Todd of Florida Broadliner Dies



The full-line foodservice distributorship was formed in 1919 by his grandfather as a dry grocery operation in the port area of Pensacola. TT Todd evolved into a broadliner serving the central Gulf Coast from Mobile, AL, to Panama City, FL. A multi-temperature warehouse was built in 1978 to serve an expanding customer base. The company was a long-term member of the Nugget Group.

Todd was preceded in death by his father, Calvin Sr., and is survived by his mother, daughters, Heather and Madison, his sister, Cyndi McMahon, and niece, Elizabeth O

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