Nassau Candy South, a division of Nassau Candy Distributors, Inc., has acquired McClain’s Old Florida Gourmet, a distributor of specialty food and candy primarily throughout Florida, the companies announced Wednesday.

Was that another tremor you felt on the West Coast? No, the earth didn’t move, but there was some shakin’ going on. There’s a new powerhouse distributor in the region.

Right from the start, Nasau Candy sought differentiation. When the family bought Nassau Candy (then, a candy and tobacca distributor) in 1984, one of the first things they did was discontinue selling cigarettes.

Eby-Brown is to distribution companies what Mars and Hershey are to chocolate. In fact, Eby-Brown is the largest privately owned distributor in the United States, with more than $5 Billion in annual sales.