History
Our history as an Italian family working in Colorado provides our strong foundation to serve our partners. Our timeline below emphasizes our beginnings and journey we created in the Rocky Mountain region that elevated to a national level.
- 2018
Warehousing & Logistics
Warehousing & Logistics
January 1, 2018
Mile Hi Warehousing and Logistics is created to provide distribution services, manufacturing space and cold storage to quick service restaurants. - 2014
New LEED Gold Bakery
New LEED Gold Bakery
January 1, 2014
Mile Hi Bakery builds a new LEED Gold certified Bakery with state of the art equipment and added an English muffin line to increase capabilities. - 2010
A Foundation is Formed
A Foundation is Formed
January 1, 2010
The Taddonio Family Foundation is established. A non-profit entity created to further enhance community involvement targeting charitable support to organizations improving the lives of children. - 1998
4th Generation Joins
4th Generation Joins
January 1, 1998
Kristy and Toni Taddonio join their parents in the business, starting the fourth generation to run the family business. - 1985
Company grows with a New Bakery
Company grows with a New Bakery
January 1, 1985
Tony Taddonio adds Mile Hi Bakery to produce all of the buns used by McDonald’s in the Rocky Mountain Region. Today the Bakery supplies baked goods for Red Robin, Wendy’s and more coast to coast. - 1982
The Big Move
The Big Move
January 1, 1982
Mile Hi Fruit and Vegetable and Frozen Foods moved from Denargo Market to 50th and Dahlia in Northern Denver where Mile Hi Warehousing & Logistics currently resides. - 1968
3rd Generation Joins
3rd Generation Joins
January 1, 1968
Tony Taddonio, joins Mile Hi Fruit & Vegetable, and becomes the sole owner of the company. Today, known as Mile Hi Foods, this division exclusively serves 360+ McDonald’s restaurants in the Rocky Mountain Region. - 1956
McDonald’s in Denver
McDonald’s in Denver
January 1, 1956
The first McDonalds opens in Denver and Mile Hi Fruit & Vegetable is awarded the potato contract. As McDonalds grew, so did Mile Hi Fruit & Vegetable. - 1946
Denargo Market
Denargo Market
January 1, 1946
Sons: Anthony, Sam and Roxie Taddonio started Taddonio Brothers’ produce business operating from their father’s Jason Street garage in North Denver. They had one truck and sold potatoes. Soon they moved to the Denargo Market..Read More - 1901
Humble Beginnings
Humble Beginnings
January 1, 1901
Michael Taddonio arrived in the United States from Italy and worked as a peddler in Denver selling fruits and vegetables door-to-door to various neighbors writing the amount owed on their picket fences.