Wholesale retailer Sysco announced in March its $29.1 billion acquisition of one of its primary competitors, Restaurant Depot. Although the deal is yet to be finalized, small business owners in the Capital Region say the acquisition could raise prices in an already difficult market.
Among them is Layla Aburas Khafaga, the owner of Meezan Kitchen, a Middle Eastern bakery and catering business in Niskayuna.
“The general feel from a lot of local restaurant owners, bakeries, anyone in the hospitality business that does not use Sysco or US Foods [is] it came as a huge shock,” she said…