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): July 15, 2000

                       AMERISERVE FOOD DISTRIBUTION, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)




                                                              
             DELAWARE                          000-19367                       75-2296149
 (State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer Identification
          incorporation)                                                         Number)



                              15305 DALLAS PARKWAY
                                ADDISON, TX 75001

               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

                                 (972) 364-2000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

On July 24, 2000, AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc. announced the appointment
of Thomas R. Cochill to its board of directors, effective July 15, 2000. Mr.
Cochill is a founding partner of Ingenium, LLC, an advisory group specializing
in transition management. Since October 1999, Mr. Cochill has served on a
three-member executive committee with top management responsibilities for The
Grand Union Company, an operator of supermarkets.


ITEM 7.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(a)      Financial statements of businesses acquired.

         Not Applicable

(b)      Pro forma financial information.

         Not Applicable

(c)      Exhibits.

         Exhibit 99.8 --  Press Release dated July 24, 2000



                                   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 hereunder duly authorized.


                                           AMERISERVE FOOD DISTRIBUTION, INC.


                                           BY: /s/ KEVIN J. ROGAN
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                                           Name: Kevin J. Rogan
                                           Title: Senior Vice President,
                                           General Counsel and Secretary

Date: July 24, 2000