2 Rep Firms Merge, Create New Entity

Paradigm member Kitchen Resource Group has announced its merger with Swanson-Girard Associates. This new entity, named Culinary Concepts, will be led by managing partners B.C. Roberts III, Paul Swanson and Sean Girard.

Culinary Concepts will serve as a member of Paradigm, which is a collection of rep firms. Paradigm Managing Director Jim Zink says, “We are thrilled to see these companies combine. The combination will immediately benefit their employees, manufacturers, and dealers. We look forward to welcoming the current Swanson-Girard employees into the Paradigm community.”

Also in the rep segment, Zink Foodservice recently announced it will acquire Rep Concepts.