Bassett & Walker International, Inc. is an international trade firm that specializes in agricultural commodities such as meat and dairy products. BWI acts as principal buyer and seller of these goods, and handles all trade-related issues, such as foreign exchange, documentation, and international finance. It also offers logistical and fulfillment services. Clients include food producers and processors, as well as pharmaceutical and industrial companies in more than 55 countries. BWI operates from offices in Brazil, Canada, and the US.

Kinray, one of the US's top private wholesale drug distributors, won't be independent much longer. The company provides generic, branded, and repackaged drugs, health and beauty products, medical equipment, vitamins, and diabetes-care products to 2,000 independent pharmacies, long-term care facilities, and specialty pharmacies along the Eastern Seaboard. Kinray also offers about 800 private label products under the Preferred Plus Pharmacy brand. The firm was founded in 1944 by sole owner and CEO Stewart Rahr's father, Joseph Rahr. The younger Rahr took over in 1975 and has since turned the company into a multi-billion dollar enterprise. However, in 2010 Kinray agreed to be acquired by Cardinal Health.

Sledd Co. is a leading wholesale supplier of food and non-food items to convenience stores and other retailers in half a dozen states, including Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The company distributes such items as candy, dry groceries, frozen foods, tobacco products, and general merchandise. Formed in 1937, Sledd is owned by president Robert Sincavich.

Walton & Post is a wholesale distributor of food and related products that serves retail and wholesale customers. The company supplies such products as canned and packaged goods, fresh fruit and produce, and ethnic food items, as well as candies, chocolates, health and beauty products, and paper goods. It primarily serves customers in the southeastern US. Part of Miami-based Garrido Group, Walton & Post is one of several distribution businesses owned by the Garrido family.

Standard Management Corporation does not have significant operations. Previously, Standard Management Corporation was engaged in the acquisition and operation of pharmacies. It intends to manage, lead, and execute a consolidation strategy of acquiring long-term care pharmacies and homecare providers through Universal Healthcare Company, LLC and Newco. Standard Management Corporation was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Topco Associates is a top company in terms of private-label procurement. Topco uses the combined purchasing clout of more than 60 member companies (mostly supermarket operators and foodservice suppliers) nationwide to wring discounts from wholesalers and manufacturers. Topco distributes more than 5,000 private-label items, including fresh meat and produce, dairy and bakery goods, and health and beauty aids, to retail locations throughout the US. Its brands include Food Club, Shurfine, and a line of "Top" labels such as Top Crest and Top Care. In addition to procurement, Topco helps its members contain costs through financial-services programs and other business services.

Global Partners LP, through its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale and commercial distribution of refined petroleum products and natural gas, and provides ancillary services in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Wholesale and Commercial. The Wholesale segment sells gasoline, home heating oil, diesel, kerosene, and residual oil to unbranded retail gasoline stations and other resellers of transportation fuels, home heating oil retailers, and wholesale distributors. The Commercial segment sells unbranded gasoline, home heating oil, diesel, kerosene, and residual oil to the public sector, and commercial and industrial customers. This segment also purchases, custom blends, sells, and delivers bunker fuel and diesel to cruise ships, bulk carriers, and fishing fleets generally by barges. It serves federal and state agencies, municipalities, and industrial companies; autonomous authorities, such as transportation authorities and water resource authorities, colleges, and universities; and a group of small utilities. As of December 31, 2009, the company owned, leased, or maintained storage facilities at 22 refined petroleum product bulk terminals with the capacity of approximately 50,000 barrels. Global GP LLC serves as the general partner of the company. Global Partners LP is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

The C.D. Hartnett Company,the full-line grocery distributor serves convenience stores and foodservice operators throughout Texas, supplying more than 12,000 items including dry foods, dairy products, frozen foods, candy, tobacco, and other general merchandise. For restaurants, hotels, and other foodservice operators, the company distributes both food and non-food supplies mostly under the Frosty Acre brand. C.D. Hartnett traces its roots to 1880 and operates today as a subsidiary of food distribution giant McLane Company.

Dearborn Wholesale Grocers is a full-service food distributor for retail food outlets primarily in the Chicago area. The family-owned company delivers more than 23,000 items including frozen and refrigerated foods, tobacco, health and beauty products, and general merchandise to supermarkets, convenience stores, and delis. It supplies more than 7,000 locations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Dearborn Wholesale also operates four Cash & Carry stores in Chicago and another in Milwaukee. The business traces its roots back to 1919 when the Friedman family acquired wholesale grocery business C. Moon and Sons.

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.

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