Samuel Freedman began in the paper trade in 1907. Then on March 7th, 1908, Samuel purchased for the cash sum of Eight Hundred dollars and fifty cents ($800.50) and Four (4) promissory notes aggregating the sum of Two Hundred and Forty Dollars, a paper, tray and twine route in Washington, D.C. from Issac Porton.
The purchase included goodwill, stock and fixtures of Porton’s paper, tray and twine route including among other things, a stock of paper, paper bags and boxes, trays and twine along with one bay horse, one harness set, one spring covered wagon and one platform scale estimated at Three Hundred Dollars. All of said stock being located at the premises of 1300 Florida Avenue, Northeast, Washington, D.C.
Thus started S Freedman & Sons, Inc. Three of Samuel's five sons worked for their father and continued in the business all their working lives. Currently the fourth generation of the Freedman Family operates and manages day-to-day activities and still adheres to our founder’s ideals to supply quality products and services at competitive prices.
In the early years, the company moved to the 600 block of K Street, Northwest, Washington D.C. where it remained there until 1968 when we moved to Landover Maryland. In 1989 our warehouse was expanded to almost twice its capacity.
In January 2025, S. Freedman & Sons, Inc. joined the Imperial Dade family, a leading North American distributor of foodservice packaging supplies, industrial products, and janitorial supplies. We continue to invest in our associates, systems, and facilities, to keep our company on the cutting edge of product and services for our customers.