About Us - Markee & Associates

Who We Are

Markee & Associates is a different manufacturer representative agency, by design.

To start, we are on the smaller side. And, we represent a very limited number of manufacturers also by design. We take on only manufacturers who we can learn completely, spend pro-active time with, and represent them well. We guarantee every one of our manufacturers that they will receive our full attention and proper time in our representation of them in order to grow their business. We are high-touch and focus heavily on the specification. We are not a commodity rep.

Markee and Associates represent privately-owned, independent companies each with a story of real success and innovation. We pride ourselves in knowing our products inside & out. We spend time in training. We prospect, one of the essentials of being a good rep. Prospecting can never be a dying art form.

Markee and Associates likes to meet new people. Especially with new ideas who many times see things differently and are coming into their own in Foodservice and Bakery from all walks of life.

Simply, if we don’t have passion for a manufacturer, we do not represent them.

Markee & Associates represent Foodservice and Bakery equipment manufacturers in the MAFSI 4 – Keystone (Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, & Delaware); and MAFSI 5 – Mid-Atlantic (Maryland, DC, & Virginia), as well as select accounts nationally.

Our Philosophy – How We Think

In the end, selling is educating and teaching, and really all about your relationships. Markee & Associates believe that you must have a real passion for your clients. They are really the ones that matter. Our involvement is nothing unless we make things better for those who we serve.

We sometimes say that a sales rep must have a “heart-of-the-lion” for their client. Their needs come first. This cannot be lip service. People can see if it is. You must always operate with uncompromising integrity. Never putting a short-term sale or price above what is in your clients’ best interest. Being willing to say No when that is what should be said. Always putting into play our experiences to present best options for the customer. And yes, even having rather spirited discussions when that is needed. If there is one thing we do really well, that is to keep it Real.

This is what Markee & Associates believes in and does.

Foodservice & Bakery Solutions

Our representation of Foodservice and Bakery partners is a direct result of our professional associations and lifetimes spent in the “mass feeding industry”, to quote the 1960’s MAFSI terminology once shared with us by one very old wise rep. He also just happened to know every MAFSI president since 1948.

So, we have logged in our experiences, both good and bad, so that we are able to help others with their own Foodservice & Bakery equipment requirements. Those people who will ask many hard questions and need good, honest answers. Who need solutions that make sense, and work within a budget. And who must have trust in a rep.

Markee & Associates works to achieve that for our clients.