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.

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  • 2018

    Warehousing & Logistics

    Warehousing & Logistics

    January 1, 2018
    Warehousing & Logistics
    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
    New LEED Gold Bakery
    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
    A Foundation is Formed
    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
    4th Generation Joins
    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
    Company grows with a New Bakery
    Tony Taddonio adds Mile Hi Bakery to produce all of the buns used by McDonald’s in the Rocky Mountain Region.
  • 1982

    The Big Move

    The Big Move

    January 1, 1982
    The Big Move
    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
    3rd Generation Joins
    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
    McDonald’s in Denver
    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
    Denargo Market
    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
    Humble Beginnings
     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.