August 21, 2017

Charlotte, SC - Strategic Market Alliance (SMA) is pleased to announce that it has officially been awarded the Premier Contract.

“Strategic Market Alliance’s Members have successfully retained business with Premier thanks to stimulation of local relationships and the support of our Manufacturer partners,” said SMA’s Director of Healthcare, Mitch Rosenfield. “SMA Members can look forward to fostering and growing their businesses with our Customers."

Alicia Rodriguez, Sr. Director of Business Development at SMA stated, “We are very excited to once again be awarded the Premier contract. The Premier team was a pleasure to work with during the RFP process, providing the support we have come to expect from one of the nation’s most impactful GPOs. We very much value our strong partnership and look forward to continued growth and success.”

Premier, Inc. is a healthcare improvement company uniting an alliance of roughly 3,750 U.S. hospitals and more than 130,000 other provider organization.

About Strategic Market Alliance

Regional Distributors, Inc. is a proud member-owner of Strategic Market Alliance (SMA), an interdependent cooperative buying group owned and directed by the nation’s leading janitorial, sanitation, and food service distributors who cover every major market in the U.S. and leverage a collective purchasing power over $4 billion in annual sales. SMA is also a proud supply partner with all of the leading market manufacturers including Dart/Solo Cup, SCA Tork Tissue & Towel, Pactiv, Kimberly-Clark, Georgia-Pacific, Fabri-Kal, Betco, and many other leading suppliers. SMA creates value-based solutions that drive growth, improve operating performance, and build sustainable strategic business alliances, at both the enterprise and local levels, across the entire supply chain.