Rosemont's U.S. Foodservice acquires Nino's Wholesale

Rosemont-based U.S. Foodservice announced it acquired key operating assets of Nino's Wholesale, an Italian foods distributor to pizzerias, fine Italian restaurants and gourmet shops in South Florida since 1975.

“This acquisition benefits both U.S. Foodservice and Nino's Wholesale, while emphasizing our continuing commitment to customers,” said Ron White, division president, U.S. Foodservice-South Florida. “U.S. Foodservice customers will have access to Nino's unique line of Italian specialty products, while Nino's customers can choose from more than 12,000 additional U.S. Foodservice products.”

Keith Campbell, Region President, U.S. Foodservice, Florida, said the acquisition will expand the customer base in the state. “We are very pleased to welcome Anthony DiFede, formerly President Nino's Wholesale, who is joining the U.S. Foodservice team,” Campbell said. “We are excited about the opportunity to serve these new customers, support the local economy and create a stronger food service distributor with industry-leading and customer-preferred products and services.”

Nino's Wholesale operations will relocate from Hallandale, Fla., and be integrated into the recently expanded, state-of-the-art U.S. Foodservice-South Florida distribution center in Boca Raton, Fla.

“Like U.S. Foodservice, Nino's Wholesale is dedicated to delivering superior products and service to customers,” DiFede said. “I'm especially excited that Nino's customers will have access to more products and resources that will help them grow their business.”

U.S. Foodservice is one of the country's leading food service distributors, offering more than 43,000 national, private label and signature brand items and an array of services to its more than 250,000 customers.

The company proudly employs 25,000 associates in more than 60 locations nationwide who are poised to serve customers beyond their expectations.

As an industry leader, with access to resources beyond the ordinary, U.S. Foodservice provides the finest quality food and related products to neighborhood restaurants, hospitals, schools, colleges and universities, hotels, government entities and other eating establishments.

With approximately $19 billion in annualized revenue, the company is headquartered in Rosemont.