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Wholesale Food Distribution Industry
NAICS Code 4244

Scope of this guide

The name of the industry under NAICS code 4244 is Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers which includes General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers, Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers, Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers, Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers, Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers, Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers, Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers and Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers.

Industry Definitions

Code NAICS Sector ( WHAT is NAICS? )
4244 Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers
424410 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers  
424420 Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers  
424430 Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers  
424440 Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers
424450 Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers  
424460   Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers  
424470 Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers  
424480 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers  
424490 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers  

Databases for Industry Research

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

  1. - Industry surveys
  2. - Bond ratings
  3. - Company profiles and corporation records
  4. - Stock, bond and fund research
Plunkett Research Online (Industry Information)
  1. - Industry sector analysis and research
  2. - Industry trends and statistics
  3. - Market research and trends
  4. - Company profiles
Reuters Research On-Demand
  1. - Real-time full-text investment research
  2. - Reports cover companies and industries
  3. - Over 750 contributing firms
ValueLine
  1. - Aggregate data and analysis on industries
  2. - Reports, articles, and company highlights

ABI/Inform (via ProQuest)

  1. - Indexes over 1000 business periodicals
  2. - Trade journals, business magazines, academic journals and other news sources
  3. - Most articles full text

IBISWorld

  1. - Over 700 full-text industry reports
  2. - Over 700 US industry risk rating reports
  3. - Information on over 8000 Publicly Traded Companies
  4. - Hundreds of economic and demographic profiles

For additional database choices, see:

  1. Database Descriptions
  2. Database Comparison Chart

Industry Data

U.S.Data

FedStats (Federal Statisitcs)

The Food Institute

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

Market Update / U.S. Foodservice

Weekly market reports on meats, dairy, produce, seafood, etc.

Product Market Reports / Sysco Corp.

Weekly reports from data supplied by the American Restaurant Association

Progressive Grocer

Current Issues
Reports & Analysis
Business Resources
The 2006 Super 50

Supermarket Facts Industry Overview / Food Marketing Institute

Supermarket News

U.S. Census Bureau

Economic Census

Retail & Wholesale Trade

Annual Revision of Monthly Wholesale Distributors: Sales and Inventories (organized by NAICS code)

United States Department of Agriculture

Food Wholesale Industry / Yahoo

SELECTED Companies

SYSCO Corp.

SUPERVALU Inc.

C and S Wholesale Grocers Inc.

U.S. Foodservice

Advantage Sales and Marketing L.L.C.

Performance Food Group Co.

Tree of Life Inc.

Associated Grocers Inc.

Roundy's Supermarkets Inc.

Eby-Brown Co.

Resources for Identifying Companies in the Industry

Hoover’s Online

  1. - Proprietary company overviews
  2. - Industry breakdowns and explanations
  3. - Competitor listings
  4. - Financial synopses

Lexis/Nexis Corporate Affiliations
Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A219

  1. - U.S. corporate directory
  2. - Holding company directory

Mergent Online

  1. - Information on 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. public companies
  2. - Detailed, standardized financial statements
  3. - Searchable by company name, industry codes, revenue levels, and other characteristics
  4. - Comparative analysis among companies
  5. - Access to SEC reports

Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A56

  1. - Listings organized by NAICS code
  2. - Ranks public and private companies by revenues/sales

Library Collections

Selected Reference Titles

For additional materials, contact the Schreyer Business Library.

Periodicals

Food Logistics

Frozen Food Age

Gourmet News

Supermarket News

Call # Ranges

Contact the Schreyer Business Library

Trade Associations

American Wholesale Marketers Association

Food Institute

Food Marketing Institute

Grocery Manufacturers Association

Career Information

Vault

Salary.Com

Beyond.com

Career Overview

JobBank USA

Vault Online Career Library (Currently, Vault Guides are facing problems opening in Adobe Reader 8.x. Please see here for using FREE Adobe Digital Editions to access these guides)

  1. - Vault provides full-text career and industry guides
  2. - Includes company profiles, occupation descriptions, and career-related articles

Career Guide to Industries  (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Business Library, Reference: HF5382.5.U5 C3162

Occupational Outlook Handbook  (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
CAT record for print copies
Business Library, Reference: HD8051.A623

Career Resources Page

 

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