Company Overview

For over 100 years, Shamrock Foods Company has worked to ensure people come first – our 6,000+ associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation.

A privately held, family-owned and-operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since its founding in Arizona in 1922. Shamrock specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of food and food-related products through a family of companies, including Shamrock Foods – the largest independent foodservice distributor in the West, and Shamrock Farms – one of the largest family-owned and-operated dairies nationwide.

Now led by the third generation of McClelland family leadership, Shamrock’s success is built upon three unwavering principles set forth by our founder, W.T. McClelland: An unwavering commitment to quality people, products, and service; innovation in everything we do; and commitment to the communities we are privileged to serve.

Our unique company culture is guided by the motto to “treat associates as family, and customers and suppliers as friends.”

Company Highlights

Shamrock Students is an 11-week professional internship program where undergraduate and graduate students can gain professional experience in a variety of fields.Interns have an enormous impact on Shamrock every summer, and nearly 40% of graduating students earn full-time offers after completing the program. Over the past three years, 51% of our interns were hired or received extensions allowing students to take their career to the next level. Beyond hands-on departmental experience, Shamrock Students participate in volunteer events, mentorship opportunities, cross-functional projects, connecting with industry leaders, and more.

Our Associates

We’re proud of Shamrock’s one-of-a-kind culture responsible for attracting and retaining top talent, cultivating strong leadership and focused on associate health, happiness, community involvement, learning and wealth management, offering competitive pay, best-in-class benefits and flexible schedules.

Our Community

Shamrock’s longstanding community pillars include faith, family, friends and freedom – with programs selected based on hunger, educational and agricultural impact. We support a myriad of nonprofit organizations and donate over 450,000 pounds of food and dairy to local food banks annually.

Our Environment

We have established best practices to reduce our environmental impact, including water stewardship, reduced fuel consumption, energy conservation, responsible packaging, and sustainable farming practices, among others.

Shamrock Students Testimonials

“My time in the Shamrock Students Professional Internship Program has allowed me to see the impact of my work on real-world problems. I was able to apply the technical skills learned in school to data that affected my team, Shamrock, and customers.”- Sales Data Analyst Intern

“Watching how the different departments work together to run this business has been so much fun. I’ve enjoyed visiting all of the locations and seeing firsthand how the food distribution process works.”- Human Resources Intern

“My time as a Shamrock Student has been nothing but a true learning experience. This internship gave me the experience and the confidence to stay in the career path I have chosen for myself.”- Finance Intern