Southco Distributing Company

Southco Distributing Company was established on February 18, 1981 with the purchase of Southern Wholesale Company. After twenty-five years with the company, serving as its President and co-owner since 1981, Sherwin Herring purchased the company in March 1996.  In October of 2004, Southco moved into a new 220,000 square foot distribution facility located at 2201 South John Street in Goldsboro, NC. Southco regularly employs over 200.   The U. S. Distribution Journal has consistently ranked Southco Distributing Company in the top 25 of Convenience Store Distributors in the United States. Also, Business North Carolina has steadily ranked Southco Distributing Company in the top 30 in the State of North Carolina among privately owned businesses.   Our current sales and distribution territories include North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and Ohio. All shipments originate from our Goldsboro facility.