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FE&SEditorial Archives2005April — Cover Story

Distribution Giants 2005

Table 1
Top Broadline Distributors

 

2005 Distribution Giants Top 100 in E&S Sales

2004
Rank

COMPANY ('03 Rank)
E&S SALES VOLUME
(In $ Millions)

Buying
Group
Sales Via
Web 2004
2004 2003
1

Edward Don & Co., North Riverside, Ill. (1)
H18%, L4%, SW16%, T28%, P/D21%, J9%, F4%

$430.0 $406.0 None 10%
2

The Wasserstrom Co., Columbus, Ohio (2)
H25%, L26%, SW22%, T18%, P/D2%, J2%, F5%

$325.0 $296.0 None 10%
3

Strategic Equipment & Supply Co., Dallas, Texas (5)
H70%, L15%, SW10%, T1%, P/D1%, J1%, F2%

$245.0 $211.0** EDI 5%
4

Franke Contract Group USA (3)
LaVergne, Tenn.

$226.0* $225.0 SEFA N/A
5

TriMark USA Inc., S. Attleboro, Mass. (6)
H23%, L23%, SW12%, T12%, P/D12%, J12%, F6%

$210.0 $200.0 ABC, IFED 7%
6

QualServ Corp., North Kansas City, Mo. (4)
H10%, L10%, SW10%, T10%, P/D10%, J10%, F40%

$200.0 $190.0** EDI 0%
7

The Boelter Companies, Milwaukee, Wis. (9)
H30%, SW15%, T15%, P/D30%, J10%

$108.0 $96.0 ABC, IFED, Other 0%
8

Hubert Co. (8)
Harrison, Ohio

$106.0 $98.1 ABC N/A
9

PrimeSource FoodService Equipment, Dallas, Texas (7)
H46%, L15%, SW31%, T1%, J2%, F5%

$95.4 $99.7** PRIDE 1%
10

Bargreen-Ellingson Inc., Tacoma, Wash. (12)
H25%, L15%, SW30%, T15%, P/D5%, J5%, F5%

$84.0 $75.0 ABC, IFED 1%
11

Singer Equipment Co., Reading, Pa. (10)
H52%, SW8%, T12%, P/D19%, J7%, F2%

$81.47 $76.64 ABC, IFED 1%
12

Concept Services Inc., Austin, Texas (11)
H100%

$77.5* $76.5* EDI 0%
13

National Restaurant Supply Co., El Paso, Texas (13)
H50%, L10%, SW25%, T15%

$73.5 $74.0 ABC, IFED 0%
14

Stafford-Smith Inc., Kalamazoo, Mich. (16)
H82%, SW6%, T2%, P/D4%, J2%, F4%

$66.0 $65.4 EDI, EXCELL, ISE 0%
15

Duray/J.F. Duncan Industries, Downey, Calif. (15)
H100%

$65.0 $40.0** EDI 0%
16

Gill Group Inc., Phoenix, Ariz. (23)
H70%, L12%, SW8%, T6%, F4%

$65.4 $45.16 ABC, IFED 1%
17

Paramount Restaurant Supply Corp., Warren, R.I. (22)
H60%, L24%, SW1%, F15%

$64.0 $48.0** SEFA 0%
18
Ace Mart Restaurant Supply, San Antonio, Texas (18)
$59.6 $55.8 ABC, IFED 0%
19

M. Tucker Co. Inc., Paterson, N.J. (17)

H25%, L10%, SW14%, T10%, P/D36%, J4%, F1%
$58.8 $58.8** SEFA 0%
20

Economy Restaurant Fixtures Inc., San Francisco, Calif. (21)
H30%, L25%, SW30%, T12%, J3%

$53.5 $45.5** ABC, IFED N/A
21

East Bay Restaurant Supply Inc., Oakland, Calif. (24)
H23%, L23%, SW23%, T23%, P/D4%, J4%

$48.0 $40.0 EDI 1%
22

R.W. Smith & Co. (20)
San Diego, Calif.

$47.8* $47.0 ABC N/A
23

Baring Industries, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (19)
H85%, L15%

$45.2 $43.0** EDI 0%
24

S.S. Kemp & Co., Cleveland, Ohio (25)
H60%, L15%, SW5%, T13%, P/D1%, J1%, F5%

$43.0 $32.0** ABC, IFED 1%
25

Standard Restaurant Supply, Salt Lake City, Utah (26)
H41%, L10%, SW39%, T3%, P/D1%, J3%, F3%

$39.7* $39.0 NAFED 0%
26

Atlanta Fixture & Sales Co. Inc., Atlanta, Ga. (28)
H100%

$37.8 $33.8 ABC, IFED 0%
27

Clark Associates Inc., Lancaster, Pa. (29)
H35%, L12%, SW19%, T10%, P/D16%, J8%

$37.4 $33.2 NAFED, Other 5%
28

Smith & Greene Co., Kent, Wash. (33)
H50%, L10%, SW20%, T20%

$37.0 $31.0 SEFA 1%
29

Beltram Foodservice Group (27)
Tampa, Fla.

$36.6 $34.5 EDI 1%
30

Action Sales, Monterey Park, Calif. (32)
H50%, L10%, SW25%, T5%, J5%, F5%

$35.7 $31.6 SEFA 0%
31

Calico Industries, Annapolis Junction, Md. (31)
H10%, SW39%, T10%, P/D10%, J30%, F1%

$34.7 $32.3 None 10%
32

Great Lakes Hotel Supply Co., Detroit, Mich. (30)
H90%, L10%

$34.5 $33.0 SEFA N/A
33

Johnson-Lancaster & Associates Inc., Safety Harbor, Fla. (38)
H70%, L25%, F5%

$30.5 $26.0 SEFA 2%
34

Best Restaurant Equipment & Design Inc. (35)
Columbus, Ohio

$29.8 $28.5** SEFA 0%
35

Zesco Products, Indianapolis, Ind. (34)
H100%

$29.5* $29.0 None 0%
36

Trendco Inc., Batavia, Ohio (52)
H40%, L10%, SW10%, T10%, P/D10%, J10%, F10%

$29.0 $17.0** NISSCO RDG 3%
37

Adams Burch Inc. (36)
Landover, Md.

$27.5* $27.0* ABC N/A
38

Kamran & Co. Inc., Santa Barbara, Calif. (54)
H78%, L10%, SW5%, T5%, J1%, F1%

$27.0 $25.0** PRIDE 2%
39

State Restaurant Equipment Co., Las Vegas, Nev. (50)
H14%, L10%, SW36%, T40%

$27.0 $21.0 SEFA 0%
40
Hockenbergs Equipment & Supply Co., Omaha, Neb. (42)
H50%, L15%, SW15%, T15%, F5%
$26.04 $24.74 ABC, IFED 0%
41

Kirby Restaurant Supply (41)
Longview, Texas

$25.2* $24.8 N/A N/A
42

Hotel & Restaurant Supply, Meridian, Miss. (37)
H45%, L20%, SW15%, T15%, F5%

$25.0 $27.0 ABC, IFED 1%
43

Michael Blackman & Associates, Santa Monica, Calif. (39)
H80%, L10%, F10%

$25.0 $26.0 PRIDE 0%
44

The Sam Tell Companies, Maspeth, N.Y. (43)
H28%, L9%, SW18%, T30%, P/D11%, J2%, F2%

$24.34 $24.1 ABC, IFED 0%
45

Premier Restaurant Equipment Co. (44)
Minneapolis, Minn.

$24.0* $23.6 SEFA N/A
46

Proctor Cos. (46)
Littleton, Colo.

$23.4* $23.0 N/A N/A
47

Sani Metal Ltd., Quebec, Canada (—)
H80%, L10%, T10%

$23.0 $22.0 EDI 0%
48

Ford Hotel Supply Co. Inc. (47)
St. Louis, Mo.

$22.9 $22.9 ABC, IFED N/A
49

Curtis Restaurant Equipment Inc., Eugene, Ore. (49)
H50%, L10%, SW10%, T5%, F10%, O15%

$22.1 $21.4 ABC, IFED 0%
50

Bresco, Birmingham, Ala. (55)
H55%, L20%, SW15%, T7%, J1%, F2%

$21.51 $17.55** ABC, IFED 0%
* FE&S Estimate ** Revised SALES DISTRIBUTION KEY: H = heavy equipment, L = light equipment, SW = smallwares, T = tabletop, P/D = paper/disposables, J = janitorial, F = furnishings, O = other




 
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