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PJP history
PJP company history timeline
In 1963, Thomas Furia started Penn Jersey Paper Company.
Continue reading 1969 1969 - 1969 PJP’s growth happened quickly.
Over the next decade, PJP continued to expand, and in 1980, acquired a small janitorial company.
1993 1993 - 1993 PJP takes another opportunity to expand into new markets with their own private label brand, HANDI-MAID. The retail product line included 50 different items.
1994 1994 - 1994 Further expanding, PJP breaks ground in the Healthcare Industry.
So in 1998, PJP joined Network Services, a member owned organization of over 75 distributors that collaborate to reduce supply chain costs for multi-site businesses.
2000 2000 - 2000 Looking to offer a convenient solution to local customers, PJP converted the showroom in their Red Lion Road facility into a small Cash and Carry store.
2004 2004 - 2004 Never satisfied, PJP continued to expand into new markets with their very first retail location, PJP Marketplace.
2007 2007 - 2007 PJP expands into the world of e-commerce with pjpmarketplace.com, an online solution that offers PJP’s entire product catalogue online and delivers nationally through FedEx.
2008 2008 - 2008 In 2008, PJP took another step into a new market by joining SEFA (Supply and Equipment Foodservice Alliance), a national network of leading equipment and supply distributors and manufacturers.
2009 2009 - 2009 Much like its parent company, PJP Marketplace expanded, opening a second location on Adams Ave. in Rising Sun Plaza in Northeast Philadelphia.
- PJP Named Top Philadelphia Workplace PJP is named a top Philadelphia workplace for the first time in 2009.
2010 2010 - PJP Named Top Philadelphia Area Workplace Two Years In a Row PJP is named a top Philadelphia workplace for two years running in 2010.
In 2011, they built an enormous new distribution center and office facility at 9355 Blue Grass Road in Philadelphia.
2011 2011 - 2011 Unsurprisingly, PJP found itself in need of more space once again.
- PJP Named Top Philadelphia Area Workplace Three Years In a Row PJP is named a top Philadelphia workplace for three years running in 2011.
2012 2012 - PJP Named Top Philadelphia Area Workplace Four Years In a Row PJP is named a top Philadelphia workplace for four years running in 2012.
2013 2013 - PJP Named Top Philadelphia Area Workplace Five Years In a Row PJP is named a top Philadelphia workplace for five years running in 2013.
2014 2014 - 2014 Wanting to strengthen their position as the regions leading supplier, PJP acquired Gelmarc Distributors, a broadline distributor of foodservice supplies, equipment, disposables, and janitorial supplies.
- PJP Named Top Philadelphia Area Workplace Six Years In a Row PJP is named a top Philadelphia workplace for six years running in 2014.
Continue reading 2015 2015 - 2015 PJP’s growth never stops, and in 2015 they expanded further south by acquiring Katcef Distrubtors located in Annapolis, Maryland.
Continue reading 2015 - PJP Named Top Philadelphia Area Workplace Seven Years In a Row PJP is named a top Philadelphia workplace for seven years running in 2015.
2016 2016 - 2016 PJP Marketplace took a huge step forward and opened a new Flag Ship store at the corner of Frankford and Academy Avenues in Northeast Philadelphia.
- PJP Named Top Philadelphia Area Workplace Eight Years In a Row PJP is named a top Philadelphia workplace for eight years running in 2016.
PJP is named a top Philadelphia workplace for nine years running in 2017.
2018 2018 - PJP Acquires Depalo & Sons Mid-Atlantic Restaurant Supply Wanting to strengthen their position as the regions leading supplier, PJP acquired Depalo & Sons Mid-Atlantic Restaurant Supply, a distributor of foodservice supplies, equipment, disposables, and janitorial supplies.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tundra Restaurant Supply | 1993 | $250.0M | 230 | - |
| Magic Mart | 1920 | $120.0M | 750 | - |
| Rockome Gardens | 1937 | $8.6M | 125 | - |
| Good Groceries Co., Inc. | 1983 | $370,000 | 2 | - |
| BillaEUR(tm)s Super Food 2 | - | $1.6M | 15 | - |
| Roadrunner Markets | 1977 | $94.0M | 450 | 1 |
| P&C Foods | 1944 | $710,000 | 5 | - |
| Super Saver | - | $2.4M | 25 | - |
| Great Giant Pineapple | 1979 | $330.0M | 4,500 | - |
| Harvest Foods | - | $1.3M | 25 | 1 |
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