Shamrock Foods is buying parts of Distribution Plus Inc. (DPI) Southwest's food service distribution operation, including its fleet, inventories and warehouse equipment.  Source: New Mexico Business Weekly

Libbey is the leading producer of glass tableware in North America. Through its Syracuse China and World Tableware subsidiaries, it is a leading provider of ceramic dinnerware and metal flatware to the foodservice industry in the United States. In 2002, the Company made two important acquisitions: Libbey expanded its offering of foodservice supply items by acquiring Traex, a recognized supplier of plastic foodservice products. The Company also acquired Royal Leerdam during 2002, one of the largest glass stemware producers in the world.

Q1 Results - U.S. Foodservice Net Sales Up 3.8% to 5.8 Billion.  The parent company of U.S. Foodservice released results of the first quarter 2006.  The Earnings Release shows an operating imcome increase .4% to 1.4%.  Source: Royal Ahold

New solutions allow distributors to provide strong commerce offering to the foodservice market.  The addition adds value to the Amphire supply chain solutions and increases capabilities in working with independent distributors who must stay integrated into the technology that is driving buyer based purchasing technology.