Three Firms Join Buonamici Int'l

RICHMOND, VA - Buonamici International, a unit of the Progressive Group Alliance here, is expanding its distributor base among the Italian, pizzeria and Mediterranean distributors. The group reported that three distributors joined its membership.

Frank's Wholesale Foods, Whitney Point, NY, has spent 25 years servicing the south and central New York state area with a variety of products including frozen, refrigerated, canned and dry pizza ingredient supplies.

Avanti Foods was established in 1958 in Walnut, IL. Avanti Foods services central Illinois, western Iowa and southern Wisconsin. In addition to a full line of pizzeria and food service products, Avanti also manufactures cheese and frozen pizza for retail sale.

Russo Importing & Distributing, Reading, PA, has been in business 57 years and services the eastern Pennsylvania western New Jersey area. Its products range from dry, canned, refrigerated, to coffee, disposables and fresh produce.

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