ROSEMONT, IL (July 22, 2011)—U.S. Foodservice announced it has acquired Vesuvio Foods, Inc, a supplier of Italian foods to pizzerias, fine Italian restaurants and gourmet shops in the New York City area.
"We are excited that Vesuvio Foods is joining U.S. Foodservice, which will enable us to provide our broadline customers a larger selection of the world's highest quality Italian specialty foods," said Chuck Gannon, division president, U.S. Foodservice-Metro New York. "We are especially pleased that Vesuvio President Anthony Vasaturo and his team will be joining U.S. Foodservice to help us provide the highest quality products and service to our customers."
Vesuvio Foods distributes about 3,500 products from 400 suppliers in Italy, the U.S. and around the world.
"We are very pleased to be part of U.S. Foodservice -- a strong, growing company with origins in traditional family-owned food businesses," Vasaturo said. "U.S. Foodservice has built a business around understanding and serving the unique needs of family-run restaurants -- and we can't wait to leverage that expertise for Vesuvio customers."
The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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