BiRite Foodservice Distributors
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BiRite Foodservice Distributors is one of northern California's leading foodservice distributors. With more than $285 million in annual sales, BiRite is the 24th largest foodservice distributor in the nation.
On December 12, 2012, BiRite announced the acquisition of local produce company, A&B Produce.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 December 2012|title=BiRite Foodservice Distributors Acquires A&B Produce Company |url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/birite-foodservice-distributors-acquires-ab-produce-company |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109122643/https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/birite-foodservice-distributors-acquires-ab-produce-company |archive-date=2021-01-09 |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=Restaurant Business}}
History
The company was founded in 1966 by cousins John Barulich and Victor Barulich in San Francisco, California. At the time, it was a small warehouse of five employees who supplied canned goods to many of San Francisco's coffee shops and restaurants.
In 1981, the company moved to a new 238,000 square foot distribution facility in Brisbane, California. Currently, the company has over 300 employees and is still owned and operated by the Barulich family.
Awards
- Ranked 44th on San Francisco Business Times 100 Largest Bay Area Private Companies in 2014{{cite web|url=http://birite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/SF-Business-Times-2014.pdf|title=San Francisco Business Times|date=2014-07-05|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222511/http://birite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/SF-Business-Times-2014.pdf|archivedate=2014-07-14}}
- Recognized on Silicon Valley Business Journal's Bay Area's Healthiest Employers in 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/09/05/meet-the-2013-healthiest-employers.html|title=Silicon Valley Business Journal |publisher=|date=2013-09-06 |accessdate=}}
- Ranked 24th in ID Magazine's Top 50 Distributors in 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.myidaccess.com/top-50/profiles/2011/birite-foodservice|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215613/http://www.myidaccess.com/top-50/profiles/2011/birite-foodservice|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 27, 2014|title=ID Magazine's 2011 Top Distributors |publisher=|date=2011-01-01 |accessdate=}}
- Winner of the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association Excellence in Distribution Award in 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.ifmaworld.com/media/145657/DistributorAwardWinnersforWeb.pdf|title=IFMA Excellence Award|date=2011-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033107/http://www.ifmaworld.com/media/145657/DistributorAwardWinnersforWeb.pdf|archive-date=2015-09-24|url-status=dead}}
See also
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External links
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area}}
- [http://www.birite.com Official Website]
- [https://www.us-yaakov.com/ Catering Equipment]
Category:Food and drink companies based in California
Category:Catering and food service companies of the United States