
74 • Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
in Columbus, Ohio. In less than a decade, the then-named Cardinal
Foods became a prominent regional food distributor until branching
into pharmaceutical distribution in 1979. at was the year the company
purchased a Zanesville, Ohio, drug distributor and became known as
Cardinal Distribution.
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In 1983, Cardinal Health went public. In 1988, Cardinal Health sold its
food distribution segment to focus on its pharmaceutical distribution busi-
ness. Cardinal Health achieved $1 billion in revenue in 1991, 20years aer
it was founded. By 1994, revenue grew to $6 billion! Since 1994, Cardinal
Health has made a number ...