HOUSTON, TX - Continuing to dominate the foodservice landscape, Sysco announced last week that it was acquiring two California distributors: J&M Wholesale Meats and Imperio Foods, Inc. In total, the two companies bring in a combination of $44 million in annual sales.

“We are excited to welcome J&M Wholesale Meats and Imperio Foods into the Sysco family of businesses,” stated Greg Bertrand, Executive Vice President, U.S. Foodservice Operations. “The acquisition of these businesses is a complementary adjacency to our existing California-area business and provides Sysco with the opportunity to further extend our reach into the Hispanic customer segment.”

According to a press release, J&M Wholesale Meats and Imperio Foods are sister companies based out of Modesto, California. The two operate throughout Northern California and Oregon. Founded in 2003, J&M Wholesale Meats is a foodservice distributor specializing in center-of-the-plate products, serving foodservice customers and small retail locations in the Hispanic segment. Imperio Foods, founded in 2014, carries dry Hispanic retail-pack canned good products. Both of the company’s executives will continue to manage the business after the acquisition.

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