Tamro is one of the top wholesalers and distributors of pharmaceuticals in Northern Europe, claiming a 54% market share in Nordic countries. Customers include hospitals, clinics, physician offices, and pharmacies. In addition to its 20 distribution centers in eight countries, the company has retail pharmacies in Estonia (as Apteek 1), Lativa (under the Gimenes Aptieka name), Lithuania (as Seimos Vaistine), Poland, and Norway (through Apokjeden Group). Tamro Corporation also operates in Russia through its 42% ownership of wholesaler ZAO Rosta. Tamro is owned by German drug distributor PHOENIX Pharmahandel.

McKesson Corporation offers medicines, pharmaceutical supplies, and information and care management products and services for the healthcare industry. It operates through two segments, Distribution Solutions and Technology Solutions. The Distribution Solutions segment distributes ethical and proprietary drugs, medical-surgical supplies and equipment, and health and beauty care products in North America. This segment also provides specialty pharmaceutical solutions for biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturers; and sells financial, operational, and clinical solutions for retail, hospital, and long-term care pharmacies, as well as provides consulting, outsourcing, and other services. The Technology Solutions segment offers enterprise-wide clinical, patient care, financial, supply chain, and strategic management software solutions. It also offers pharmacy automation for hospitals, as well as connectivity, outsourcing and other services, including remote hosting and managed services to healthcare organizations. In addition, this segment provides InterQual claims payment solutions, medical management software, and care management programs. Its customers include hospitals, physicians, homecare providers, retail pharmacies, and payors in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, other European countries, Asia Pacific, and Israel. McKesson Corporation was founded in 1833 and is based in San Francisco, California.

McKesson Canada, the largest distributor of pharmaceutical and medical supplies in Canada, is a subsidiary of top US health care supply management company McKesson Corporation. The company serves some 8,000 customers, which include retail pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care centers, clinics, and institutions, from more than 15 facilities throughout Canada. McKesson Canada also offers pharmacy and hospital automation services, including medication management, logistics, information technology, and outsourcing services such as call centers that provide disease management and nurse triage services.

Cronin Ice Cream is a leading distributor of frozen treats that serves retail stores and foodservice operators in New England. It supplies a wide variety of ice cream and other dessert products such as frozen yogurt, sherbet, and sorbet. It handles such brands as Ben & Jerry's, Haagen Daaz, and Klondike, as well as specialty treats and Kosher desserts. In addition, Cronin Ice Cream supplies freezers for catered events. The family-owned business was founded in 1963.

Chindex International, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare services; and sale of medical equipment, instrumentation, and products. The company operates in two segments, Healthcare Services and Medical Products. The Healthcare Services segment owns and operates the United Family Healthcare network of private hospitals and clinics in the Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou markets. This segment also operates a managed clinic in the city of Wuxi, south of Shanghai. It offers a range of family healthcare services, including 24/7 emergency rooms, intensive care units, and neonatal intensive care units, operating rooms, clinical laboratory, radiology, and blood banking services for men, women, and children. The Medical Products segment markets, distributes, and sells medical capital equipment, instrumentation, and other medical products for use in hospitals in China and Hong Kong. It offers diagnostic color ultrasound imaging devices, robotic surgical systems and instrumentation, mammography and breast biopsy devices, and lasers for cosmetic surgery. This segment sells its products through its direct sales force. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

Alex Lee, Inc. is a leading distributor of food and other products to retailers and foodservice operators. Its Merchants Distributors, Inc. (MDI) subsidiary supplies food and general merchandise to more than 850 retailers in 10 states, and MDI's own Consolidation Services business provides warehousing and logistics services. The Institutional Food House unit is a foodservice supplier that serves customers in the hospitality industry. Alex Lee also operates Lowe's Food Stores, a chain of about 110 grocery stores in the Carolinas and Virginia. Alex and Lee George started the company in 1931. The George family continues to control Alex Lee.

C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. is the second-largest wholesale grocery distributor in the US (after SUPERVALU), supplying goods to some 3,900 independent and major supermarkets (including A&P and Safeway), mass marketers, and wholesale clubs. C&S Wholesale, which serves about 10 states, distributes more than 95,000 food and nonfood items from more than 50 facilities. Beyond distributing, C&S's Southern Family Markets division operates about 60 grocery stores and 10 liquor outlets under the Piggly Wiggly, Bruno's, Food World, and Southern Family Markets banners. Its ES3 logistics unit provides warehousing and supply-chain management services.

The Connell Company,the diversified firm operates through a number of subsidiaries in a variety of businesses, including wholesale food ingredient distribution, international industrial equipment supply and leasing, real estate development and leasing, and business services. Its Connell Rice & Sugar subsidiary is a leading exporter and distributor of domestic rice, mainly serving markets in Japan, Korea, and the Middle East. Connell International exports industrial equipment to customers worldwide. Other units include Connell Real Estate & Development, Connell Finance, and Connell Mining Products. The family-owned business was started in 1926.

PBA Health injects the pharmacy industry with the right kind of medicine. Pharmacy Buying Association, operating as PBA Health, is a bit of a "one-stop" provider to pharmacies, including community-based pharmacies, as well as hospitals, clinics, and select pharmaceutical chains. The company provides group purchasing, inventory management, and cost-efficiency services, bringing competitive prices and fair reimbursements to pharmacies on more than 5,500 branded prescription, generic, and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. PBA Health also offers its customers in-store operating systems that use proprietary software to track inventory, fill prescriptions, and follow third-party claims.

Associated Wholesalers is a retailer-owned cooperative that supplies an array of food and nonfood products to independent grocers and convenience stores along the eastern seaboard. From distribution centers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, it offers broadline grocery products, bakery goods, meat and dairy items, fresh produce, and frozen foods, as well as a full line of general merchandise products. The company's White Rose Foods unit serves supermarkets and grocers in the New York City area, New Jersey, and throughout New England. Associated Wholesalers also operates about 15 supermarkets, mostly under the Shurfine Markets banner.

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