Food & Drink International - Winter 2017, Volume 2 - 142
d DISTRIBUTORS Topicz Reputable Service Topicz prides itself on being the go-to wholesale distributor of convenience store goods and in developing partnerships through its success. By Janice Hoppe-Spiers >> As a premier distributor of full-line convenience store products, Topicz serves 900 customers in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia, Tennessee and Illinois. A s Topicz moves up five spots this year to No. 16 on Convenience Store News magazine's list of the top 25 largest convenience store distributors in the country, it's no wonder companies such as PepsiCo are making the switch. "We pride ourselves on service," Executive Vice President Adam Greenberg says. "Our sales reps and drivers provide service to the highest standards and cater to our customers' everycompany profile day needs." Topicz The Topicz family founded Cincinnati-based Topicz www.topicz.com Headquarters: Cincinnati in 1926 and operated it for the next 50 years until it was Employees: 160 sold in 1976. A couple years later, management decided Specialty: Wholesale distributor of convenience store goods to liquidate its holdings and sold the company to Marvin Adam Greenberg, executive vice president: "We pride Schwartz, company president and Greenberg's grandfaourselves on service." ther, in 1983. 142 food & drink international * winter 2017 volume 2 * www.fooddrink-magazine.com Thirty-four years ago, Topicz was the smallest of six candy companies in its market area and has grown to become a premier distributor of fullline convenience store products. It services 900 customers in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia, Tennessee and Illinois. Topicz owns a 120,000-square-foot facility that includes 8,000 square feet of refrigerated and frozen space. "We pride ourselves on excellence through creative service while con-