Food Distributors – Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts
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- Key industry statistics, trends, and financial ratios
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- Competitive landscape and environment
- Major company profiles and market shares
- Five-year outlook and growth forecasts
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Wholesaling
https://www.ers.usda.gov/
Introductory section provides an overview of the food wholesaling industry, with information provided including a description of the major types of wholesalers (e.g., merchant wholesalers, manufacturing sales branches and offices, brokers and agents), the types of products distributed (e.g., general line, specialty, miscellaneous), and the types of customers served (e.g., retail outlets, food service firms).
The Hale Group
Foodservice White Papers
https://www.halegroup.com/
White papers explore emerging issues and opportunities for U.S. foodservice distributors, with topics covered in this section including "Foodservice 2025: Digitalized, Democratized & Disrupted", "A New Era Emerging in Foodservice", "GPO's in Foodservice―Landscape and Growth Opportunities", and "Foodservice Distributors of the Future". All publications in this series can be downloaded free online.
International Foodservice Distributors Association
Publications available from this trade association include:
IFDA Newsletters
https://www.ifdaonline.org/
Newsletters provide news and information for foodservice
distributors, with topics covered in various issues including operations, transportation, regulations and
legislation, IFDA programs and research, public policy issues, and recent government
activities. IFDA Daily Update and IFDA Weekly Ops are available free with email
registration; IFDA State and Federal Insights are available to members only.
IFDA Monthly Economic Update
https://www.ifdaonline.org/
Monthly macroeconomic trend and outlook analysis includes detailed information on
leading industry and economic indicators, with data analyzed in
each update including retail sales, price indices (e.g., CPI, PPI),
gross domestic product, personal consumption expenditures, and labor
market data (e.g., payroll employment, average hourly earnings,
unemployment rate, and labor force participation rate).
IFDA Operations & Financial Performance Report
https://www.ifdaonline.org/
Annual foodservice distributor survey provides a compilation and analysis of operations and financial
data segmented by sales volume, number of distribution facilities,
and return on assets performance, with topics covered including sales growth, private-label
product sales, inventory levels, inbound and outbound totals, on-time delivery
rate, error rate, technology implementation, and employee turnover.
BizMiner Market Analysis Reports
Food Distributors and Wholesalers
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "4244" to see available reports
Market analysis reports provide industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.
For more industry research reports and other resources, see the following resource guide.
Financial Statements and Financial Ratios
BizMiner Industry Financial Ratios
Food Distributors and Wholesalers
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "4244" to see available reports
- Income and expenses in dollars and percentages
- Balance sheets in dollars and percentages
- Profitability and return on investment ratios
- Liquidity and working capital ratios
- Asset turnover and efficiency ratios
- Capital structure and debt service ratios
International Foodservice Distributors Association
IFDA Operations & Financial Performance Report
https://www.ifdaonline.org/
Annual survey lets users compare their firm's operational and financial performance with other IFDA firms, with financial data, including income statements, balance sheets, and financial ratios, reported in aggregate for all participating firms and by general business profile category, annual sales volume (<$75M, $75M - $200M, >$200M), number of distribution facilities, and return on assets performance.
Compensation and Salary Surveys
International Foodservice Distributors Association
Compensation surveys available from this trade association include:
Cross-Industry Compensation and Benefits Survey
https://www.ifdaonline.org
Comprehensive survey provides compensation and benefits data for over 35 executive,
salaried, and sales positions in the wholesale distribution industry based on data
submitted by member companies from twenty-one wholesale
distributor trade associations including the IFDA. Participating firms have
access to interactive online reporting tools that allow users to
filter the results by user-defined criteria.
Compensation Survey: Driver and Warehouse Positions Edition
https://www.ifdaonline.org
Cross-industry survey of hourly wage job positions provides median and average compensation data
(e.g., base compensation, gross compensation, effective base hourly rate, and effective
gross hourly rate) for five driver positions
and nineteen warehouse positions, with survey results for each position reported by distributor
type (e.g., IFDA firms, all firms),
annual sales volume, and geographic region.
PayScale, Inc.
Food Wholesalers
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as regional sales manager, outside sales representative, warehouse manager, forklift operator, order selector, and delivery driver, with food distributors for which compensation data is provided including Sysco Corp., US Foods Inc., C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., and Performance Food Group Company.
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