White Rose Food Division (est. 1886) of

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was the largest independent food wholesaler and distributor in the

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. It was mainly distributed at member supermarkets of the cool buying and marketing Co-operative

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including

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and

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and had a large presence in the supermarket Western Beef. White Rose food could also be found in Thriftway/Shop'n'Bag stores in the

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metropolitan region. White Rose utilized power from KDC Solar and had the second-largest rooftop

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in Carteret, New Jersey. In 2014, White Rose filed for bankruptcy and sold its assets to C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

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* Food and drink companies established in 1886 Food and drink companies of the United States Food and drink companies based in New Jersey {{Food-company-stub