Industry Food industry Area served San Francisco Bay Area Founded 1966 Number of employees 300 | Founder Victor Barulich Website www.birite.com Number of locations 1 | |
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Key people Bill Barulich (CEO & President) Services Foodservice distribution Headquarters Brisbane, California, United States | ||
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.
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On December 12, 2013, BiRite announced the acquisition of local produce company, A&B Produce.
History
The company was founded in 1966 by Victor Barulich in San Francisco, California. At the time, it was a small warehouse of two 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
- Recognized on Silicon Valley Business Journal's Bay Area's Healthiest Employers in 2013
- Ranked 24th in ID Magazine's Top 50 Distributors in 2011
- Winner of the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association Excellence in Distribution Award in 2011