The combined companies will employ over 100 employees in upstate New York.
Driscoll Foods, Clifton, N.J., signed a definitive agreement with D. Brickman Produce & Seafood, Menands, N.Y., to merge the two wholesale foodservice companies to service the upstate New York market and its surrounding areas. The merger will create a combined company well positioned to offer a full line of premium products while maintaining the quality and flexibility of an independent specialty wholesaler.
Steven Donnelly, Driscoll Foods’ Amsterdam, N.Y., division president, will lead the combined company, while D. Brickman owner Jim Hans, who has run the company for 19 years, will oversee the produce and seafood categories.