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.

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.

Toho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. company acquired fellow Japanese wholesaler Asucome in 2010 and made it a subsidiary. Toho has more than a toehold in Japan's pharmaceutical distribution market. Toho Pharmaceutical is one of the country's leading pharmaceutical wholesalers, supplying medicines and other products to tens of thousands of customers, including clinics, hospitals, medical institutions, and pharmacies. The company purchases pharmaceuticals, medical and hygienic materials, and medical devices from nearly 1,000 manufacturers in Japan and beyond. Toho Pharmaceutical also provides customers with management consulting, human resource development, and site management organization consulting.

J.W. Filshill wholesales and distributes food, beverages and tobacco, including confectionary, snacks, soft drinks, groceries, beer, wine, and liquor to some 2,000 independant retailers. The company was founded in 1875 as a confectionary manufacturer, a business it divested in 1986 to concentrate on distribution. At one time it was a major cash-and-carry wholesaler, but now deliveries account for more than 85% of its business. While a warehouse fire and the loss of a major contract in mid-2005 hurt the company's profits, it intends to rebuild itself into a more efficient operation. Managing director Ronnie Hannah holds a controlling stake in the family firm.

Central Grocers, Inc.,the member-owned cooperative wholesale food distributor supplies food items and general merchandise to more than 400 independent retail grocery stores in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin. It distributes products under both national brands and its own Centrella brand. The co-op also operates about 30 stores under such banners as Strack & Van Til, Town & Country, Key Market, and the low-cost Ultra Foods chain. Founded in 1917, Central Grocers acquired rival distributor Certified Grocers in 2009.

Unidrug Distribution Group actually distributes thousands of drugs. Unidrug Distribution Group (better known as UDG) provides warehousing and distribution of prescription drugs and over-the counter medicines throughout the UK. Principals represented by the company include a host of leading drug manufacturers, such as Abbot Labs, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Schering Plough. UDG is a joint venture of Ireland's United Drug and Switzerland-based Alloga, which is part of UK-based Alliance Boots (formerly Alliance Unichem).

Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. is a shell of the former Enron Corp. (once the world's #1 energy trader) and is shelling out the remaining assets of the bankrupt Enron to creditors. Once the largest buyer and seller of natural gas and electricity in the US, Enron also traded numerous other commodities. Enron has sold its North American power utility and gas pipeline assets, and its global interests in utilities and power plants. Between 2004 and the end of 2009 Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. paid out about $21.6 billion to Enron's creditors and remains embroiled in litigation stemming from Enron's collapse.

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.

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.

GTSI Corp. engages in selling information technology (IT) products and solutions to departments and agencies of the U.S. federal government, as well as to state and local governments, and prime contractors. GTSI Corp. offers mobile evidence capture, unified communications, mobile clinical applications, green IT, virtualization, and cloud computing solutions. It also provides IT infrastructure solutions and services, including technology lifecycle management solutions for managing various phases of IT infrastructure, as well as professional services that include site surveys and assessments, infrastructure design, implementation, and ongoing support services; integration services, which provide engineering, integration, asset management, and logistical support for the assembly of hardware and software; support services; and financial services. The company also markets and sells products, primarily computer hardware and software, and solutions, through its Web site, GTSI.com. GTSI has strategic partnerships principally with Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Panasonic, and Network Appliance. GTSI Corp. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

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