COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 424490

Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

26companies1851–1997founding years26still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment
FoundedGroupe Louis Dreyfus S.A.FoundedGroupe Louis Dreyfus S.A.
1851
FoundedDeli Universal NV
1869
FoundedBurns, Philp & Company Ltd.FoundedBurns, Philp & Company Ltd.
1882
FoundedFederico Paternina S.A.
1896
FoundedBooker Cash & Carry Ltd.FoundedBooker Cash & Carry Ltd.
1900
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1908
TechnologyThe Ford Model T brings the automobile to the middle class.
1913
EconomyThe Federal Reserve is created.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression begins.
1933
EconomyNew Deal reforms reshape banking and industry.
FoundedStrauss-Elite Group
1934
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented at Bell Labs.
FoundedCompagnie Financière Sucres et Denrées S.A.FoundedCompagnie Financière Sucres et Denrées S.A.
1952
1956
EconomyThe Interstate Highway program remakes commerce.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedGrupo Leche Pascual S.A.
1969
1970
EnvironmentThe EPA is founded; environmental regulation expands.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; Nasdaq opens.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.
FoundedRyoshoku Ltd.FoundedRyoshoku Ltd.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall 22% in a single day.
FoundedLion Nathan Limited
1988
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
FoundedInter Link Foods PLCFoundedInter Link Foods PLC
1994
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
FoundedFriesland Coberco Dairy Foods Holding N.V.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2001
EconomyThe September 11 attacks; a recession follows.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 begin to take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Haci Omer Sabanci Holdings A.S. →
Active · Turkey
Haci Omer Sabanci Holdings A.S.
Haci Omer Sabanci Holdings A.S. →
Active · Turkey
Haci Omer Sabanci Holdings A.S.
Groupe Louis Dreyfus S.A. →
Active · founded 1851 · France
Groupe Louis Dreyfus S.A.
Groupe Louis Dreyfus S.A. →
Active · founded 1851 · France
Groupe Louis Dreyfus S.A.
Deli Universal NV →
Active · founded 1869 · Netherlands
1960s:Deli Maatschappij enters into a partnership with Universal Leaf Tobacco Company to import and process burley…
Deli Universal NV →
Active · founded 1869 · Netherlands
1960s:Deli Maatschappij enters into a partnership with Universal Leaf Tobacco Company to import and process burley…
Burns, Philp & Company Ltd. →
Active · founded 1882 · Australia
Long a part of Australia's corporate establishment, Burns, Philp & Company Ltd.
Burns, Philp & Company Ltd. →
Active · founded 1882 · Australia
Long a part of Australia's corporate establishment, Burns, Philp & Company Ltd.
Federico Paternina S.A. →
Active · founded 1896 · Spain
1940s:Paternina begins exporting wines to Europe and the Americas.
Federico Paternina S.A. →
Active · founded 1896 · Spain
1940s:Paternina begins exporting wines to Europe and the Americas.
Booker Cash & Carry Ltd. →
Active · founded 1900 · United Kingdom
Booker Cash & Carry Ltd.
Booker Cash & Carry Ltd. →
Active · founded 1900 · United Kingdom
Booker Cash & Carry Ltd.
Strauss-Elite Group →
Active · founded 1934 · Israel
Merging two of Israel's oldest and largest food companies in 2004, the Strauss-Elite Group has become that country's…
Strauss-Elite Group →
Active · founded 1934 · Israel
Merging two of Israel's oldest and largest food companies in 2004, the Strauss-Elite Group has become that country's…
Compagnie Financière Sucres et Denrées S.A. →
Active · founded 1952 · France
By 1990, Sucden suffered losses of more than FFr476 million, the first loss in the company's history.
Compagnie Financière Sucres et Denrées S.A. →
Active · founded 1952 · France
By 1990, Sucden suffered losses of more than FFr476 million, the first loss in the company's history.
Grupo Leche Pascual S.A. →
Active · founded 1969 · Spain
Despite the controversy at home, Pascual had in the meantime discovered a strong international market for its UHT…
Grupo Leche Pascual S.A. →
Active · founded 1969 · Spain
Despite the controversy at home, Pascual had in the meantime discovered a strong international market for its UHT…
Ryoshoku Ltd. →
Active · founded 1979 · Japan
Ryoshoku Ltd.
Ryoshoku Ltd. →
Active · founded 1979 · Japan
Ryoshoku Ltd.
Lion Nathan Limited →
Active · founded 1988 · Australia
Lion Nathan Limited is one of the leading brewers in the Australasian region, with the number one spot in New Zealand…
Lion Nathan Limited →
Active · founded 1988 · Australia
Lion Nathan Limited is one of the leading brewers in the Australasian region, with the number one spot in New Zealand…
Inter Link Foods PLC →
Active · founded 1994 · United Kingdom
Inter Link Foods PLC is the rising star of the British baking industry.
Inter Link Foods PLC →
Active · founded 1994 · United Kingdom
Inter Link Foods PLC is the rising star of the British baking industry.
Friesland Coberco Dairy Foods Holding N.V. →
Active · founded 1997 · The Netherlands
Friesland Coberco's acquisition of Nutricia enabled it to claim the number two position among European dairy groups,…
Friesland Coberco Dairy Foods Holding N.V. →
Active · founded 1997 · The Netherlands
Friesland Coberco's acquisition of Nutricia enabled it to claim the number two position among European dairy groups,…
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