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Sysco, US Foods and Performance Food Group: Are they over-relying on independents?
by: Barry Friends | Bob Goldin | Bob Planck* February 19, 2019 Market-leading growth in high-margin independent case volume and private brands continues to be a major catalyst for improved year-over-year performance by the three largest...
Amazon.com as a Foodservice Titan: Not So Fast
by: Bob Goldin | Barry Friends February 4, 2019 We have the utmost respect for Amazon.com (Amazon). Perhaps more than any company in the recent past, it has and is fundamentally reshaping how business is conducted. No one can ignore their...
The Labor Crisis: Now is The Time to Collaborate
by: Bob Goldin | Gary Karp | Rob Veidenheimer | Barry Friends January 11, 2019 Labor shortages are widespread and growing in severity. They are causing major disruptions to business efficiency and costs to rise, in some cases fairly...
Capitalize on Data Analytics
by: Gary Karp November 28, 2018 A recent study by Pentallect, "Best Practices: Strategic Use of Data Analytics", confirmed the need for continuous improvement in the use of data analytics and identified significant differences in how various...
Food and Beverage Manufacturers: Stuck in Neutral
by: Rob Veidenheimer | Bob Goldin November 13, 2018 Major food & beverage (F & B) manufacturers have been actively pursuing a number of strategic initiatives to accelerate sales and profit growth. These...
Foodservice Distributors Face Headwinds: A Review of Third Quarter 2018 Results
by: Bob Goldin | Barry Friends November 8, 2018 As illustrated, the three largest foodservice distributors have each experienced year-over-year operating expense increases that are negatively affecting their profit growth. ...
Foodservice GPO Business Model Morphing
by: Gary Karp | Barry Friends September 19, 2018 In the Pentallect POV published March 9, 2017, we highlighted the initiation of a foodservice Distributor GPO (DGPO) being started by UniPro, Unity Advantage Group, to enable...
Distributors’ Latest Results Reflect Sharp Strategic Focus
by: Bob Goldin | Barry Friends August 27, 2018 Performance Food Group, Sysco, and US Foods recently reported second quarter results, and all three showed progress against one of their key strategic initiatives, namely growth in...
GPO Landscape Undergoes Significant Change
by: Gary Karp August 8, 2018 In the Pentallect POV published October 18, 2017, we highlighted the purchase of Avendra by Aramark. In that POV we mentioned many of the large foodservice GPOs and estimated Foodbuy GPO managed spend at...
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