IFH Named UniPro Member of the Year



Some 1,600 people attended the event at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.

IFH, No. 13 in the 2006 ID Top 50 Report, is headed by David Stansfield and headquartered in Hickory, NC. The distinction is the highest UniPro award presented to a distributorship for participating in all UniPro programs, commitment to the group, and allegiance to the reputation of the membership in the industry.

In addition, the group also singled out four other key distributor-members:
$100-$250 Million: Glazier Foods Co., Houston (No. 18);
$50-$100 Million: Thurston Foods, Inc., Wallingford, CT;
$25-$50 Million: Indianhead Foodservice, Eau Claire, WI;
Under $25 Million: Dennis Paper & Foodservice, Bangor, Maine.

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