Diaz Wholesale & Manufacturing, which does business as Diaz Foods, is a leading wholesale distributor of Hispanic food products serving more than 3,500 retail and foodservice customers in about 25 states. Its inventory of 6,000 items includes refrigerated and frozen foods imported from Central and South America and from the Caribbean; Diaz Foods also supplies some Asian ingredients as well. CEO Rene Diaz started the family-owned business in 1980 as an outgrowth of his family's Atlanta grocery chain.

The Skor Food Group Inc., warehouses and distributes more than 7,000 private-label and branded food and grocery products to retailers and foodservice customers in Ontario, Canada. The company's Pizza Professionals unit supplies independent and chain pizza restaurants with ingredients and supplies. Its Aroma Foods and AMT Fine Foods businesses import and distribute specialty foods to Italian and Greek restaurants. Its Nicklen Central unit distributes ingredients and supplies to commercial bakeries and donut shops.

Miami-based Kasim International imports and exports a varied line of crackers, flour, and canned and bottled foods, including coffee, dressing, and fruit nectar. The company has a long history of doing business in Central America but is looking to increase business in the US through major retailers like Winn-Dixie and Wal-Mart. Kasim bottles Petit nectar in El Salvador.

Franz Haniel & Cie. is a five-headed hydra. The holding company is comprised of a handful of operating divisions -- Celesio, CWS-boco, ELG, TAKKT, and METRO -- each of which specializes in a different core business. Haniel derives the bulk of its sales from distributing pharmaceuticals to pharmacies worldwide through drug wholesaler Celesio. Its other divisions offer washroom and workwear products and services; stainless steel scrap recycling; mail-order of office and warehouse equipment; and retail store operations. Haniel has operations in some 30 countries. Members of the Haniel family have controlled Franz Haniel and Cie. GmbH company since its founding in 1756.

Nadro, formerly Nacional de Drogas, is a top distributor (along with Grupo Casa Saba) of pharmaceuticals and hygiene and beauty products throughout Mexico. From deodorant to body spray, the company peddles its wares through more than a dozen distribution centers to about a quarter of the Mexican market, including thousands of pharmacies and some of Mexico's largest other retailers such as Wal-Mart de Mexico, Organizacion Soriana, and Grupo Gigante. Nadro also contracts to provide specialty pharmaceuticals to Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Mexico's state-owned oil company. McKesson, a distributor of pharmaceuticals and health care products in the US, owns about half of Nadro.

Colorado Boxed Beef Company is a leading wholesale supplier of fresh and frozen meat with about a half-dozen processing and distribution facilities in the US. The company packs and ships beef, pork, veal, and lamb under such brands as Angus Ranch, Bridgewater Farms, New Generation, and Cedar Creek. Colorado Boxed Beef also supplies cheese, seafood, and other related products. It serves retailers, foodservice suppliers, and restaurant and hospitality operators in the Southeastern US. Its other customers include cruise ship lines and the US military. The family-owned business was founded in 1975 by Richard and Edith Saterbo.

Winkler is an independent wholesale grocery distributor that supplies food and other merchandise to more than 400 grocery stores and convenience retailers in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri. It supplies dairy products, frozen food, fresh meat and produce, and tobacco products in addition to general grocery items. Winkler also provides a number of business services for its customers, including advertising support, merchandising, and retail accounting. The family-owned business was started in 1911 by John Winkler and his son Elmer.

A.M. Castle & Co. operates as a specialty metals and plastics distribution company in the United States, Canada, Mexico, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, China, and Singapore. A. M. Castle and Co. operates in two segments, Metals and Plastics. The Metals segment offers engineered specialty grades and alloys of metals, as well as specialized processing services. It offers alloy, aluminum, stainless, nickel, titanium, and carbon products in various forms, such as plate, sheet, round bar, hexagon bar, square and flat bar, tubing, and coil. This segment also performs various specialized fabrications for its customers through a network of pre-qualified subcontractors that thermally processes, turns, polishes, and straightens alloy and carbon bar. The Plastics segment stocks and distributes various plastics in forms that include plate, rod, tube, clear sheet, tape, gaskets, and fittings, as well as provides various processing activities comprising cut to length, cut to shape, bending, and forming according to customer specifications. A. M. Castle and Co. offers its products and services to aerospace and defense, oil and gas, power generation, mining, heavy equipment manufacturing, marine, office furniture and fixtures, transportation, and general manufacturing industries. In addition, it holds a 50% joint venture interest in Kreher Steel Co., a metals distributor. A. M. Castle and Co. was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Franklin Park, Illinois.

SED International Holdings, Inc. engages in the distribution of computer technology, wireless communications, and consumer electronics products to channel partners and retailers in the United States and Latin America. SED International Holdings, Inc. also offers supply chain management services for the e-commerce, business-to-business, and business-to-consumer markets. It has operations in California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas, as well as in Bogota, Colombia and Buenos Aires, Argentina. SED International Holdings, Inc. was formerly known as Southern Electronics Corporation and changed its name on November 25, 1997. SED International Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Tucker, Georgia.

Tech Data Corporation distributes information technology products, as well as offers logistics management and other value-added services in North America, Latin America, and Europe. It sells microcomputer hardware and software products to value added resellers, direct marketers, retailers, and corporate resellers. The company also provides a range of services, including training and technical support, external financing options, configuration, outbound telemarketing, marketing, and product integration services, as well as a suite of electronic commerce solutions comprising on-line order entry and electronic data interchange services. Tech Data Corporation was founded in 1974 and is based in Clearwater, Florida.

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