Our History

We would like to share with you the history of Landshire as well as familiarize you with all the functions of Landshire. The history of Landshire is a fun tale to hear; it is one that was born in St Louis, MO in 1961. Landshire began as a franchise, specializing in freshly prepared sandwich delivery to businesses wanting to serve food without the overhead. It was later sold off to individual independent owners. In 1966 our owner, Joseph "Jody" Trover, bought the East St. Louis, Illinois location which was our original home base. We soon outgrew that location and in 1972 moved to our present location in Belleville, IL.

The birth of the new company offered Jody many opportunities to venture out into the market and create a niche, which has become our domain. Jody began his daily routine early every morning by setting up production, loading the trucks for delivery, and then beginning his route. On the route he would also make sales calls. When he returned to the office after a long day he would: make the deposits, check for specials that required delivery that night, inspect product from the day, and make sure equipment was ready for the next day. On his way home he would deliver any special request. Jody personally signed each and every route ticket with "Thanks -- Jody" to incorporate friendliness and sincerity that was a part of assuring customer satisfaction. It was his policy that the customer was always right and to treat each customer with respect. From that time, it has been our mission to create a quality product while guaranteeing high customer satisfaction. We believe that the customer is in command. They are the reason for our existence today. What makes us unique from other sandwich companies is our pride in maintaining our mission.

Our pride begins in the bakery. The bakery uses a special blend of dough that will accommodate the freezing and heating temperatures our sandwiches face. We take the time to create from scratch seven different kinds of buns. Our Bakery supervisor checks the consistency of the dough and measures the length of the bread each night to ensure we are serving a quality bun.

The pride carries over into production. The production crew has developed many new innovations to help increase quality, taste, sanitation, and efficiency. It is here that the original idea, conceived over two hundred years ago by the Earl of Sandwich, has been perfected. They look at the details of the end product, from the packaging to checking the contents. All ingredients used in the production of our sandwiches are constantly checked for quality, consistency and freshness. We use many of the same name brand ingredients you would use in preparing your own sandwiches at home.

Over the years, we have developed a state-of-the-art distribution system to insure our products reach our customers fast and fresh. Our drivers are well trained, our fleet is kept young and well maintained, the refrigerated cargo areas are monitored for proper temperature, and our inventory is rotated nightly. We use a custom on-board computer system in every truck to insure proper pricing and inventory control.
Our friendly and professional sales staff will help you choose the proper mix and quantity of items. We supply point-of-sale advertising and other advertising incentives to help you sell. We will keep your shelves stocked and rotated on a weekly basis. Monthly specials help to introduce a variety of products to your customers. We supply and maintain microwaves, brewers and other equipment to keep your capital investment low.

We now serve over 8000 locations including C-stores, schools, vending companies, institutions, taverns, resorts, and special event locations. Anywhere people gather and need to eat, we can serve. See our list of service areas. Not sure if we can help - Call us.