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Ace Mart Restaurant Supply
Ace Mart Restaurant Supply (also referred to as Ace Mart) is a restaurant supply company that offers commercial foodservice equipment and supplies headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The company has 15 store locations in Texas and an ecommerce store.

History
Ace Mart Restaurant Supply was founded in 1975 by owner Norman "Gus" Gustafson and his son Paul following a cash and carry model. The first store was located at 411 S. Flores St., downtown San Antonio and would remain the only store up until 1983 when the second store in Austin, Texas, was opened. By the late 2010s, 15 stores were open for business, expanding the market to all major Texas cities. In 2018, the company leased to purchase a newly built 214,536-square-foot distribution center in Schertz, Texas.

Accolades
On July 25, 1986, in the Foodservice Equipment & Supplies Specialist publication, Ace Mart Restaurant Supply was recognized for the cash and carry business model. In the 1990s, the company was nationally recognized in FEDA's News and Views publication. Owner Norman Gustafson received the "Distinguished Purveyor of the Year" award in 2000. The company was named 2016's "Dealer of the Year" by Foodservice Equipment & Supplies magazine. Ace Mart Restaurant Supply was also named one of San Antonio's top workplaces in 2013 and 2019.