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): November 14, 2000

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



           DELAWARE                    000-19367               75-2296149
 (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File           (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                 Number)           Identification 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 November 14, 2000, AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc. announced that it has
closed the sale of its redistribution company, Chicago Consolidated Corporation
(CCC), to Consolidated Distribution Corporation. The sale price was
approximately $11.3 million in cash, after adjustments for inventory levels.



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)      Exhibit.

         Exhibit 99.26 -- Press Release dated November 14, 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: November 14, 2000