1962: Qualex traces its roots to the bakery business founded by Mrs. Ann Moungian - a working mother of 3 small children (John, Gloria and Sarah) after her husband’s death.  She worked 7 days a week from 5 am to 9 pm, always taking care of the customer first, working hard and treating others the way she wanted to be treated.  She raised her family and sent them to school while instilling in them her optimism in life, dedicated work ethic and the foundations of working hard.

1970: John, who was in his early 20’s, opened Avalon Bakeries. It was an in-store bakery chain that grew to 10 outlets and supplied fresh baked goods and cookies in over 150 supermarkets.  John and Ann worked side by side, establishing the stores, hiring the people and making sure they catered to the customers, always remembering their names, what they liked, and even their birthdays.

1983: after selling to the supermarkets directly, Hispanic Specialties was founded. The company managed the inventories and directed deliveries to designated warehouses and supermarkets.  The company focused on building strong customer relationships, driving signature service, being flexible to the customer's needs while exceeding expectations, ensuring business-customer success.

1993: Qualex evolved as a contractor for FedCo Stores. Starting with one truck, then quickly adding three more, Qualex began delivering furniture and appliances to consumers. The business grew by faxing circulars to local furniture factories, making sales calls and developing new long-standing relationships. Qualex invested in the latest technology continuing to grow, always working hard and making sure the customer's needs were achieved.  Soon customers wanted us to do direct home deliveries from the factories. Qualex added more business, more customers and provided more solutions to complete the supply chain.

2002: Qualex opens the first warehouse in East Los Angeles.  This created many opportunities for warehousing, distribution and provided valued added services for our customers. Qualex also began to repair furniture, enabling factories and designers to complete the prompt distribution by using our services.  We answered the needs of the designer community by doing custom box packaging, crating and palletizing, as well as specializing in managing the logistics of overseas projects with all proper certifications and skills required to fulfill customer's requests.

2010: Qualex opens the second warehouse in Commerce.  The business had outgrown the first location and the number of our customers continued to increase into other areas than furniture, such as consumer goods and retail. Qualex invested in a more robust warehouse management system (WMS) to stay ahead of the industry's technology requirements. A reputation of service with distinction was built and more customers continued to seek our services.

2014: Qualex expands to a third location in Commerce focusing in consumer goods, retail, food and beverage. This location became the main distribution center servicing most business industries.  

2016 and Beyond: Qualex continues with the same work ethic and values from when Ann Moungian opened her first bakery in 1962.  The company celebrated her 102nd birthday in April and she still comes to work 3 times a week.   Qualex culture is the foundation of everything we do and everyone is expected to embrace the company values living up to our statement “We Get The Job Done”.  

Proudly Serving the Industry for Over 54 Years