Fruh Foods LLC

Tropical Nut & Fruit is a food manufacturer, importer and distributor of bulk and packaged snacks and specialty foods. Founders Jerry York and Garland Williamson opened the first Tropical office in 1977 in Orlando, Fla. The company began with approximately 100 items consisting mostly of snack mixes, dried fruit, nuts, seeds, a few candies, beans, grains and flours. Its primary customers were health food stores, hotels and grocery stores. Its product line has grown to more than 3,000 items. It also has four Nut House retail outlets located in Atlanta; Charlotte, N.C.; Columbus, Ohio; and Memphis, Tenn. The company ships products anywhere in the United States from locations in Atlanta, Charlotte, Columbus, Dallas, Memphis, Orlando and Washington, D.C. Its production plants manufacture roast nuts and seeds daily and blend more than 50 bulk snack mixes. These facilities also package and rebox many items to meet customers' varied needs. Tropical Nut & Fruit maintains a location in Charlotte.

U.S. Foodservice operates USFood.com, a powerful e-commerce marketplace that provides a pathway to food, supplies, market news, recipes and services via the Internet. The Web site helps food service operators manage their businesses more effectively and efficiently. USFood.com offers a fast and easy way to order food products and related supplies from U.S. Foodservice s extensive catalog. Customized order guides speed through the process with up-to-date pricing. USFood.com provides immediate order confirmation and reservation for delivery. With two years of purchase data, USFood.com has extensive reporting capabilities. An additional feature of the system includes Inventory Management, which allows customers to customize and organize ordering lists, place orders through par stock maintenance and control and calculate their inventory costs through various reporting methods. The company maintains operations in Charlotte, N.C.

Established in 1998, Hissho Sushi is a food service and distribution company. Located in Charlotte, N.C., the company operates more than 400 sushi bars in various supermarkets, universities and corporate food-service locations. The restaurant offers a variety of starters, specialty items and combo items. Its menu includes ocean spring rolls, caterpillar rolls and grilled chicken spring rolls. Hissho Sushi also provides catering services for various group events, such as weddings, birthday parties and corporate meetings.