Southco Distributing Company

 

Home
About Us
Trade Show 2010
Contact Us
Register
Technology
Food Service
Produce Prices
Beverage Company
Account Management
Rack Service
Store Sets and Resets
Service Area
Employment
Warehouse

 

 

   
 
Southco Distributing Company


Sherwin Herring - CEO

Southco Distributing Company was established on February 18, 1981 with the purchase of Southern Wholesale Company.  After twenty-five years with the company, serving as its President and co-owner since 1981, Sherwin Herring purchased the company in March 1996. 

In October of 2004, Southco moved into a new 220,000 square foot distribution facility located at 2201 South John Street in Goldsboro, NC.   Southco regularly employs over 200.   

Mr. Herring served as the 2009 Chairman of the American Wholesale Marketers Association, and is serving as Chairman Emeritus during 2010.  The AWMA is the only international trade organization working on behalf of convenience distributors in the United States. Its distributor members represent more than $85 billion in U.S. convenience product sales. Associate members include manufacturers, brokers, retailers and others allied to the convenience product industry. 

For more information about the  AWMA, please visit http://www.awmanet.org/page/about/about-awma

 

The U. S. Distribution Journal has consistently ranked Southco Distributing Company in the top 25 of Convenience Store Distributors in the United States.  Also, Business North Carolina has steadily ranked Southco Distributing Company in the top 30 in the State of North Carolina among privately owned businesses.   

Southco Distributing Company has adapted to changes in the industry and continues to be strong; We continue to navigate through the tough times and remain positive, staying in close communication with our customers and offering profitable products and programs.

Our current sales and distribution territories include North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia.  All shipments originate from our Goldsboro, North Carolina facility.

Southco continues to provide a knowledgeable network of support from the CEO of Southco to the person that delivers your order. These factors contribute to continued growth, expansion and customer loyalty.

 Distribution Channels, a magazine published by the AWMA, covers trends in the convenience industry and provides an in-depth look at product categories. The magazine also covers news, general business-management issues and a variety of topics specific to our distributors and the supply chain. It features "Chairman’s Perspective". Written monthly by the AWMA chairman. Chairmen share their personal experiences or views of the industry and often write on association matters.  Full issues of the 2009 Distribution Channels with "Chairman's Perspective", written by Mr. Herring are available to view at this web address: http://www.awmanet.org/dc_archive_by_year?date_filter[value][year]=2009

  Southco's policy is to stress giving the best overall service to our customers.             

 

 

 

Warehouse


A strong commitment from all Southco employees makes Southco the #1 grocery wholesale distributor in our service area.  

 


   








Material copyright © 2003 by Southco Distributing.