Farner-Bocken is a full-line wholesale distributor that serves primarily convenience stores in more than a dozen Midwestern and Western states. It supplies more than 14,000 items, including food, candy, tobacco products, and other nationally branded retail grocery goods. It also distributes frozen prepared foods and foodservice equipment and supplies to restaurants and institutional foodservice operators. In addition to food products, Farner-Bocken offers business support services, including accounting, merchandising, and technology support. William Farner and Donald Bocken started the family-owned company in 1939.

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.

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a marine fuel logistics company that physically supplies and markets refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea. It offers marine fuel to various customers in the shipping industry, including tankers, container ships, drybulk carriers, cruise ships, reefers, LNG/LPG, car carriers, ferries, and marine fuel traders and brokers, as well as markets and distributes marine lubricants under the Alfa Marine Lubricants brand. The company also provides a range of shipping services, such as technical support and maintenance, insurance arrangement and handling, financial administration, and accounting services. It serves customers in Greece, Gibraltar, the United Arab Emirates, Jamaica, Singapore, northern Europe, Portland, west Africa, Vancouver, Montreal, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Morocco. The company delivers marine petroleum products to its customers primarily through its bunkering tankers. As of March 30, 2010, it owned and operated a fleet of 42 bunkering vessels, of which 37 were double-hull vessels. Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Athens, Greece.

Independent natural gas producers looking for a good return on their investment need search no further than Enserco Energy, which purchases natural gas from wholesale producers and then trades the energy on the wholesale market. It provides procurement, storage, transportation, and operations management services. It has access to more than 260 billion Btu/day of interstate pipeline capacity and storage in excess of 7 billion cu. ft. Denver-based Enserco, which sees itself as the "marketing arm down the hall" for the independent producer, is a subsidiary of the Black Hills Corporation and operates primarily in the western US. Enserco Energy, Inc. conducts business annually with more than 600 energy firms.

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.

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.

Bartlett Dairy distributes dairy products and other perishable food items to retail and foodservice customers in the northeastern US. The company is the largest fresh milk distributor for Farmland Dairies; other items supplied by Bartlett Dairy include pastries, cakes, juices, frozen fruit, fresh bread, soups, and paper products. Bartlett Dairy serves customers such as schools, hotels, hospitals, restaurants, and grocery stores that span Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. The perishable foods firm was formed in 1963 by chairman Thomas Malave and is managed by Thomas' sons.

The H. T. Hackney Company is a leading wholesale distributor of food products and other retail items serving more than 20,000 convenience stores, drug stores, travel centers, and independent grocers in more than 20 states (mostly east of the Mississippi). The company supplies more than 30,000 items, including frozen food, baked goods, candy, snacks, tobacco products, health and beauty items, and deli products. In addition, it owns bottled water producer Natural Springs Water Group, and the company is involved in furniture manufacturing through subsidiary Holland House Furniture. Founded in 1891, H. T. Hackney is owned by chairman and CEO Bill Sansom.

Commerce Energy, Inc. is a leading United States electricity and natural gas marketing company. In 2008, Commerce Energy was acquired by Universal Energy Group. Following that, in 2009, Universal Energy Group was acquired by Just Energy Income Fund. Commerce Energy is run by an experienced and entrepreneurial team of energy marketers who have over 100 years of combined experience in the energy industry. With over 600,000 customers, it's the fastest growing natural gas and electricity marketing company in North America. We focus on helping customers manage their energy costs through aggressive pricing strategies and marketing programs. Our incredible growth is largely the result of the experience, drive and entrepreneurial spirit of our senior management team, combined with the effectiveness of our sales force. We seek ways to work collaboratively and we treat our employees and our customers fairly in every market.

Booker Group is one of the largest Cash & Carry and delivery wholesale food suppliers in the UK serving more than 400,000 customers through more than 170 outlets. It distributes more than 20,000 products, including fresh and frozen food, tobacco, wines and spirits, and general merchandise, to foodservice operators and caterers, independent grocers, and convenience retailers. Booker Group offers a wealth of brand-name goods, as well as products sold under its Premier private label.

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