From sites on the Isle of Wight and Southampton Medina Foodservice serves Southern England with a range of products.
Medina Foodservice joins kff and the fresh businesses Fresh Direct, M&J Seafood, Fresh Fayre and Wild Harvest, within the Sysco Speciality Group portfolio.
Raj Tugnait, chief executive of Sysco Speciality Group - Europe, said: “Medina Foodservice is a fantastic addition to the Sysco Speciality Group. Its reputation is second-to-none, which is why we’ll preserve its independence, as well as giving the business access to an award-winning portfolio of fresh products and industry-leading management support.
“Together we will help Medina achieve even greater growth through a highly differentiated and tailored customer experience. Medina customers will continue to experience the same local service, product quality and local relationship they rely on.”
Medina will continue to be run and operated independently by the current leadership and staff but with the additional support of Sysco.
Steve Ross, one of the directors of Medina Foodservice, added: “Joining Sysco will provide the support that will help us in the next stage of our development. For our customers it will be business as usual, but with the added reassurance that we have the world’s largest foodservice wholesaler at our side.
“We are confident that this move is right for our loyal customers, our colleagues, and the family, and we’re delighted to be joining Sysco Speciality Group.”