Affiliated Foods Midwest Cooperative is a wholesale food distribution cooperative that supplies more than 800 independent grocers in some 15 Midwestern states. From its handful of distribution centers in Kansas, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, the co-op distributes fresh produce, meats, deli items, baked goods, dairy products, and frozen foods, as well as general merchandise and equipment. It distributes goods under the Shurfine brand (from Topco Associates) and IGA labels. Additionally, Affiliated Foods Midwest provides marketing, merchandising, and warehousing support services for its members. The cooperative was formed in 1931 to make wholesale purchases for a group of retailers in Nebraska.

Holiday Wholesale services most of south and central Wisconsin with confections, tobacco products, paper goods, and food products. The company's customers are primarily convenience stores and other small businesses. Holiday Wholesale also offers consultation services, including a demographic study of the customer's location, estimate of foot traffic, and evaluation of proposed floor plans. In addition to its wholesale business, the company also sells a number of its products (at wholesale prices) to the general public through its Showroom Store location. The company was founded in 1951 when it began operating out of a one-car garage.

Affiliated Foods is a leading wholesale distribution cooperative that supplies more than 700 member grocery stores and restaurants in half a dozen states, including Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. It distributes fresh produce, meat, and non-food products, as well as dairy products and beverages through its Plains Dairy unit. Its Tri State Baking Company supplies bread and other baked goods. In addition, Affiliated Foods owns a stake in private-label products supplier Western Family Foods. The company was founded in 1946 as Panhandle Associated Grocers, which merged with South Plains Associated Grocers to form Affiliated Foods in 1968.

Mawdsley-Brooks is one of the UK's largest independent pharmaceutical distributors. The company, operating as Mawdsleys, supplying more than 20,000 lines of branded, generic, and OTC products to pharmacies, hospitals, and other medical facilities. Founded in 1825, the company also offers merchandising and marketing services to independent pharmacists. Its Doncaster Pharmaceuticals subsidiary specializes in generic and imported drugs, while its Positive Solutions unit provides software and services for pharmacy management. Mawdsleys has distribution centers across the UK, as well as global import/export operations.

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.

DPI Specialty Foods West is a regional operating division of wholesale food distributor DPI Specialty Foods. The unit supplies ethnic and specialty food products to supermarkets and other retailers in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and parts of two other Western states. DPI West distributes more than 17,000 products, including baked goods, deli meats and cheeses, kosher foods, and organic products. Illinois-based DPI serves customers in more than 20 states.

Founded as Southern Engine and Pump Company in 1908, DXP was re-chartered in 1979 as Sepco Industries and renamed DXP Enterprises, Inc. in 1986. Over the years, we have strengthened our ability to support our customers by acquiring a diverse group of companies with a powerful corporate focus on product expertise, technical services and MROP supply chain management. Today, DXP is a publicly traded professional distribution management company that provides products and services to a variety of industries through its Innovative Pumping Solutions (IPS), Supply Chain Services and MROP Products and Services. DXP continues to stay on the leading edge of technology, training and products while attracting and retaining the best employees. Our corporate strategy is simply to be the best solution for the industrial customer.

PharMEDium Healthcare supplies hospitals and pharmacies with sterile, pre-mixed specialty medications (known as admixture compounding). The company's products are primarily intravenous and epidural solutions geared towards pain management and anesthesia. It offers a variety of obstetric labor and delivery admixtures, as well as electrolyte, antibiotic, critical care, and anti-anxiety compounds. It also provides labeling, testing, and quality services, as well as customized drug admixtures. PharMEDium Healthcare Corporation serves more than 1,800 hospitals across the US through its regional pharmacy compounding centers. Venture capital firm Oak Investment Partners owns an interest in PharMEDium.

Lawson Products, Inc. distributes and markets systems, services, and products to the industrial, commercial, institutional, and governmental maintenance repair and operations marketplace in the United States and Canada. The company also manufactures and distributes components, fasteners, and fittings to the original equipment marketplace, including the automotive, appliance, aerospace, construction, and transportation industries. Its product categories include fastening systems; specialty chemicals; cutting tools and abrasives; fluid power; aftermarket automotive supplies; electrical; and welding and metal repair. Lawson Products, Inc. was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois.

Richmond Wholesale Meat is a leading wholesale distributor of fresh and frozen food products to foodservice customers in California, Hawaii, and markets throughout the Pacific region. It supplies fresh meat and vegetables, dry goods, and frozen convenience items, as well as dairy products and baked goods. Richmond Wholesale Meat serves restaurants and hotels, as well as institutional foodservice operators. In addition, it is a major supplier of food products to US military bases. Werner and Jeanne Doellstedt started the family-owned company in 1959.

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