Associated Grocers of Maine is a member-owned grocery wholesale distributor that serves about 300 independent retail grocers throughout Maine and New Hampshire, and in parts of Massachusetts. It delivers brand name and private label products, including bakery goods, deli and meat products, and a wide range of fresh produce. It also provides services such as advertising, accounting, information systems, insurance, marketing, procurement and warehousing for its customers. Associated Grocers of Maine was founded by a group of retailers in 1953.

Koch Supply & Trading (KS&T) knows the risks in being crude and refined at the same time. Koch Supply and Trading, LP company, a member of conglomerate Koch Industries' group of businesses, offers its clients global trading and risk management services. Koch Supply and Trading, LP markets crude oil, refined petroleum products, chemicals, industrial and precious metals, steel, and other commodities. KS&T also offers logistics and technical management services. Risk management offerings include market research, derivative transactions, and price hedging. Koch Supply and Trading, LP leverages the presence of Koch companies in about 60 countries in order to secure and execute contracts.

Global Export Marketing markets and exports US food and foodservice products to customers in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle and Near East. It distributes products under its own American Garden brand, as well as such popular brands as Keebler crackers (from Kellogg Snacks), Sue Bee honey, French's mustard (Reckitt Benckiser), and Reynolds foils and wraps. In addition to distribution, Global Export Marketing offers merchandising and supply chain management services, as well as private-label services. It has offices in New York City; Amman, Jordan; and Dubai, U.A.E. Global Export Marketing was founded in the 1980s.

Associated Food Stores is a leading regional cooperative wholesale distributor that supplies groceries and other products to more than 500 independent supermarkets in about eight Western states. It also offers support services for its member-owners, including market research, real estate analysis, store design, technology procurement, and training. In addition, Associated Food Stores owns a stake in Western Family Foods, a grocery wholesalers' partnership that produces Western Family private-label goods. The co-op was formed in 1940 by Donald Lloyd, then president of the Utah Retail Grocers Association, and 34 other retailers.

Grupo Corvi, S.A. de C.V., once traded on the Mexican stock exchange, had subsidiaries in chocolate candy manufacturing (Empresas Chocolates La Corona), grocery stores (Superpack and Despensa del Hogar), and grain sales (Empacamex). Unable to compete with the likes of Wal-Mart de Mexico, by 2009 Grupo Corvi sold off everything but its food and consumer products distribution company, Sahuayo Abarrotes. Sahuayo Abarrotes operates a trucking fleet from 26 distribution centers, supplying more than 3,500 products to almost 40,000 wholesalers and retailers throughout Mexico.

CE Franklin Ltd. distributes oilfield equipment products and services principally to the oil and gas industry in Canada. CE Franklin Ltd. supplies pipes, valves, flanges, fittings, production equipment, tubular products, and other general oilfield supplies. CE Franklin Ltd. company also offers various services comprising pump repair, customized pump designs and testing, and on call services. In addition, it provides well optimization analysis, onsite project management, oilfield engine maintenance, and crane equipment services. CE Franklin Ltd. company also serves oil sands, midstream, refining, and petrochemical industries, as well as non-oilfield related industries, such as forestry and mining. CE Franklin Ltd. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Diplomat Pharmacy is seeing the fruits of its med peddling labors. Doing business as Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, it is the largest privately-held specialty pharmacy in the US and is growing fast. It contracts with managed care providers, drugmakers, and pharmacy benefits managers to deliver medications, drug management programs, and services to patients with chronic illnesses, such as arthritis, cancer, Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, kidney disease, and multiple sclerosis. It has locations in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. Founded by Dale Hagerman in 1975, the company is today co-owned by son and CEO Phil Hagerman and senior vice presidents Jeff Rowe and Steve Chaffee.

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.

Palmer & Harvey McLane (P&H) is the leading retail food wholesaler in the UK, serving supermarkets, independent shops, convenience stores, and pubs through its 10 distribution centers. The company supplies retailers with with a full menu of broadline grocery products, fresh produce, canned goods, meats, and frozen foods. It also distributes beer, sprits, and wine, as well as tobacco products and general merchandise. In addition to its wholesale distribution business, P&H offers commercial printing services, electronic point-of-sale systems, and store-design services.

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.

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