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At century mark, Merchants celebrates number of milestones.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 25-OCT-04 		Format: Online - approximately 746 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: At century mark, Merchants celebrates number of milestones.(Focus: private companies)

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HATTIESBURG -- When Merchants Foodservice celebrated its 100th anniversary last month, the privately-owned firm could also have celebrated any number of other milestones.

One is changing its name from the Merchants Company to Merchants Foodservice to indicate its true business focus. Another is that the firm is now the country's 19th largest foodservice company, out of 2,500 competitors. Then there's the year-after-year growth rate in double digits and one of 18% to 20% this year, according to executive vice president Andy Mercier.

"We have a lot of momentum and good sales management in place that is keeping everyone excited and going forward," Mercier added.

Donald Suber, president and CEO, indicated that,...

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