Performance Food Group Co., Richmond, Va., broke ground to expand its Performance Foodservice ‒ Lester food distribution facility in Lebanon, Tenn.

Despite declining unit counts for the last two years, independent restaurant operators represent a third of broadline foodservice distribution dollars, and their spending has increased year-over-year for the past two years, according to a study produced by The NPD Group, Port Washington, N.Y.

US Foods, Rosemont, Ill., agreed to acquire Freshway Foods, a fresh fruit and vegetable processor, re-packer and distributor based in Sydney, Ohio.

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), Providence, R.I., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding stock of Haddon House Food Products, Inc.

Sysco Corp., Houston, Texas, acquired North Star Seafood, Pompano Beach, Fla.

Sysco Corp., Houston, Texas, reached a definitive agreement to acquire Brakes Group, a European foodservice distributor.

Gordon Food Service, Wyoming, Mich., celebrated the grand opening of its 300,000-square-foot distribution center in Kannapolis, N.C.