Wholesale Food Distribution Industry Guide, NAICS Code 4244

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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: Description by NAICS Sector / Sub-Sector


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

Industry surveys
Bond ratings
Company profiles and corporation records
Stock, bond and fund research

Plunkett Research Online (Industry Information)

Industry sector analysis and research
Industry trends and statistics
Market research and trends
Company profiles

Reuters Research On-Demand

Real-time full-text investment research
Reports cover companies and industries
Over 750 contributing firms

ValueLine

Aggregate data and analysis on industries
Reports, articles, and company highlights

ABI/Inform (via ProQuest)

Indexes over 1000 business periodicals
Trade journals, business magazines, academic journals and other news sources
Most articles full text

IBISWorld

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

For additional database choices, see:

Selected U.S./World Industry Data & Company Sites

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 Market Structures: Food Wholesaling Food Wholesaling Report U.S. Food Marketing System Food Wholesale Industry / Yahoo

World Data


World Trade Organization Food and Agriculture Organization / United Nations Wholesale market in the era of supermarkets and hypermarkets development in central and eastern Europe Wholesale Market Development - FAO's Experience

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

Proprietary company overviews
Industry breakdowns and explanations
Competitor listings
Financial synopses

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

U.S. corporate directory
Holding company directory

Mergent Online

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

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

Listings organized by NAICS code
Ranks public and private companies by revenues/sales

Library Collections: Selected Reference Titles & Call Number Ranges

Selected Reference Titles

For additional materials, contact the Schreyer Business Library.

Periodicals

Food Logistics

Frozen Food Age

Gourmet News

Supermarket News

Trade Associations: Selected Industry Associations Web Sites

American Wholesale Marketers Association

Food Institute

Food Marketing Institute

Grocery Manufacturers Association

See also Associations Unlimited for association listings by subject or keyword.
See also ABI/Inform for articles reporting trade association data.

Career Information: Selected Sources for Employment Information

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)

Vault provides full-text career and industry guides
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

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