Merchants Distributors, LLC
Jason Dunst has extensive experience in category management and analytics, currently serving as Category Analytics Manager at Merchants Distributors, LLC since May 2019. In this role, Jason has successfully managed key categories such as breakfast, pet food, and snacks, achieving over 20% growth and surpassing competitive market trends. Previously, Jason held various positions at Lowe's Companies, Inc., including Merchandise Shrink Business Lead and Merchandise Manager for Laminate & Hardwood Flooring, where notable achievements included securing exclusive brand opportunities and optimizing product lines. Additional experience includes roles in merchandising and pricing analysis, showcasing a strong ability in data-driven decision making. Jason holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting and Finance from Appalachian State University.
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Merchants Distributors, LLC
Merchants Distributors (MDI) is a privately-owned wholesale grocery store distributor headquartered in Hickory, NC. MDI supplies over 600 retail food stores with food and non-food items in NC, SC, GA, TN, VA, AL, WV, OH, FL, PA, MD, and KY. MDI celebrated its 85th anniversary on September 21, 2016. MDI's 85 year history is an interesting story of sacrifice, growth and success. It began as a small family business in the small town of Hickory, North Carolina, and as one local newspaper described it, "With little more than a bag of peanuts, an apple, and a stick of candy." What Lebanese immigrant Moses George and his sons purchased in 1931 for $17,000 has since grown to become a multimillion-dollar wholesale grocery company. Merchants Distributors is a great American success story but it is a company that has never forgotten its roots. Its success is based on: - Its values, its facilities, its variety, its Advertising programs, its cost of goods, and its innovations - The one thing that distinguishes MDI as superior to other distribution companies - leadership. MDI's owners have created a leadership style that supports the organization as one family working together for one common goal and a culture in its people that is impossible to duplicate.