In a move to shore up its position in the frozen food industry, Silver Star Foods, Inc., has hired Z Mark Sales and Marketing, Inc., as the Company's broker to the supermarket trade. Z Mark will handle all retail chains, or their distributors, with facilities originating in the Tri-State, and, especially, the New York Metropolitan market.
Moderator Comment: Are sales and marketing companies more or less valuable as a component of the supply chain than in years past?
Do not call them brokers. [George Anderson - Moderator]