Brothers Produce

What Brothers Produce does

Brothers Produce is a family-owned B2B produce distribution and food service supply company headquartered in Houston, Texas, founded in 1980. The company distributes fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and beverages to restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, educational institutions, and cold storage customers across Texas, Louisiana, and the lower Mississippi region, and describes itself as the largest produce and food service supplier in Texas. Its core products span fresh produce distribution, a full restaurant supply line, and a cold storage third-party logistics service, all delivered through a single integrated platform under the Brothers Produce brand.

The operating model rests on three distribution centers in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio and a fleet of more than 200 refrigerated trucks, vans, and trailers equipped for temperature-controlled transit, supplemented by monitored cold, freezer, and dry storage facilities. Supporting technology is conventional logistics tooling: fleet tracking and monitoring for real-time visibility, two online ordering portals (orders.bphoupp.com and a newer ordersioapp storefront), online account opening, and truck appointment scheduling. The company holds Safetrade Accredited certification for food safety compliance and partners with local farmers to supply peak-of-season produce.

Revenue is generated through transaction fees on produce and food service distribution, managed-services fees on cold storage 3PL, and contract pricing for enterprise foodservice accounts, with public wholesale purchasing available at the Houston warehouse six days a week for long-tail volume. Brent Erenwert serves as CEO. The company shipped over 22 million packages in 2022 and publicly targeted surpassing 30 million packages in 2023. No funding rounds, parent company, or institutional ownership structures are disclosed, consistent with its family-owned operating posture.

Name

Brothers Produce

Legal name

Brothers Produce

Website

https://brothersproduce.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Brothers Produce is a family-owned B2B produce and food service distributor headquartered in Houston, Texas, serving restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, and institutions across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi through three distribution centers and a 200-plus refrigerated truck fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Produce Distribution

NAICS

Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (42449)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Fresh Produce Distribution (CRAOABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ingredients, Spices & Culinary Supplies Distribution (CRAOABAK)

Keywords

• Fresh produce distribution
• Refrigerated logistics services
• Cold storage 3PL
• Restaurant supply wholesale
• Food service distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fresh Produce Distribution: Distribution of fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty items to food service, education, retail, and cold storage customers across Texas and Louisiana.
2. Cold Storage Services: Temperature-controlled storage solutions including cold storage, freezer storage, and dry storage for customers requiring third-party logistics.
3. Restaurant Supply: Supply of proteins, dairy, and beverage products alongside fresh produce to complete restaurant supply needs.
4. Logistics and Transportation: Transportation and logistics services delivering fresh, high-quality produce and food products with unmatched efficiency and reliability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Brothers Produce distributes fresh fruits, vegetables, specialty items, proteins, dairy, and beverages to food service operators, hotels, grocery stores, educational institutions, and cold storage customers across Texas, Louisiana, and the lower Mississippi region. The offering is supported by a fleet of 200+ refrigerated trucks for delivery, three distribution centers, and monitored temperature-controlled cold storage and freezer storage facilities for third-party logistics.

Product overview

Brothers Produce is a family-owned produce distribution company operating as a single unified platform offering integrated food service supply solutions. The core offering combines Transport & Logistics (fleet of 200+ refrigerated trucks for distribution), Cold Storage 3PL (temperature-controlled storage facilities), and Fresh Produce (fruits, vegetables, specialty items), supplemented by Restaurant Supply, Proteins, and Dairy & Beverage product categories. The company operates three distribution centers across Texas and Louisiana, providing wholesale produce and food products to restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, institutions, and the public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fresh Produce Distribution Distribution of fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty items to food service operators, educational institutions, retail grocery stores, and cold storage customers across Texas, Louisiana, and the lower Mississippi region. Sourced from local farmers to provide peak-of-season freshness.
• Restaurant Supply Comprehensive food supply products for restaurants and food service operators, including fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and beverages, delivered through the company's refrigerated distribution network.
• Transport and Logistics Refrigerated transportation and delivery services using a fleet of over 200 refrigerated trucks, vans, and trailers to deliver fresh produce and food products with temperature control across Texas, Louisiana, and lower Mississippi.
• Cold Storage 3PL Third-party logistics services offering monitored, temperature-controlled cold storage, freezer storage, and dry storage facilities for food products, applying the same rigorous food safety protocols used in the company's distribution operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Shipped over 22 million packages in 2022, targeting 30+ million in 2023
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bregman CaresminorOthersCharitable partnership with Bregman Cares, one of the outstanding charitable organizations making a difference in the lives of Houstonians.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Shamrock Foods Company: Shamrock Foods is a family-owned broadline foodservice distributor with a significant fresh produce offering serving restaurants and institutions in the Southwest. It is directly comparable to Brothers Produce in business model and customer base, though it carries a wider assortment of center-of-plate and grocery items.
• FreshPoint: FreshPoint is the largest produce distributor in North America and a subsidiary of Sysco. It is a direct competitor to Brothers Produce in the fresh produce and food-service distribution space, serving similar restaurant and foodservice customers, though with national reach versus Brothers Produce's Texas/Louisiana/Mississippi footprint.
• KeHE Distributors: KeHE is one of the largest specialty food and fresh produce distributors in North America, serving natural, organic, and conventional retailers and foodservice operators. It competes with Brothers Produce in the fresh produce distribution space with national scale.
• Coastal Sunbelt Produce: Coastal Sunbelt Produce is a Mid-Atlantic and Southeast-focused fresh produce distributor serving foodservice operators. It competes with Brothers Produce in overlapping restaurant and institutional segments and operates a comparable cold-chain distribution model.
• Hardie's Fresh Foods: Hardie's is a regional produce and food-service distributor based in Texas, directly competing with Brothers Produce in the same geography. It serves restaurants, schools, and convenience stores with fresh produce and food-service supplies, making it one of the closest head-to-head competitors.
• DPI Specialty Foods: DPI Specialty Foods is a regional fresh produce and specialty food distributor serving foodservice and retail customers. It competes with Brothers Produce in distributing fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty items to restaurants, schools, and grocery operators.

Broad incumbents

• Gordon Food Service: Gordon Food Service is a large, family-owned broadline foodservice distributor serving restaurants, schools, and institutions across the US. It competes with Brothers Produce for restaurant and institutional food-service accounts, particularly in the broader grocery and produce categories.
• Sysco Corporation: Sysco is the largest foodservice distributor in North America and parent of FreshPoint. It competes with Brothers Produce across all foodservice categories, particularly for large chain accounts and institutional customers, with vastly greater scale and technology infrastructure.

Others

• Markon Cooperative: Markon is a cooperative of independent foodservice produce distributors that shares sourcing, food safety standards, and supply chain infrastructure. Members compete with Brothers Produce, but Markon also represents a potential affiliation/co-op route for growth.

Emerging players

• Pro*Act USA: Pro*Act is a national network of regional produce distributors that pools sourcing, food safety, and category management capabilities. It represents both a potential sourcing partner and an indirect competitor to Brothers Produce in the fresh produce distribution space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brothers-produce

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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