AMCON Distributing Company Expands Into Northwest Arkansas
November 02 2009 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
AMCON Distributing Company (“AMCON”) (AMEX:DIT), an Omaha,
Nebraska based consumer products company is pleased to announce
that it will significantly increase its wholesale distribution
presence in the Northwest Arkansas market with the acquisition of
the convenience store distribution assets of Discount Distributors
from its parent Harps Food Stores Inc.
Christopher H. Atayan, AMCON’s Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer commented, “We are delighted that this acquisition will
expand our distribution network in the State of Arkansas. Discount
Distributor’s management team has maintained excellent long-term
relationships in the marketplace and will be a solid fit with our
service oriented culture. With this acquisition we welcome over 300
new customers to the AMCON family. Our reliable service and
expanded product offerings enhance the range of their profit making
opportunities.”
This acquisition will be funded through AMCON’s existing credit
facilities and will add a sixth branch to its system that will be
located in Springdale, Arkansas. Fiscal 2008 sales for the assets
acquired were approximately $59.8 million.
AMCON is a leading wholesale distributor of consumer products,
including beverages, candy, tobacco, groceries, food service,
frozen and chilled foods, and health and beauty care products with
distribution centers in Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota
and South Dakota. Chamberlin's Natural Foods, Inc. and Health Food
Associates, Inc., both wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Healthy
Edge, Inc., operate health and natural product retail stores in
central Florida (6), Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma (4).
The retail stores operate under the names Chamberlin's Market &
Cafe and Akins Natural Foods Market.
This news release contains forward-looking statements that are
subject to risks and uncertainties and which reflect management's
current beliefs and estimates of future economic circumstances,
industry conditions, Company performance and financial results. A
number of factors could affect the future results of the Company
and could cause those results to differ materially from those
expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements including,
without limitation, availability of sufficient cash resources to
conduct its business and meet its capital expenditures needs and
the other factors described under Item 1.A. of the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Moreover, past financial performance should
not be considered a reliable indicator of future performance.
Accordingly, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor
for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to all such
forward-looking statements.
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web site at: www.amcon.com
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