every day.
Friends since birth, our passion for breaking bread with the people we love was instilled in our DNA. From Saturday dinners at Nona's house as a kid, to preparing shift meals at the station since becoming first responders, our journey into the world of food has been a lifelong endeavor. That experience culminated with the creation of our first product: dan&nicks Medium Buffalo.
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Since 2018, we've been hard at work crafting the perfect buffalo sauce to accompany our love of food. In 2023, after hundreds of samplings and overwhelmingly positive feedback, we made the decision to incorporate Chicagoland Food Group to deliver the recipe for our flagship wing sauce. dan&nicks is now commercially manufactured in the Chicago area at a USDA and FDA approved co-packaging facility.
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Our story doesn't stop there, as we've begun developing additional bottled sauce flavors (www.danandnicks.com for more).
First Responders
Food is our business. Public Safety is our vocation. Chicagoland Food Group, LLC is proudly owned by first responders in the Chicagoland area.
With decades of experience, we understand what it means to help others and give back to our community. We intend to provide that same level of dedication and heart to our business, because providing exceptional service to our customers is what will allow us to keep making quality products our friends and families can be proud of.
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We proudly support police, fire, and military/veteran non-profits so we can give back to the people who helped get us to where we are today.
Mission, Values, & Vision
Mission
It's our mission to deliver quality, small batch, packaged food products to the Chicagoland wholesale and retail market.
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Vales
Our operating values are honesty, quality, service, dedication, and affordability.
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Vision
In addition to increasing the flavors available under the dan&nicks bottled sauce line, we hope to add our favorite recipes to our website, create a food channel on each of the major social media platforms, and partner with our favorite restaurants to advertise our line of products. We hope you'll be there for the journey.