BiRite Foodservice Distributors

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BiRite Foodservice Distributors
Industry Food industry
Founded1966
FounderVictor Barulich
Headquarters
Number of locations
1
Area served
San Francisco Bay Area
Key people
Bill Barulich (CEO & President)
Services Foodservice distribution
Number of employees
300+
Website www.birite.com

BiRite Foodservice Distributors is one of northern California's leading foodservice distributors. With more than $285 million in annual sales, BiRite is the 24th largest foodservice distributor in the nation.

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On December 12, 2012, BiRite announced the acquisition of local produce company, A&B Produce. [1]

History

The company was founded in 1966 by cousins John Barulich and Victor Barulich in San Francisco, California. At the time, it was a small warehouse of five employees who supplied canned goods to many of San Francisco's coffee shops and restaurants.

In 1981, the company moved to a new 238,000 square foot distribution facility in Brisbane, California. Currently, the company has over 300 employees and is still owned and operated by the Barulich family.

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