Adams Brothers secures deal to provide fruit and veggies to military

Birmingham's Adams Brothers Produce Co. Inc. recently won a $7.6 million contract to provide fresh fruit and vegetables to the military.

The contract, which has a fixed price with economic adjustments, was solicited by the Defense Supply Center in Philadelphia for use by the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Department of Agriculture.

Adams Brothers, a company formed in downtown Birmingham in 1903, was selected from two bids. The federal contract ends Oct. 10, 2009.

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The produce company provides products to customers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.