Pepper acquires YC-backed Alima to bring AI to food distribution’s messy product catalogues

Published: March 27, 2026 • Reading Time: 6 min read • Reporting: Intelligence Division

Pepper acquires Alima to bring AI to food distribution’s messy product catalogues. Pepper, a New York-based tech platform for independent food distributors, has acquired Alima, a Y Combinator-backed startup that built ordering and procurement software for small food distributors in Latin America.