C.A. Fortune Continues Expansion, Now Serves 41 States

Chicago, Ill. — C.A. Fortune, a major Natural, Specialty, and Bakery broker headquartered in Chicago, Ill., announces that it has added the Enterprise Sales and Marketing TEAM to enhance its national footprint and coverage. Enterprise Sales & Marketing TEAM will now be CA Fortune South Division.

Enterprise Sales and Marketing TEAM, based in Arlington, Texas, serves other Texas markets as well as those in Oklahoma, Louisiana and New Mexico. Owned by 28-year industry veteran Galen Fowler, Enterprise Sales and Marketing TEAM got its start in April 2007.

“There won’t be any changes in the services offered to clients and customers,” Fowler said. “C.A. Fortune is dedicated to excellence in service to its clients and customers, so the transition will be seamless. In fact, C.A. Fortune will be able to add first class customer and market insights through enhanced analytics of the market.”

Fowler, known for his commitment to his clients and customers, will lead C.A. Fortunes’ South Division, which will be based in Arlington, Texas.

C.A. Fortune represents numerous specialty brands and manufacturers, through the Natural, Specialty, and Bakery Channels, to a variety of retailers throughout the country — including KeHe, UNFI and many others. Through this expansion C.A. Fortune will now also serve Value Merchandisers Company, Nature’s Best, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Affiliated Foods, Albertsons TX, HEB & HEB Central Market, Whole Foods, United Supermarkets and Market Streets, Lowe’s Supermarkets, AG Baton Rouge, Grocer’s Supply/Houston, Kroger Texas Division, Fiesta Supermarkets, Randall’s Tom Thumb, Sprout Stores, Brookshire Foods, Brookshire Brothers, Buy for Less, Reasor’s, Rouse’s, Specs and many more.

“C.A. Fortune’s expansion is a great move for our company, clients, and customers throughout Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico,” said Tyler Lowell, managing partner of C.A. Fortune. “Throughout 2014, C.A. Fortune was on the path of growth — keeping in line with the rapid growth of the specialty/natural and bakery side as the fastest growing part of our industry. We’ll now be able to serve customers and clients in 41 states and more than 80 percent of the country within the natural/specialty channel.”

Source: C.A. Fortune