BiRite Foodservice Distributors
# BiRite Foodservice Distributors

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.

On December 12, 2012, BiRite announced the acquisition of local produce company, A&B Produce.

## History

The company was founded in 1966 by cousins John Barulich and Victor Barulich in San Francisco, California. At the time, it was a small warehouse of five 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
