YSK: Taylor Farms Iceberg Lettuce is sold under many different names

[u/hardasjello]

Why YSK, Taylor Farms sells their iceberg lettuce to many food stores using different names and you don’t need explosive diarrhea.

Here are some of the different names and stores that sell Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce

Earthbound - Taylor Farms

365 - Whole Foods

Simple Truth - Kroger/Fred Meyer

O-Organics and Signature Select brands - Safeway/Carrs

Greenwise - Publix

Simply Nature - Aldi

Marketside - Walmart

Good and Gather - Target

H.E.B Store brand

Trader Joe’s store brand

[u/Wrong-Pension-4975]

In Dec 2013, Sysco announced they'd buy U.S Foods, a merger that would mean (then) $65-B annual revenue, & massive clout over institutions - hospitals, restaurants, hotels, schools, etc.

Sysco Corp. was paying $3.5-B. 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303560204579247881181477164  

Did that merger go thru?

At the time, Sysco had 425-K customers; Sysco [18%] & U.S Foods [9%] ran 27% of the distribution market.

3 in 2013/ '14 was 

Performance Food Group of Richmond, Va, with only a 5% market share.The rest was fragmented among Ks of local players.

I'd bet in 2020, many of the remaining "local players" bit the dust - the pandemic winnowed businesses ferociously.

[u/user2196 → u/Wrong-Pension-4975]

Did that merger go through?

No. Not sure why you're quoting all these numbers from 2013 but not even checking if they merged or not.

[u/samuelj264 → u/Wrong-Pension-4975]

Added and edit to my comment, you’re right, closer to 25-30% by revenue, it’s a fragmented space but US Foods and Sysco and PFG hit around 40% of restaurants nationwide in some form or fashion.

[u/timmy6169 → u/Wrong-Pension-4975]

They have made 27 acquisitions since 1985, but most recently they acquired Jethro Restaurant Depot for $29.1bn

[u/DCGuy511 → u/Wrong-Pension-4975]

The merger did not get approved. I don't see the point of posting about a failed merger.