Food Service/Pro

Some of your products are sold to Food Service/Pro (Professional) distributors or directly to restaurants, schools, institutions, or other businesses.

A Food Service or Professional business has different dynamics than retail.  Different SKUs, Long-term rebates, not short-term promotions.  “Operators,” not retailers.  The management of this channel, however, is no less important than retail.  For Food Service/Pro requirements, BluePlanner is deployed with dedicated long-term contract planning.  These can be set up for a variety of planning requirements. Customer and product selections can be simplified, enabling you to- for example- apply a deal to all SKUs in a brand.  Rate or percent deal entry. Volume-based deal tiers. 

The major benefits of incorporating your Food Service/Pro business into BluePlanner is that because it is one platform, there will be just one place to go to understand the performance of your entire business; sales, trade spending, and margins. 

Related Capabilities

IBP

Integrated Business Planning

Provides capabilities to support annual operating plan definition.

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TPM

Trade Promotion Management

Supports annual planning, execution, and analysis of accounts.

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Use Cases for Food Service/Pro

Managing Customer Business Plans & Approvals

Forecasting Shipments

Paying Bills and Managing Deductions

Forecasting the Trade Spending Accrual

Monitoring Business Initiatives

Some Food Service/Pro Clients

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