SAN
FRANCISCO, July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- GrubMarket, the first-mover in tech-enabled B2B food
eCommerce and a pioneer in Enterprise AI solutions for America's
food supply chain industry, today announced it has completed the
acquisition of Houston, TX-based
Brothers Produce, one of the largest and most well-known
foodservice distributors in Texas
and the broader Southwestern U.S. Brothers Produce currently
operates 3 distribution centers across Texas that allow it to serve a full line of
fresh fruits and vegetables, specialty goods, and processed items
to over 6,000 foodservice, education, restaurant, grocery and
retail customers across Texas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma and Mississippi. The impressive scale and
efficiency of Brothers Produce's distribution operation enable it
to ship over ten million cases of food every year.
Founded as a small family business in the 1980s by fresh produce
veteran Martin Erenwert, Brothers
Produce is now a full-service food distribution and wholesale
business with warehouse facilities in Houston, Dallas/Fort
Worth, and San Antonio,
totaling over 250,000 square feet in space and featuring monitored,
temperature-controlled cold storage, freezer storage, and dry
storage. Brothers Produce also benefits from its robust logistics
capabilities, which include an extensive fleet of over 200 vehicles
spanning state-of-the-art refrigerated trucks, vans, and trailers
designed to preserve product freshness during transit. Each vehicle
carries a unique wrap design and serves as a dynamic and impactful
advertising platform for the already highly visible Brothers
Produce brand. After the acquisition, the business will continue to
be managed by its current experienced, mission-driven, and
service-oriented leadership team led by Martin and his son,
Brent Erenwert, who runs the
Houston division.
Martin Erenwert, CEO of Brothers
Produce, comments: "Over 40 years ago, I had a dream to build a
reputable produce business founded on the principles of taking
exceptional care of the customers and hard-working employees who
helped us achieve our success. Today, Brothers Produce is one of
the most powerful brands in the fresh produce industry, and we are
thrilled to join GrubMarket to take our business to the next level.
Mike and his team clearly understand our vision, and GrubMarket is
one of the fastest-growing, most recognized food companies in the
entire country. I feel great knowing that being a part of
GrubMarket will allow us to preserve our brand and history while
creating a new growth path through vertical integration and
technological innovation."
Mike Xu, CEO of GrubMarket, adds:
"Brothers Produce has a sterling reputation in the Texas fresh produce ecosystem, and it is
simply incredible how the business grew from a single van operation
over 40 years ago to a multi-generational family business doing
hundreds of millions of dollars in annual sales today. Martin,
Brent, and the outstanding team at Brothers Produce have truly
built a strong and impactful fresh produce business, and we respect
their focus on delivering stellar customer service as well as their
strong commitment to food safety standards throughout their
operations. Brothers Produce is also involved in several local
charitable initiatives, which aligns with GrubMarket's commitment
to use our success to support environmental and social causes that
we care deeply about and promote agricultural sustainability across
the country. This acquisition enables GrubMarket to further
strengthen our presence across Texas and the Southwestern U.S. We are excited
to welcome the Brothers Produce team to the GrubMarket family."
As a part of GrubMarket's portfolio, Brothers Produce will
utilize GrubMarket's proprietary, AI-powered ERP software,
WholesaleWare, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that
provides food industry wholesalers, distributors, and shippers with
seamless financial management, powerful sales support, online
ordering, precise inventory management, lot traceability, grower
accounting, and automated routing and logistics; GrubAssist,
GrubMarket's groundbreaking enterprise AI assistant that empowers
food supply chain businesses with deep insights, intelligent
analysis, and automated order processing; and Orders IO,
GrubMarket's custom branded, mobile eCommerce solution.
About GrubMarket
GrubMarket is the AI-powered technology enabler and digital
transformer of the American food supply chain industry, as well as
one of the largest private food tech companies globally. As the
enterprise AI solutions provider for the American food supply
chain, a first mover in the tech-enabled B2B food eCommerce space,
and a pioneer offering cutting-edge, AI-powered
software-as-a-service solutions, GrubMarket uses technology to
fundamentally transform the American and global food supply chain.
GrubMarket has also been named to the prestigious CNBC Disruptor 50
list for two consecutive years. GrubMarket operates in all 50 U.S.
States and has a global presence in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, India,
Mexico, South Africa, and Spain, with plans to expand further across the
U.S., Canada, South America, Europe, Africa, and other parts of the world.
For Media Inquiries:
GrubMarket Media Team
media@grubmarket.com
(415) 986-0523
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