ProGroup Unveils Chain Business Subsidiary

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 23, 2004

BALTIMORE - Progressive Group Alliance, one of the largest distributor groups in the country with more than $20 billion in sales, unveiled at its Business Summit here earlier this week the formation of a subsidiary dedicated to developing multi-unit accounts for its membership.

Called Multi Unit Alliance and headed by John J. Pizzola, the section will focus on attaining regional chain business for its independent distributorships that can be handled by three to six of its distributor-locations.

Read more about Progressive Group’s mulit-unit project in the Friday, Sept. 24, edition of ID Report

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