- Acosta Inc.
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company_name = Acosta Sales and Marketing Company
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1927
location =Jacksonville, Florida , USA
key_people = Gary Chartrand, Chairman & CEO
Greg Delaney, CFO
Robert Hill, President & COO
industry =Marketing
products = business consulting for promotions, marketing campaigns & sales; inventory & merchandising services
revenue = $797 million
slogan = Our Destination: Posititvely the best sales, marketing and services solution globally.
homepage = [http://www.acosta.com/ www.acosta.com] |Acosta Sales and Marketing Company is the largest
sales ,marketing and service company inNorth America . The company, with corporate headquarters inJacksonville, Florida , was established in 1927 as a food broker in northern Florida. Growth was modest until 1974 when Del Dallas became company president and expansion was at the top of his agenda. An office in Tampa was opened and the service area expanded to central Florida. An office in Birmingham, Alabama was started in 1977. In 1981, the Miami office was opened and Acosta began serving the whole state of Florida. Dallas recognized that the company could grow faster through acquisitions, so Raley Brothers was purchased in 1983, providing an immediate presence in Georgia. Acosta began doing business in the Carolinas in 1989, effectively covering the southeast US. [ [http://finance.google.com/finance?cid=14837486 Acosta, Inc. - Google Finance ] ]During the early 1990’s, Acosta continued extending its reach through acquisitions in
Tennessee ,Virginia andLouisiana ; the decade also brought mass consolidation of food retailers & manufacturers and centralization of procurement centers. In the mid 1990’s, Gary Chartrand became president and CEO; acquisitions accelerated across the US and Canada. [ [http://www.hoovers.com/acosta/--ID__109683--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Acosta - Company Overview - Hoover's ] ]Today, approximately 1,000 US consumer product manufacturers (including
Coca-Cola andPepsi ) rely on Acosta to help them position their products in grocery and convenience stores, drug stores, and mass merchandisers in the US and Canada. The company currently represents more #1 and #2 brands than any other sales agency in North America, employing 12,000 and having FY2007 revenue of $797 million. [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/acosta-sales-and-marketing-company-inc?cat=biz-fin Acosta Sales and Marketing Company, Inc.: Information and Much More from Answers.com ] ]ee also
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External links
* [http://www.acosta.com/ Acosta official website]
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