Allied International imports packed food products from more than 35 countries for distribution to grocery retailers throughout the US. Its product portfolio includes breakfast cereals, candy, condiments, cookies, and crackers, as well as pasta products, oils, and salad dressings. It distributes such brands as Forrelli, Smith & Johnson, and Sunrise Valley. In addition, Allied International imports and distributes kosher products and general merchandise including cleaning products and personal care items. The family-owned company was formed in 1980.

Richardson Electronics, Ltd. provides engineered solutions, and distributes electronic components to the radio frequency (RF), wireless and power conversion, electron device, and display systems markets. The company’s RF, Wireless, and Power division enables customers in designing circuits; selecting cost-effective components; planning reliable and timely supply; prototype testing; and assembly. It offers engineering and technical support services, such as the design-in of RF and wireless and power components; and the development of engineered solutions for support system requirements. This division serves the RF and wireless communications markets, including infrastructure, wireless networks, and the power conversion markets. Its Electron Device Group provides engineered solutions, and distributes electronic components to customers in various markets, such as steel, automotive, textile, plastics, semiconductor manufacturing, and broadcast industries. It designs solutions for various applications comprising industrial heating, laser technology, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, radar, and welding. The company’s Canvys division provides integrated display products, workstations, and value-added services to the healthcare, industrial original equipment manufacturers, and digital signage markets. Its display solutions consist of touch screens, protective panels, custom enclosures, specialized cabinet finishes, application specific software packages, and display products. This division also partners with hardware vendors, and offers liquid crystal displays, mounting devices, and customized computing platforms. Richardson Electronics offers its solutions in North America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Richardson Electronics, Ltd. company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in LaFox, Illinois.

Pharmaceutical wholesaler Alfresa Holdings Corporation encompasses Alfresa Corporation, which oversees the wholesale side of the business (the group's bread and butter), and Alfresa Pharma, which takes care of manufacturing, marketing, and importing and exporting. Both deal not only in drug products, but diagnostic reagents and medical equipment, as well. Additional businesses under the aegis of Alfresa Holdings include Ando Co., Daiwa Pharmaceutical Wholesalers, Kowa Pharmaceuticals, and Qingdao Nesco Medical Co. Another example of merger and acquisition activity in the Japanese drug industry, Alfresa was created in 2003 from the combination of wholesalers Azwell and Fukujin.

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.

GasTerra was formed in 2005 when Nederlandse Gasunie split off the gas trading arm from its main gas transport business. In 2009 GasTerra B.V. signed a long term gas supply (until 2030) with Distrigas ensuring the continous flow of low-calorific gas to Belgium. The Dutch government owns half of GasTerra (10% directly and 40% indirectly through state-owned gas and mineral producer Energie Beheer Nederland), while Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell each indirectly hold 25% of the company. Psst! Wanna buy some natural gas? GasTerra (formerly Gasunie Trade & Supply) can hook you up. GasTerra B.V. buys wholesale natural gas, primarily from Dutch fields, then wholesales it throughout Western Europe.

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.

McKesson Corporation offers medicines, pharmaceutical supplies, and information and care management products and services for the healthcare industry. It operates through two segments, Distribution Solutions and Technology Solutions. The Distribution Solutions segment distributes ethical and proprietary drugs, medical-surgical supplies and equipment, and health and beauty care products in North America. This segment also provides specialty pharmaceutical solutions for biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturers; and sells financial, operational, and clinical solutions for retail, hospital, and long-term care pharmacies, as well as provides consulting, outsourcing, and other services. The Technology Solutions segment offers enterprise-wide clinical, patient care, financial, supply chain, and strategic management software solutions. It also offers pharmacy automation for hospitals, as well as connectivity, outsourcing and other services, including remote hosting and managed services to healthcare organizations. In addition, this segment provides InterQual claims payment solutions, medical management software, and care management programs. Its customers include hospitals, physicians, homecare providers, retail pharmacies, and payors in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, other European countries, Asia Pacific, and Israel. McKesson Corporation was founded in 1833 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Batley's operates more than 20 stores from Glasgow in the north to Exeter in the south. Stores offer a variety of items, including frozen foods, fresh produce, snacks, sodas, beer, wine, meat, and fish. Non-food items include household accessories, hardware, and pet supplies. Open only to the trade, customers of Batley's include retailers and caterers. Batley's is owned by Bestway Holdings. In 2010 the firm acquired Martex's three branches and foodservice business from Scotland's CJ Lang.

Franz Haniel & Cie. is a five-headed hydra. The holding company is comprised of a handful of operating divisions -- Celesio, CWS-boco, ELG, TAKKT, and METRO -- each of which specializes in a different core business. Haniel derives the bulk of its sales from distributing pharmaceuticals to pharmacies worldwide through drug wholesaler Celesio. Its other divisions offer washroom and workwear products and services; stainless steel scrap recycling; mail-order of office and warehouse equipment; and retail store operations. Haniel has operations in some 30 countries. Members of the Haniel family have controlled Franz Haniel and Cie. GmbH company since its founding in 1756.

Ingram Micro Inc. and its subsidiaries distribute information technology (IT) products and supply chain solutions worldwide. The company offers various IT products, including peripherals, systems, software, networking, and others. Its peripheral products comprise printers, scanners, displays, projectors, monitors, panels, mass storage, and tape; systems products include servers, desktops, portable personal computers, and personal digital assistants; and software products consist of business application software, operating system software, entertainment software, middleware, developer software tools, security software, and storage software. The networking products include networking hardware comprising switches, hubs, routers, wireless local area networks, wireless wide area networks, network interface cards, cellular data cards, network-attached storage, and storage area networks; communication products consisting of voice over Internet protocol communications, modems, phone systems, and video/audio conferencing; and network security hardware products.The other products comprise large format LCD and plasma displays, enclosures, mounts, media players, content software, content creation, content hosting, and installation services; processors, motherboards, hard drives, and memory; ink and toner supplies, paper, carrying cases, and anti-glare screens; cell phones, digital cameras, digital video disc players, game consoles, televisions, audio, and home control; and barcode/card printers, AIDC scanners, AIDC software, and wireless infrastructure products. Ingram Micro Inc. also provides supply chain services, technical support, financial services, sales and marketing services, eCommerce services, and managed services. It markets its products and services through sales representatives, resellers, and distributors. As of January 2, 2010, the company had 103 distribution centers. Ingram Micro Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, California.

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