Merchants Distributors, LLC Email Format
WholesaleNorth Carolina, United States501-1000 Employees
Merchants Distributors, LLC is a privately owned wholesale grocery distributor headquartered in Hickory, North Carolina. MDI supplies food and non-food items to more than 600 retail food stores across multiple states, including NC, SC, GA, TN, VA, AL, WV, OH, FL, PA, MD, and KY. The company was founded in 1931 by Lebanese immigrant Moses George and his sons as a small family business in Hickory. MDI celebrated its 85th anniversary in 2016. In 2020, SpiTrex Orthopedics acquired MDI, and in 2025 MDI partnered with Instacart to offer e-commerce solutions for independent grocers.