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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 1998
AMERISERVE FOOD DISTRIBUTION, INC.*
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 000-19367 75-2296149
(State or Other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Identification No.)
Incorporation)
14841 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75240-2100
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(972) 338-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
17975 West Sarah Lane, Suite 100
Brookfield, Wisconsin 53045
(Former Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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* Table of Additional Registrants
State or Primary
other standard I.R.S.
jurisdiction industry employer
Name, Address and Telephone Number of classification identification
incorporation number number
or
organization
AmeriServe Transportation, Inc. ..........Nebraska 5142 91-1824117
Chicago Consolidated Corporation .........Illinois 5142 36-2691925
Delta Transportation, Ltd. ...............Wisconsin 5142 39-1411171
Northland Transportation Services, Inc. ..Nebraska 5142 39-1807312
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Item 5. Other Events.
AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc. ("AmeriServe") has been informed
by Wendy's International, the franchiser of the Wendy's concept, that it has
selected SYSCO/Sygma as its distributor in certain geographic markets and that
it will begin to transfer the business of its corporate owned units away from
AmeriServe beginning in late 1998. In addition, Wendy's International has
indicated that it will attempt to remove AmeriServe as an authorized distributor
and influence its franchisee operators to transfer their business to
SYSCO/Sygma. AmeriServe intends to take all appropriate actions to continue
servicing the Wendy's franchisees, including maintaining the highest levels of
customer service. AmeriServe and ProSource, Inc., the acquisition of which
AmeriServe anticipates closing in late May 1998, currently service
approximately 479 units owned by Wendy's International. In addition, AmeriServe
and ProSource, Inc. service approximately 1,500 franchised units. In total,
AmeriServe sales to the Wendy's concept, including ProSource sales on a proforma
basis, were approximately $650 million in 1997, of which Wendy's corporate owned
units represented approximately $150 million, or less than 2% of total proforma
revenues.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AMERISERVE FOOD DISTRIBUTION, INC.
By: /s/ Kevin Rogan
Name: Kevin Rogan
Date: May 6, 1998 Title: Vice President and General Counsel
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