BNET Industries
Market Cap:$7.0M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$89.5M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Synergy Brands, Inc. is a holding company that operates in the wholesale and online distribution of Groceries and Health & Beauty Aids (HBA) as well as wholesale and online distribution of Premium Cigars. The Company principally focuses on the sale of nationally known brand name consumer products manufactured by major U.S. manufacturers and private label grocery products sold through national chain stores. Synergy Brands uses logistics product distribution programs to optimize its distribution costs on both wholesale and retail levels. The Company's programs are based upon promotional events that increase product movement and thereby allow for more efficient distribution. Synergy's distribution lanes are predominately in the Northeastern quadrant of the United States. In the case of distribution to national chains, wholesale cigar sales and online commerce, Synergy's logistics cover the United States and Canada. Synergy Brands also owns 22% of the outstanding common stock of Interline Travel and Tours, Inc., also known as PERX. PERX provides cruise and resort hotel packages through a proprietary reservation system to airline employees and their retirees. PERX is believed to be the largest company in the travel industry sector.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mair FaibishNumber of Employees 40
Contact Information
223 Underhill Blvd
Syosset, New York 11791-3409
(516) 714-8200
Peer Companies
NAICS Code General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers: 424410
Recent Events
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Synergy Brands Q3 Profit Down - Quick Facts
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Synergy Brands Expects $30 Mln Increase In Revenues For FY10 - Quick Facts
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Synergy Brands Announces Plan to Trade on OTCQX Market
Expects $500,000 in Annual Savings: Will delist from Nasdaq on 10/2/2008. SYOSSET, N.Y. -- Synergy Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYBR): Synergy Brands today announced that the Board has approved a relocation from Nasdaq to the OTCQX tier market and the deregistration of Synergy Brands. The Company plans to list...
Synergy Brands Ranked 15th Fastest Growing Public Company in Long Island for 2001 in Newsday's Annual Top 100 Listing; Jumps from Number 86 to Number 74 in Total Size
Business Editors MELVILLE, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 10, 2002 Synergy Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBR) announced today that based on a survey conducted by Newsday for calendar year 2001, Synergy Brands ranked as the 15th fastest growing public corporation on Long Island, based on revenue growth. Synergy's overall ranking jumped...
Synergy Brands, Inc. Qualifies for NASDAQ SmallCap Listing; Ticker Symbol SYBRD to Change to SYBR May 18, 2001
Business Editors SYOSSET, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 15, 2001 Synergy Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq:SYBRD)(Nasdaq:SYBR) announced that the Company has received a letter from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel stating they have determined that Synergy Brands, Inc. has met all of the terms of the exception. The letter stated that, "The Company...
Synergy Brands, Inc. Announces Reverse Split; Board Approves 1 for 5 Reverse Split to Meet Nasdaq Requirements
Business Editors SYOSSET, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 17, 2001 Synergy Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq:SYBR) announced today that the board of directors has approved a 1 for 5 reverse split to take effect on April 20, 2001. Synergy Brands received majority shareholder consent for the reverse split after the Company received notice...
Synergy Brands Granted Extension; NASDAQ Panel Grants Extension to Meet Minimum Bid Price Requirement
Business Editors SYOSSET, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 22, 2001 Pursuant to a written hearing held on March 1, 2001 before and upon further consideration thereof by NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel, Synergy Brands, Inc. was granted an extension to meet the minimum bid price requirement as set fourth in NASDAQ market...
Synergy Brands, Inc. Reports Internet Sales for First Year of Operations Grew to $3.1 Million in Fiscal 1999; Fourth Quarter Internet Sales Grew by 332% to $2.5 million
Business Editors/Internet Writers SYOSSET, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 31, 2000 Total Company Sales for the year increased by 18% to $13.1 million Synergy Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBR) today reported that its Internet sales for its first year of operations grew to $3.1 million. Synergy attributes the growth in 4th...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rancic | Founder and Current President of the Ranley Group |
| Mitchell Gerstein | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Controller & Treasurer, and Secretary |
| Randall J. Perry | Legal Counsel |
| Frank Bellis | Director |
| Joel Sebastian | Director |
| Lloyd I. Miller | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mair Faibish | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Dominic Marsicovetere | Board of Directors |
Mr. Faibish has been CEO since January 1, 2000, prior thereto he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the Company since May 1989. He serves on the Employee Compensation Committee and the Executive Committee. From 2001 to the present Mr. Faibish serves (for no compensation) as the Chairman of Columbia University's Alumni Representative Committee for Suffolk County New York responsible for coordinating admission interviews for prospective student candidates. Mr. Faibish is a graduate of Columbia University (MS-1983).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Synergy Brands, Inc. | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director | Current |
BILL RANCIC is the founder and current president of The Ranley Group trading as Cigars Around the World ("CAW"), the stock ownership of which in June 2003 was purchased by Gran Reserve Corporation, itself a subsidiary of Synergy Brands Inc. Mr. Rancic is presently under contract to continue his activities with CAW until the end of FY-2006. CAW was founded in 1995. CAW is a supplier/distributor of premium cigar products with principal offices and distribution facilities in Chicago Illinois. Mr. Rancic is the winner of the NBC Show The Apprentice and continues to be employed by the show. Mr. Rancic is a 1992 Graduate of Loyola University Chicago with a Bachelor's Degree in criminal justice.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Synergy Brands, Inc. | Founder and Current President of the Ranley Group | Current |
| Synergy Brands, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Synergy Brands, Inc. | Director, Conferences | Former |
| Loyola University Chicago | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
Mr. Gerstein has been Treasurer since March 1994, Vice President of the Company since June 1991, Controller and Treasurer of the Company since March 1992, Secretary of the Company since 1991 to March 1994, a position he resumed in January 1995 and Chief Financial Officer since January 1, 2000. Mr. Gerstein is a gradute of Baruch College (1978).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Synergy Brands, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Controller & Treasurer, and Secretary | Current |
| Synergy Brands, Inc. | Secretary | Former |
RANDALL J. PERRY has acted in the past and is presently retained as corporate and securities counsel for the Company. Mr. Perry is an attorney licensed and practicing in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Mr. Perry has been in active law practice since 1981. Mr. Perry is a graduate of Penn State University (1975 BA) and Seton Hall University Law Center (JD 1980). Mr. Perry is licensed to practice law in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Synergy Brands, Inc. | Legal Counsel | Current |
| Synergy Brands, Inc. | Corporate and Securities Counsel | Current |
| Synergy Brands, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Synergy Brands, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
FRANK A. BELLIS JR. has been a director since August 2003. Mr. Bellis was the former president of the Claridge Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ (currently owned by Harrah's Entertainment. NYSE: HET) until December 2002. Previously, Mr. Bellis was the chief legal officer, CEO and a director of the Claridge from 1991 to 2002. Currently, Mr. Bellis is the president of Provinceline Associates, LLC, a company dedicated to providing advice to companies in financial or management transition In addition, Mr.Bellis is a principal in The Pharos Group, LLC, an organizational development company which assists its clients in building high performance leadership teams. Mr. Bellis' other current directorships include: - Norwood Promotional Products, one of the largest suppliers of promotional products in the United States, where he also serves as CEO. - Caring, Inc., a not-for-profit, that provides assisted living services to its clients. - The Seton Hall Law School Board of Visitors. Mr. Bellis graduated with an AB degree from Brown University (1975) and from Seton Hall University School of Law (1982) with a JD degree. He is presently admitted to practice law in the state of New Jersey as well as before the US District Court for the District of New Jersey, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the US Supreme Court.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Synergy Brands, Inc. | Director | Current |
Mr. Sebastian is currently Vice President of Special Projects for Bozzuto's Inc., a Connecticut based consumer product distributor. Mr. Sebastian did serve on the Board of Directors of Food Marketing Institute (FMI) acting as Chairman of such company's Vendex and ABC Convention Committees. Mr. Sebastian has past experience as Director of Grocery Merchandising for Pegnataro's, Director of Purchasing and varied other management positions for Sweet Life Foods, various management authority with Supervalu culminating in his position as Vice President of Category Management for the New England Region previous to the transfer of such part of Supervalu to C&S Wholesalers in Bratelboro, VT whereafter Mr. Sebastian returned to Bozzuto's in his present management position there. Mr. Sebastian is a member of various consumer merchandising trade associations and has served in the past on advisory boards and management committees with IGA, Ralston Purina, Connecticut Food Association, FDI (Formerly NAWGA) and Emeritus of North East Food Distributors Association) and currently serves as Chairman of FDI's Vendex and ABC Convention Committees. Mr. Sebastian has also schooled with the Levinson Institute and a vast array of consumer product distribution training seminars and has been guest speaker at numerous related trade association seminars, conferences and conventions including those sponsored by the American Marketing Association, Nestle Foods and Grocery Manufacture's of America, NEWFDA, the Frozen Food Association of New England, the Connecticut/Western Mass Knights of the Grip, Grocery Manufacturer Representatives of New England, Food Marketing Institute and numerous universities and colleges.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bozzuto's Inc. | Vice President, Special Projects | Current |
| Food Marketing Institute Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Synergy Brands, Inc. | Director | Current |
Mr. Miller is an independent investor. He has served on numerous corporate boards and is currently active in reorganizations and restructuring projects. Mr. Miller currently serves as a director of Stamps.com, American Banknote, Aldila, Inc., Gene Logic and Pharmos. He is a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Stock Exchange. He is a Registered Investment Advisor. Mr. Miller received his B.A. from Brown University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Synergy Brands, Inc. | Director | Current |
| American Banknote Corporation | Director | Current |
| Stamps.com Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pharmos Corporation | Director | Current |
| Brown University | B.A. | Former |
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