Collins Foods sold its distribution business.

The firm’s Orange-based subsidiary, Collins Foodservice Inc., was purchased by Bunzl Distribution USA Inc., the St. Louis-based subsidiary of Bunzl PLC, a publicly held British company with interests in paper products. The price includes a cash payment of $34 million and up to $6 million more during the next three years, Bunzl Vice President Robert G. McGough said. Collins Foodservice has about 500 employees in six distribution centers in three states. Its primary facility is in City of Industry.