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Title
Performance Food Group
Description
In the United States, PFG or Performance Food Group ranks third from the top of broadline food service distributors. Thus, whenever anyone goes out for a bite to eat in any of the many restaurants of the United States, there is a good chance that they will be enjoying Performance Food Group's professional services.
History
The company's roots can be traced back to as early as 1875 when a food distribution and brokerage firm first started up in Richmond, VA. This company first began to distribute canned vegetables and canned fruits across the mid-Atlantic to restaurants and grocery stores. The company broadened its reach in the 1980's and became a food distributors network so that resources among its members such as procurement, marketing, product development, sales technology support were shared through their largest division which was Pocahontas Foods. Thus, the company became big enough to compete with already established, large scale broadline distributors. In 1987, Pocahontas Foods merged with Caro Foods and the company was renamed to Performance Food Group or PFG. Since then, a large number of food distributors have joined the PFG Company. Today, Performance Food Group has expanded so vastly that it now serves all the 50 states of the United States and 41 foreign countries as well. It regularly delivers around 68,000 food items to over 41,000 customers.
Summary
Performance Food Group caters to street food service markets as well as restaurant chains. Street food service markets can include food preparation services such as small and mid-sized restaurants, cafeterias, schools, hotels, health care services and a host of different institutional clienteles. Restaurant chains include food services with a national or regional chain of outlets providing casual dining and family dining experience. This also includes fast-service food outlets.
Broadline Operations
Performance Food Group operates 19 companies focusing on broadline distribution in a number of places in the United States. Their companies can be found in Main, Miami, the Gulf Coast and the Great Lakes among others.
Performance Food Group distributes top quality products supplied to many food facilities such as restaurants, hotels, schools, quick-service eateries and health care facilities. These customers rely on Performance Food Group's quality products such as seafood, baked goods, meat of USDA quality and other food related items such as condiments.
Performance Food Group broadline distribution facilities are located at within 250 miles of its customers. Broadline distributors are located in the eastern, northeastern, southern, southeastern, and midwestern United States area. Specifically, Performance Food Group distribution centers can be found in Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, Illinois, Maine, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia and Texas. The company also maintains eight customized distribution facilities found all over the United States which services 14 chains of nationwide restaurants and three international restaurant chains.
Broadline Service Support
For many restaurants and food facilities, Performance Food Group provides top quality products. However, Performance Food Group's support also extends to services as well. Performance Food Group also provide support for the efforts of food handlers to expand the quality of their service such as support for menu development, assistance on operational strategies and advice on selecting the right product for whatever the need.
Customized Operations
Performance Food Group also provides for the specific needs of a few of the United States' most well known restaurants such as TGI Friday, Cracker Barrel, Ruby Tuesday and Outback Steakhouse. These restaurants often have unique demands from their suppliers and Performance Food Group makes sure that they get them.
Performance Food Group Products
As one of the top three food distribution specialists in the country, Performance Food Group offers a large line of products for its customers under several brand names. These brands include Bay Winds, AFFLAB, Brilliance, First Mark, Empire's Treasure, Heritage Ovens, Guest House, PFG Custom Meats, Raffinato, Pocahontas, Ridgecrest Culinary, Village Garden, West Creek and Silver Source. Performance Food Group also offers several food products such as dry groceries, canned goods, meat, baked goods, condiments, cooking oil, shortening and a host of other food and food preparation products.
Performance Food Group's specialty products offers special food product types targeted for specific segments of consumers. The company's Raffinato brand is tailored for the Italian food market with products such as high quality pastas, tomato products, cheeses, oils and sauces. Performance Food Group's Empire's Treasure brand, on the other hand markets frozen seafood.