Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA United States

  (NASDAQ: CORE)

Company Description

Smokes and snacks are at the center of Core-Mark Holding's cosmos. The company distributes packaged consumables (including cigarettes and other tobacco products, candy, snacks, grocery items, perishables, nonalcoholic beverages, and health and beauty aids) to about 26,000 convenience stores; mass merchandisers; supermarkets; and drug, liquor, and specialty retailers. Cigarettes and other tobacco products are its top sellers, generating more than 75% of net sales. Through about two dozen distribution facilities, Core-Mark serves customers in all 50 US states and five Canadian provinces. Its 10 biggest buyers (which include Couche-Tard and Valero) contribute about a third of sales.