Design | Build | Supply
One-Stop Solution
With a detail-oriented design department, a highly- skilled install team, and a knowledgeable smallware's salesforce, Sam Tell is your one-stop shop solution for all things foodservice. Over our 60-year history, we have had no shortage of satisfied clients and are continuously looking to improve and grow within the community.
The Sam Tell Difference
Proactive Customer Service
With 100 years of combined experience, our customer service team is dedicated to ensuring that you are completely satisfied with your experience from the first phone call to the completion of your project and beyond.
Tailored Attention
No two foodservice operations are alike. So we don’t treat any two clients alike. At Sam Tell, our clients receive tailored attention, specific to their unique needs. Whether you’re using our design, building, or supply services, the Sam Tell team will be with you every step of the way to create a solution that is customized just for you.
Our Culture
Sam Tell is committed to maintaining a customer-facing, team-based, market-focused culture in everything that we do. And we take this culture very seriously. That’s why we only hire the most passionate industry professionals who are committed not only to the success of our company but also to the success of our clients.
Our Story
Our story begins in 1956 when Sam Tell and his son, Neil, founded the Sam Tell Companies.
They started as a two-person operation with one location on Bleecker Street and a goal of providing customers with quality foodservice solutions. The market was competitive, and getting started was a challenge. However, the father-and-son team worked hard and believed that if they stuck to their values of dependability, integrity, and honesty, their company would be a success.
"They worked hard. And their business grew."
And they were right! By the 1970s the two-man operation was growing. They were adding team members and buying more trucks. By the 1980s, Sam Tell’s grandson, Marc, joined the team, as well as Dan Saltzman.
Today, Marc Tell and Dan Saltzman run the company and lead a team 180 members strong with a 75,000 square foot warehouse in Farmingdale and a design showroom in Manhattan, where we’re among the largest restaurant and foodservice equipment and supplies dealerships in the nation.
Along the way, we’ve completed projects across the street, across the United States, and even across the ocean! From small, family-owned restaurants to tenants of the tallest buildings in New York City, The Sam Tell Companies continue to provide each of our clients with the same unparalleled service that has distinguished us for more than 60 years.
Sam Tell is one of the largest restaurant and foodservice equipment and supplies dealerships in the nation.
