Frosty Acres Brands, the national foodservice marketing and purchasing cooperative for independent distributors, announced Quirch Foods as the newest member. Founded in 1967, Quirch Foods on a combined basis will have over 20 distribution facilities throughout the US and Puerto Rico delivering to large and independent retail and foodservice outlets across the U.S., the Caribbean, Central & South America. Quirch Foods offers vast product lines including beef and imported meats, deli service, seafood, pork, poultry, and retail-ready foods. The company also distributes its own brands, Panamei Seafood and Mambo frozen foods, and is a licensee of Chiquita brands representing its frozen fruit and fruit pulp, as well as its tropical vegetable items. With Quirch’s recent acquisitions of Butt’s Foods and Colorado Boxed Beef, they are positioned to be one of the largest independent protein distributors in the US. Frosty Acres Brands is a national marketing and food purchasing cooperative, dedicated to aligning and unifying the sales, marketing, and procurement activities of its Members in order to produce sustainable growth and Member business wealth. Frosty Acres provides national brands and private brands, such as Restaurant’s Pride, to its members. The Frosty Acres cooperative is comprised of independent food distributors in the US, Canada, Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, and Bermuda. Members of Frosty Acres consist of broadliners, wholesalers, retailers, C-store distributors, and system distributors.