BiRite Foodservice Distributors

Not to be confused with San Francisco's Bi-Rite Market.

BiRite Foodservice Distributors

Industry| Food industry
Founded| 1966
Founder| Victor Barulich
Headquarters|

Brisbane, CA

Number of locations

| 1

Area served

| San Francisco Bay Area

Key people

| Bill Barulich
(CEO & President)
Services| Foodservice distribution

Number of employees

| 300+
Website| www.birite.com

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.[1]

## History

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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.[citation needed]

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

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* Ranked 44th on San Francisco Business Times 100 Largest Bay Area Private Companies in 2014[2]
* Recognized on Silicon Valley Business Journal's Bay Area's Healthiest Employers in 2013[3]
* Ranked 24th in ID Magazine's Top 50 Distributors in 2011[4]
* Winner of the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association Excellence in Distribution Award in 2011[5]

## See also

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* Bell Brand Snack Foods
* Del Frisco's Restaurant Group

## References

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1. ^ "BiRite Foodservice Distributors Acquires A&B Produce Company". Restaurant Business. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
2. ^ "San Francisco Business Times" (PDF). 2014-07-05. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14.
3. ^ "Silicon Valley Business Journal". 2013-09-06.
4. ^ "ID Magazine's 2011 Top Distributors". 2011-01-01. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014.
5. ^ "IFMA Excellence Award" (PDF). 2011-11-05. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.

## External links

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* San Francisco Bay Area portal

* Official Website
* Catering Equipment
* Catering Wassenaar