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Founded in 1980, Empire Foods is one of the leading merchandiser of perishable products in the retail grocery industry. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the store has a stock of perishable goods specializing in meat and seafood, deli, bakery items, dairy items, fresh produce and natural and organic products. Additional products include frozen groceries and perishables. Its suit of technology includes AC Nielsen marketing data, category management systems, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), retail distribution reporting and video conferencing, to name a few. The company s corporate brand division is responsible for its private label perishable business. Retail services include in-store training, product placement and pricing, in-store displays and more.

Skidmore Sales has been a distributor and broker of ingredients for food processors and manufacturers for more than 40 years. The company has sales and warehouse locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest states. Its home office and main distribution center is a 150,000-square-foot facility in West Chester, Ohio. Skidmore Sales offers a selection of food ingredients from more than 100 manufacturers. Products include amino acids, cocoa, hydrocolloids, oleoresins, syrups and yeast extracts. Skidmore Sales has a history in the distribution industry dating back to 1975.