Two Distributors Join Golbon



BC. Supplies, Inc., established in 1986, is a distributor of paper and janitorial/sanitary business in the Virgin Islands. As a start up division, BC. Supplies will focus heavily in the foodservice arena during fiscal year 2006, the group said. Leading with its expertise in the janitorial/sanitary arena, BC. Supplies is expected to penetrate its customer base with new foodservice items.

Completing a warehouse addition this month, BC. Supplies will be expanding with dry, frozen, refrigerated, and paper/disposables.

Long Wholesale Distributors, Inc., Corinth, MS, operates out of warehouses in Corinth, Meridian, and Tupelo, which gives it coverage of the entire state. Founded in 1934, Long Wholesale has focused on the c-store trade since its inception and will expand into foodservice for the convenience business.

Stocking more than 7,000 SKUs, Long Wholesale offers a wide variety of products to its customer base and is expected to develop dry, refrigerated, canned, paper/disposables, and beverage programs.

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