Venerable food brokerage firm navigates supply issues, succession plan

Food industry brokers are caught between logistically challenged manufacturers and retailers dealing with shortages that drive up prices. One area firm finds its place in the middle.

Mark Wemple. Cammie Chatterton and her son Chris own and operate Tampa-based Bay Food Brokerage.
Mark Wemple. Cammie Chatterton and her son Chris own and operate Tampa-based Bay Food Brokerage.
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As pandemic-driven supply-chain issues plague the economy, little-known “middleman” companies have taken on newfound importance. One such firm, Bay Food Brokerage, is headquartered in Tampa — and though you’ve likely never heard of it before, you’ve benefited from its relationships with grocers such as Winn-Dixie, Publix and Harris Teeter.

 

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