Massmart, a distributor of consumer goods in Africa and a wholesaler of basic foods, says that it keeps its wholesale and retail chains on the cutting edge of competitiveness by running its rebate solution system on open source technologies.

As the scandal over out-of-date meat in Germany widens, the main suspect, a Munich wholesaler, has committed suicide. Meanwhile a political row has erupted over food quality control in a country that lives on sausages and Schnitzel.

Atlas Wholesale Food Company is a regional foodservice distributor in southeast Michigan. It distributes frozen foods, various canned and dry foods, fresh meats, imported specialties, and fresh produce. The company also supplies various nonfood items, including disposable napkins, plates, and cups; tableware, cookware, restaurant and kitchen equipment, and cleaning supplies.Atlas services thousands of customers, which include restaurants, hospitals and nursing homes, schools and colleges, summer camps, hotels and motels, and industrial caterers, as well as regional and national chain restaurants.Atlas competes with national distributors U.S. Foodservice and Performance Food Group, as well as regional companies such as Gordon Food Service, and other local foodservice distributors. Atlas is a member of Golbon buying group.