Frosty Acres Brands, a multi-national marketing, purchasing, and sales cooperative built for independent food distributors, proudly announces A & B Distributors as its newest member-owner.

A & B Distributors is a family-owned foodservice distributor based in Knoxville, Tennessee, and rooted in more than 50 years of service to independent operators. The company began in 1972, focusing on supplying bar essentials to restaurants and hotels. As the region grew and culinary expectations shifted, A & B Distributors expanded its offerings and built a reputation for fast order processing, responsive teams, and strong family values.

That early evolution set the foundation for the company’s next chapter. Today, A & B Distributors serves a broad mix of restaurants, universities, hotels, and resorts across East and Middle Tennessee. Their focus is firmly on forward momentum. Strategic growth, deeper insights, and stronger supplier partnerships guide how they serve their customers. Technology has become a key area of investment as they scale, with these tools playing an increasingly important role in their day-to-day operations.

“Joining Frosty Acres Brands creates a real path for our next phase of growth,” said Blake Pavlis, President and CEO of A & B Distributors. “The technology, the data, and the collective expertise throughout the cooperative open doors that will support our customers and strengthen our business for years to come.”

As a Proud Owner of Frosty Acres Brands, A & B Distributors will gain access to national and Exclusive Family Brand programs, data-driven tools, supplier alignment with MarketShare Partners, and shared resources designed to support long-term growth while preserving the independence that defines both organizations.