Merger Plan Of Giant Food Distributors Divides Triangle Restaurateurs

A deal that would combine the nation’s two largest food distributors, Sysco and US Foods, has divided Triangle restaurant owners that depend on the companies to put bread on their tables and paper towels in their dispensers.

Many Triangle restaurant owners worry that combining the two businesses would stifle competition and push prices higher, a view shared by the Federal Trade Commission.

Others believe that the competition will remain intense and that the deal could even produce benefits for local restaurants.

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