Food cost inflation was 2.5 percent for the 13-week period.
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Fourth-quarter sales were also up from 2012, by 10 percent.
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Sam Duncan to be named SUPERVALU president and CEO.
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Esquire specializes in dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) and liquid carbon dioxide.
Purchases enable Canadian safety sector presence and expand Australian health care offerings.
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This article is part of the MDM series: The Shifting Competitive Landscape.
To expand the products it could sell without the expense of carrying inventory, San Antonio-based Labatt Food Service collaborated with Ace Mart, a restaurant equipment and supplies distributor. This case study looks at how the two approached the collaboration and the challenges that have gone with it. It also looks at a second collaboration Labatt has built with other distributors to serve customers that have moved to geographic areas it does not serve.
Restaurant equipment and supplies distributor Ace Mart’s original relationship with San Antonio, TX-based Labatt Food Service was as a traditional supplier and an occasional provider of special-order items. About six years ago, Ace Mart, which is based primarily online, proposed a way to simplify how customers can order Ace Mart products through Labatt.
Labatt’s customers are now able to
Crane segment sales grew while Foodservice segment sales declined.
Acquisitions contributed 3.9 percent to 4.6 percent sales growth in the quarter.
Sysco also completed the purchase of the distribution arms of Ireland-based Keelings’ Foodservice.
Rebranding includes the renaming, a new logo and a new website.
Profit skyrocketed more than 1,000 percent year-over-year, to $42.5 million.
Including acquisitions, sales rose 13 percent.
The acquisition will expand Syscos footprint in Ireland.
The acquisition strengthens Performance Food Group’s presence in the Southeast.
