Five years ago, Warren Coopersmith's family-owned distribution firm in Takoma Park was at one of those crucial "grow-or-die" junctures. Its biggest customers, movie theaters and video-rental outlets, were consolidating and looking for suppliers big enough to provide all popcorn, candy, soda pop and... -
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Five years ago, Warren Coopersmith's family-owned distribution firm in Takoma Park was at one of those crucial "grow-or-die" junctures. Its biggest customers, movie theaters and video-rental outlets, were consolidating and looking for suppliers big enough to provide all popcorn, candy, soda pop and...-
By Steven Pearlstein