Grupo Corvi, S.A. de C.V., once traded on the Mexican stock exchange, had subsidiaries in chocolate candy manufacturing (Empresas Chocolates La Corona), grocery stores (Superpack and Despensa del Hogar), and grain sales (Empacamex). Unable to compete with the likes of Wal-Mart de Mexico, by 2009 Grupo Corvi sold off everything but its food and consumer products distribution company, Sahuayo Abarrotes. Sahuayo Abarrotes operates a trucking fleet from 26 distribution centers, supplying more than 3,500 products to almost 40,000 wholesalers and retailers throughout Mexico.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

PHOENIX Pharmahandel Aktiengesellschaft & Co KG is owned by Germany-based Merckle Group, a conglomerate controlled by the Merckle family. PHOENIX Pharmahandel plans to rise in Europe. The company is one of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in Germany and in Europe, with a presence in about two dozen countries. It delivers some 100,000 products to pharmacies, hospitals, nursing homes, and other retail and health care outlets through some 160 offices across the continent. PHOENIX also provides pharmacy management services and runs an online ordering system, and it operates the Rowlands and Newmark pharmacy chain in the UK.

GSC Enterprises, Inc.,doing business as Grocery Supply Company (not to be confused with Grocers Supply Co.), the wholesale distributor supplies more than 4,500 independent convenience stores, grocers, discounters, and other retailers and wholesalers with some 12,000 items. It distributes such goods as beverages, dry goods, and prepared foods to customers in about 15 states, mostly in the South and Southeast. In addition, GSC's Fidelity Express division supplies equipment and services that allow smaller retailers to process money orders and bill payments. Ken McKenzie, Curtis McKenzie, and Woodrow Brittain started the family-owned business in 1947.

Zuellig Pharma is the pharmaceutical distribution arm of Hong Kong conglomerate Zuellig Group. Zuellig Pharma has a German name, but it serves Asia. Founded in the early 1900s by Dr. Frederick Zuellig, a Swiss immigrant to the Philippines, the company offers a number of pharmaceutical logistics services, including inventory management, warehousing and distribution, packaging and labeling, product marketing, customer order processing, and billing and collections. Zuellig is active in about 15 countries in the Asia/Pacific region, including Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Thailand.

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.

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