Universal Distribution Center

Name

Universal Distribution Center

Website

https://universaldc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Universal Distribution Center is a privately held US wholesaler of consumer goods, based in Edison, New Jersey. Founded in 2000, the company maintains a small team of 11-50 employees and supplies retail buyers with consumer products through universaldc.com.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Consumer Goods Wholesale Distribution

NAICS

Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers (4244)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Wholesale / Cash-and-Carry Distribution Centers (TLALAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Retail Distribution Centers (Store Replenishment DCs) (TLALAEAA)

Keywords

• Consumer goods wholesale
• Wholesale distribution
• Product distribution services
• Bulk goods wholesale
• Consumer products distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Edison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

Universal Distribution Center is a wholesale distributor of consumer goods based in Edison, New Jersey. The company sources consumer goods in bulk and resells them to downstream business buyers such as retailers and resellers. Founded in 2000, it operates as a small-scale (11–50 employees) wholesale intermediary in the U.S. consumer goods supply chain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consumer Goods Wholesale Distribution Wholesale distribution of consumer goods to business buyers, providing bulk inventory sourcing and supply for retailers and resellers based in the United States.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• SpartanNash: Food solutions company that distributes grocery, fresh, and consumer-goods products to independent and chain retailers, military commissaries, and foodservice customers nationwide. Direct peer with overlapping customer base and product categories to Universal Distribution Center.
• Core-Mark International: One of the largest wholesale distributors of consumer goods to convenience retailers in North America (now part of Performance Food Group). Comparable in that it focuses on broad consumer-goods categories reaching traditional retail and foodservice end customers.
• Bozzuto's: Family-owned wholesale distribution and retail services company headquartered in the Northeast that supplies independent grocers and foodservice operators. Highly comparable to Universal Distribution Center in scope and regional footprint (Cheshire, CT vs. Edison, NJ) — both are mid-sized, multi-generational consumer-goods wholesalers serving the same Northeast customer base.
• C&S Wholesale Grocers: Largest grocery wholesaler in the United States, supplying supermarkets, mass merchants, and other retailers with a broad assortment of consumer goods. Directly comparable to Universal Distribution Center in that it operates wholesale distribution of consumer goods, including groceries and household categories, although C&S operates at vastly greater scale.
• Wakefern Food Corp: Cooperative wholesale distributor supplying ShopRite and other member retailers across the Northeast. Comparable as a wholesale-distribution entity serving retail storefronts with consumer goods, anchored in the same Northeast geography as Universal Distribution Center.
• McLane Company: Major nationwide distributor of grocery, foodservice, and consumer goods to convenience stores, mass merchants, and chain restaurants. A direct peer in the consumer-goods wholesale category with overlapping customer types and product mix.

Broad incumbents

• BJ's Wholesale Club: Membership-based cash-and-carry warehouse club operating across the Eastern U.S. Represents the broader cash-and-carry/wholesale-club channel that competes with traditional wholesale distribution models for the same consumer-goods demand.
• Performance Food Group: Major U.S. foodservice and consumer-goods distributor (now including Core-Mark and Vistar). Overlaps with Universal Distribution Center across consumer-goods distribution to retail and foodservice; a logical strategic acquirer of mid-sized independent wholesalers.
• US Foods: One of the largest broadline foodservice distributors in the United States, serving independent restaurants and other foodservice operators. Comparable as a large-scale consumer-goods wholesaler with overlapping supplier and category breadth, though oriented primarily to foodservice rather than retail.
• Sysco Corporation: Largest foodservice distribution company in the world, supplying restaurants, healthcare, and hospitality operators. While primarily foodservice rather than retail grocery, it overlaps with Universal Distribution Center in the wholesale distribution of consumer-goods categories to commercial customers.

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Investors

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