Thompson Hospitality Corporation chief joins PFG Board of Directors
Warren M. Thompson will serve in Audit, Technology Committees Performance Food Group (PFG) appointed Warren M. Thompson to the Board of Directors. He will serve as an independent director, expanding […]
Heineken appoints James Thompson to chief commercial officer role
Thompson to assume role in early 2021 2021 is shaping up to be a different year at Heineken as James Thompson takes over for Jan Derck van Karnebeek in the […]
US Foods names Bill Hancock chief supply chain officer, EVP
Hancock will report directly to US Foods CEO US Foods hired Bill Hancock as the new EVP and chief supply chain officer. Hancock will be responsible for warehousing, transportation, and […]
Major shareholder of Just Eat pushes for Grubhub acquisition with newly-released analysis
Cat Rock Capital Management promotes merger via competitive analysis The Just Eat Takeaway.com merger with Grubhub received a boost today with the release of a favorable presentation by a majority […]
US Foods Ghost Kitchens solution for independent restaurants unveiled
Preparatory program for restaurant operators includes robust training, marketing support US Foods announced it had launched US Foods Ghost Kitchens for restaurants, a training and preparatory support program. The company—a […]
Impossible Foods raises $200M from Series G funding round
New infusion to quicken pace of growth, ‘next-gen’ food products Impossible Foods—the maker of Impossible Burger and Impossible Sausage—raised an additional $200M to expand research and development and quicken the […]
Just Egg distribution expands in foodeservice with Michael Foods in exclusive agreement
New pact to also put Eat Just product in food ingredient segment Plant-based food producer Eat Just, Inc. (Just) and and a subsidiary of Post Holdings have signed a distribution […]
US Foods hits charitable milestone in donated product for hunger relief
Distributor donates $10M in food and supplies to fight food insecurity As food banks across the country are challenged to meet the growing demand of households facing food insecurity, US […]
As US Foods finalizes Smart Foodservice Warehouse acquisition, purchase bolstered by new $500M KKR investment
Infusion helps US Foods move ahead with $970 purchase of cash-and-carry distributor Investment firm KKR returned to its relationship with US Foods. CD&R and KKR are the private equity firms […]
Panera Bread launches Panera Grocery, digging into food retailing business
Panera Grocery built as a standalone service Panera launched Panera Grocery, making some inroads into the food retailer category. At a time when nearly all on-premises dining is closed due […]
PFG shares employees with grocers, adds 480 new, grocery customer locations
Distributor also helps restaurants transition to higher-volume off-premises business Performance Food Group (PFG) announced it had signed 10 new agreements with food retailers year-to-date. Also, the nation’s second-largest broadline food […]
