Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. agreed to sell 413 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers in a divestiture designed to help win antitrust approval for their $24.6 billion merger.
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Top 100 Private | Food Service | Grocery | Beverage | Petroleum/Chemical | Industrial Gases | Agriculture/Food Processing | Wholesale/Retail | Manufacturing
Equipment Rental | Building Materials | Waste Management | Paper/Office Products | Construction | Health Care | Uniform Rental | Media & Entertainment
Top Industrial Gases Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | American Air Liquide |
1,822 |
2 | Praxair Inc. |
1,097 |
3 | Air Products Inc. |
565 |
4 | Linde North America |
507 |
5 | AmeriGas Partners |
360 |
6 | Matheson Tri-Gas |
324 |
7 | Ferrellgas Partners |
321 |
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