MONTEREY, CA – PRO*ACT, America's leading fresh produce supplier to the foodservice industry, is pleased to announce that Carlo Masi Sons & Daughter has joined its national distribution network. The company will cover the Utica/Syracuse, N.Y., area for PRO*ACT.
Founded in 1958 by Carlo and Elizabeth Masi, Carlo Masi Sons & Daughter has been providing quality products to customers for more than 50 years. Now managed by five of the couple’s seven children, it distributes fresh fruits and vegetables, deli items and specialty products to foodservice operators, retailers and wholesalers from a 25,000-square-foot warehouse.
“Joining PRO*ACT is an important step toward growing and improving our business,” said Sam Masi, President. “It puts us on the leading edge of the industry and gives us access to a wider variety of products. Through networking with other PRO*ACT distributors, we also look forward to sharing and implementing best practices that will continue to make our company better and stronger for our customers, employees, vendors and our family.”
Lloyd Ligier, Vice President of Business Development at PRO*ACT, says, “Carlo Masi Sons & Daughter is a strong family business with a history of quality and innovation. It was the first produce specialist in central New York to use refrigerated trucks and has long been a premier, progressive distributor in its market. We’re proud to have them as part of the PRO*ACT family and look forward to helping the company thrive and grow for generations to come.”
About PRO*ACT
PRO*ACT is America’s leading distributor of fresh produce to the foodservice industry sourcing from premier national and regional farmers. PRO*ACT streamlines the produce supply chain, offering significant cost benefits and an easy, one-call solution to source the freshest produce from more than 70 third-party inspected, independently owned, local distribution centers across the United States and Canada. PRO*ACT provides category cost management through commodity contract pricing, in-house consultation services and integrated produce program distribution management.
Source: PRO*ACT
