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.

InfoSonics is one of the premier providers and distributors of wireless handsets and accessories serving Latin America. InfoSonics facilitates the delivery of wireless handset from the factory floor to the final consumer throughout Latin America. In this complex chain of events, we do the technical adaptation of the product to the different wireless networks; we customize the software for these devices so they can communicate with the operators’ towers and have access to internet and other web services. In addition, we provide a basket of services that include selling, marketing, after sales service and consumer support.Since our founding in 1994, we have grown our business by focusing on the needs of our customers, developing and maintaining close relationships with manufacturers, entering new markets, and sourcing new and innovative products, while maintaining close attention to operational efficiencies and costs. Our customer base consists of network operators, retailers, and distributors throughout Latin America. We strive to develop, strengthen and expand these relationships to ensure continuing growth of our business, maintain our market positioning and increase shareholder value. Our corporate headquarters is located in San Diego, California. Our Latin America headquarters and our logistical and operational facility are located in Miami, Florida. We also have sales offices and facilities throughout Latin America, including Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Chile, and Colombia.

Watsco, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment and related parts and supplies in the United States. The company offers equipments, including residential central air conditioners; light commercial air conditioners; gas, electric, and oil furnaces; commercial air conditioning and heating equipment and systems; and other equipments. It also provides parts comprising replacement compressors, evaporator coils, motors, and other component parts. In addition, the company sells supplies, which include thermostats, insulation material, refrigerants, ductwork, grills, registers, sheet metal, tools, copper tubing, concrete pads, tape, adhesives, and other ancillary supplies. As of December 31, 2008, it operated 417 locations in 34 states serving approximately 40,000 contractors and dealers who service the replacement and new construction markets. Watsco, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Coconut Grove, Florida.

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.

SEC was founded in 1984 by Chairman Matth Toebben and CEO Judith Phillips. Customers include Coors and the Ohio Hospital Association. Stand Energy Corporation (SEC) took a stand in the 1980s when the US government deregulated the natural gas industry. The company markets natural gas to large commercial and industrial customers in nine states (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) and the District of Columbia. SEC also constructs bypass pipelines for its customers (allowing companies to bypass the local utility) and designs and builds propane backup systems to take advantage of reduced gas rates.

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.

Trujillo and Sons is a leading food distributor that supplies foodservice operators and retail grocery stores with dry goods, canned foods, beverages, and a variety of other goods. Most of its products are sold under the Alberto and Don Lucas brands; the company also provides private label packaging services through affiliated companies Trujillo Oil Plant (vegetable and cooking oils) and American Spice Company. Trujillo and Sons serves customers throughout the US, and in the Caribbean and South America. The family-owned company was founded in 1966 by Lucas Trujillo Sr.

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.

ALR Technologies Inc. designs, markets, and develops medication compliance reminder devices and compliance monitoring systems primarily in the United States. Its products include ALRT Health-e-Connect System, a health management compliance monitoring system, which allows health care professionals to program compliance reminders for patients with chronic conditions, such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and other disease states; and Constant Health Companion, a product that reminds with audio beeping sound and displays actions to take on LCD screen. The company’s products also comprise Home Monitoring System that allows a treatment center and other health care professionals to remotely change patient's reminder timing and/or the actions/doses/medications to take at the time of each reminder serving heart disease patients, organ transplant recipients, cancer patients, severe diabetics, HIV patients, and patients with other chronic diseases. In addition, it offers ALALRT Health-e-Connect System for diabetes monitoring, a communications software platform that enables health professionals to remotely monitor the health progress of diabetic patients; and ALRT Health-e-Connect System for respiratory health management, which enables physicians and caregivers to monitor the use of the nebulizer, the time of day used, and the duration of time used. Further, the company provides vision care and contact lens replacement reminders; reminders for vitamins; nutrition and weight management programs; and reminders for medications for companion animals. Its target market consists of patients with diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as with cystic fibrosis, transplant patients, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and cancer. ALR Technologies Inc. was formerly known as Mo Betta Corp. and changed its name to ALR Technologies Inc. in December 1998. ALR Technologies Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Eby-Brown Company, LLC is a leading convenience store supplier that distributes more than 16,000 products to some 13,000 retail locations in 30 states, mostly east of the Mississippi. It operates about half a dozen distribution centers that supply such items as beverages, candy and snack foods, frozen and refrigerated foods, tobacco products, and general merchandise. In addition, the company offers advertising and promotion services for its customers. The family-owned Eby-Brown was founded in 1887 by the Wake family.

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