Wholesaling
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- American Wholesale Marketers Association - This international trade organization works on behalf of convenience distributors in the United States.
- Associated Wholesale Grocers - This is a retailer-owned cooperative serving more than 1,900 retail member stores with grocery, fresh meat, produce and specialty foods.
- A Systematic Approach to Produce Wholesaling, University of Maryland - This document provides tips on how to sell to customers.
- Food Wholesaling, Economic Research Service (ERS) Briefing Room, USDA.
- Is There a Future for Wholesaler-supplied Supermarkets? Choices magazine, 2003 - This article examines the long-term viability of grocery wholesalers.
- The Marketing Guidebook, Progressive Grocer - This “blue book” of supermarket distribution, available for purchase from Progressive Grocer, lists chain and wholesaler profiles.
- National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors - This Washington, D.C.-based trade association represents the wholesale distribution industry.
- Top Food Wholesalers and Retailers for 2010, Supermarket News.
- The U.S. Food Marketing System, ERS, USDA, 2002 - This study provides an overview of the structure of food manufacturing, wholesaling and grocery retailing.
- Wholesaler/Retailer Web sites, Food Info Net.
Links checked January 2011.


