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Paul Terrell Ben E. Keith Truck Driver IFDA Hall of Fame

IFDA Inducts Longtime Ben E. Keith Foodservice Truck Driver to its Hall of Fame

Paul Terrell has driven more than 2.5 million miles for broadline distributor Ben E. Keith the past 26 years.
August 12, 2020
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Ben E. Keith Foods driver Paul Terrell was named to the 2020 International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) Truck Driver Hall of Fame. Terrell has been a driver with the broadline foodservice distributor for 25 years and is based out of the Mid-South division. There are over 130,000 foodservice distribution drivers currently on the road, but only those with the best safety records and longevity of service qualify for the IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame.


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Sysco acquires Doerle Food Services

The family-owned business services parts of a 6-state area, including Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
February 20, 2018
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Sysco Corp., Houston, Texas, acquired Doerle Food Services, a Broussard, La.-based broadline distributor.
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Cheney Brothers doubles size of NC distribution facility

The $30 million project will add 164,000 square feet, bringing the total building footprint to over 250,000 square feet.
January 26, 2018
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Cheney Brothers Inc., a Riviera Beach, Fla.-based a national broadline food distributor, announced plans to more than double the size of its Statesville, N.C., distribution facility.
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Sysco to acquire HFM FoodService

HFM FoodService is a foodservice distributor with operations on all four major Hawaiian Islands and Guam.
October 18, 2017
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Sysco Corp., Houston, Texas, signed a definitive agreement to acquire HFM FoodService, a Honolulu, Hawaii-based broadline distributor.
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Gordon Food Service acquires Ettline Foods

Ettline serves restaurants, healthcare facilities, schools and other businesses and industry customers throughout four states.
October 5, 2017
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Gordon Food Service, Grand Rapids, Mich., acquired Ettline Foods Corp., a broadline food distributor headquartered in York, Pa.
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US Foods to acquire F. Christiana

F. Christiana serves more than 1,800 independent restaurant, hotel and independent deli/convenience store customers throughout Louisiana, southern Mississippi and parts of southern Alabama.
June 5, 2017
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US Foods, Rosemont, Ill., to acquire F. Christiana and Co., a Marerro, La.-based broadline distributor of food and food-related products.
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NPD study: Independent restaurants increased spending with broadline distributors

Independent restaurant operators represent a third of broadline foodservice distribution dollars, and their spending has increased year-over-year for the past two years.
May 24, 2016
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Despite declining unit counts for the last two years, independent restaurant operators represent a third of broadline foodservice distribution dollars, and their spending has increased year-over-year for the past two years, according to a study produced by The NPD Group, Port Washington, N.Y.
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