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Thomas & Howard Co., Inc., Columbia, SC, is a broadliner that services chain and independently owned convenience stores, primarily in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. In addition, the company operates 10 wholesale/retail cash and carry locations.

John Mills Distributing, Orchard Park, NY, was founded by John Mills in 1976 with one truck. The first product line he carried was Orval Kent Salads. Today Mills operates 17 trucks that cover half of New York State and northern Pennsylvania. The family-owned distributorship has evolved into a foodservice broadliner.

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