EXCLUSIVEBRANDSOURCING RETAILER/WHOLESALER ...

Procurement Contacts: Bruce Graham, Sr. VP; Gerard Tempesta, VP, Corporate Brands Manager,
Corporate Brands; Kristine Modugno, Assistant VP Corporate Brands; Mark Titlebaum, Vice-
President, Manager of Corporate Brands & Global Sales; Cheryl Winsor, Manager Corp.
Brands/Marketing
BLOC CVBA
Gossetlaan 9 - 1702 Groot-Bijaarden, BELGIUM
Tel: +32 2512-1640
Fax: +32 2511-2289
www.bloc.be
Total 2010 Retail Business Sales: N/A
Percentage of Sales in Exclusive Brands: 100%
Principal Business: BLOC, which started in 1947, has served as a central retailer-foodservice
distributor alliance for its 14 members (located in Belgium, Luxemburg, and France), who each
are equal owners in the buying group. They operate in fie countries today: Belgium, Luxembourg,
France, the Netherlands, and Sweden. The group buys first price products for Louis Delhaize
International Partners, covering the Cora, Match, and Louis Delhaize chains, supply mostly its
Winny brand. BLOC also supplies other group brands, such as Best Of and Pro Melior.
EB Identities: Winny, Pro Melior (foodservice), Best Of
EB skus: N/A
Profile: In January 2011, Super Trade (The Netherlands) and Martin Olsson (Sweden), both
operating in the foodservice sector, joined the group. The total turnover of the membership is
estimated at € 150 million. The retail members include: In Belgium, Lambrechts (Spar, Supra),
LDIP (Cora, Match, Louis Delhaize), TrendyFoods, AC, and Huyghebaert (Prima, Cashwell); the
Catus stores in Luxemburg; and in France, LDIP (Cora, Match), Maximo, and Francap. BLOC
also handles five foodservice accounts: DeliXL, Java, and Horeca Totaal/Fidegro, all in Belgium;
and La Provençale in Luxemburg.
Procurement Contacts: Chris De Meirsman, Director; Michael De Clerck; Jean-Pierre Rathe;
Philippe Siau; Nusret Kollqaku (non-food)