BALTIMORE -- Royal Farms, Baltimore, has inked an agreement with Choice First Distribution LLC dba Kronik Energy. The beverage company will use the the Eby-Brown Co. warehouse system to put its full-shelf program in all 125 Royal Farms convenience store locations in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The deal is part of the energy drink manufacturer and distributor's sales push throughout the Northeast, recently renewing agreements with 220 Fas Mart stores in Virginia and 40 NOCO Express locations in Upstate New York. Both of those convenience retailers have authorized all [image-nocss] four, 16-oz. Kronik SKUS, the Phoenix-based company said.
Fredericksburg Distributing will service the Fas Mart locations that fall within their respective territory. The Fredericksburg, Va.-based distributor will also service additional retail chain accounts including Quarles Petroleum, Winot Stop and Quantico Marine Corps Exchange stores.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Tripifoods will supply all NOCO Express locations.
Privately held and headquartered in Phoenix, Choice First Distribution operates as Kronik Energy, with manufacturing, distribution and marketing initiatives spanning all 50 states. The Choice First Distribution family of beverages includes Kronik Energy, Kronik Low-Carb, Kronik Grind, Kronik Entourage, Kronik Energy Fat Boy and Kronik Energy Low-Carb Big Shot.
Eby-Brown is based in Naperville, Ill.
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