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September 30, 2019 By Robert Kravitz

AFFLINK Identifies Foodservice Distribution Terms and Terminology

AFFLINK Says that Soon Food Service Distributors Will be Called
“Foodservice Technology Companies”

The foodservice industry in the U.S. is enormous. We’re talking about food sold in grocery stores, online merchandisers, drug stores, convenience stores, grab-and-go outlets, and more.

Altogether, sales in these outlets was approximately $6 trillion as of 2017.*  What these statistics don’t tell us, however, is how all of this food gets to these retailers.

“It’s being distributed throughout the country by an assortment of different types of foodservice distributors,” says Michael Wilson, vice president of marketing for AFFLINK, a leader in supply chain management in the foodservice industry. “These distributors purchase, store, sell, and then deliver food products to retailers throughout the country and Canada.”

Because distributors that focused on other industries are now looking into foodservice distribution, Wilson says the first thing they need to know is the different terms used to describe foodservice distributors.

These include the following:
Direct Store Delivery. These distributors deliver food directly from the food producers to retailers
Food brokers. Also known as manufacturer’s reps, food brokers manage the selling and distribution of food directly on behalf of food manufacturers.
Wholesale distributors. Wholesale distributors purchase food items, and once in their possession, handle all distribution to retailers around the country.
Self-distribution. The largest U.S. food retailers – Walmart, Kroger, Safeway, and Target – are both retailers and distributors. They have their own logistic teams, drivers, trucks, and distribution centers.
Foodservice reps. Food service reps distribute and sell primarily to restaurants but do not physically store food, deliver it, or handle the logistics.
Specialty distributors. These distributors concentrate on certain types of food items, for instance, perishable food, or one type of food item from different suppliers.

Grower-shippers. Grower-shippers grow and distribute their own products directly to food outlets.

“We’ll soon be hearing another term to describe foodservice distributors,” adds Wilson. “They are becoming ‘Foodservice Technology Companies.’ This is because of their growing use of technology to ensure food safety, traceability, trackability, and [to] meet regulations.”

*Most recent years stats are available

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Editors please note: The word “AFFLINK” is always capitalized.

About AFFLINK
Connecting more than 200 manufacturers of Facility Maintenance, Packaging, Safety, Office, Foodservice, and Industrial Supply solutions with over 300 independent distribution experts, AFFLINK is, just as its name suggests – that critical link offering clients innovative products, market expertise, and improved profitability, all of which is fueled by our leading-edge information technology. For more info, visit: http://www.afflink.com/
Contact Information:
Michael Wilson, vice president of marketing and packaging
AFFLINK, LLC
1400 AFFLINK Place
Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
P: 800.222.5521Media Contact: Robert Kravitz
Email: robert@alturasolutions.com
Phone: 312-880-8176

Filed Under: AlturaSolutions Newsroom Tagged With: AFFLINK, foodservice distributor, foodservice industry

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