What Members Are Saying
Jennifer Cone, Land O' Lakes
"Being a member of the Foodservice Supply Chain Alliance group has brought me great value as the FS Customer Logistics Manager at Land O'Lakes. I have been able to gain a network of supply chain contacts, and it has provided a forum to benchmark service metrics, review best practices, and discuss key industry challenges."
Tom Shrump, Heinz North America
“I have found the surveys and the discussions to be opportunities to gauge our performance and customer platform with peer companies in a professional, well-constructed manner. In my personal experience, my expectations have been met consistently and I look forward to the growth of the alliance as a continued opportunity to gauge efficiencies and reduce costs in this challenging economy.”
Lil Schroeder, Schwan’s
“I find the value of the Industry Share Group to be well worth it. This has enabled me build relationships with people in other companies that I may not have met otherwise. Sharing insights, issues, and solutions across the group has been enlightening. As we continue to get to know each other more, our discussions have broadened. This networking has also given me a source to reach out to for contacts relating to other issues and ideas at these manufacturers as well. Additionally, the surveys have been very helpful, as it is not easy to find benchmarking data specific to Food Service supply chain data.”
Dan Berg, DOT Foods
“Having a strong network of supply chain professionals to ask questions and share ideas will keep your company on the cutting edge.”
Denise Cameron, Wayne Farms
“The FSCA Summit was a highly rewarding experience for all involved. It is always a good idea to gather with industry peers to discuss how we’ve progressed in all areas of the logistics and supply chain process. Healthy dialogue surrounding issues such as transportation costs, customer scorecards, on time deliveries and sustainability can only help us to assess where we are now as an industry and to identify improvement opportunities throughout the future.”
Carolyn Kauppinen, General Mills
“At General Mills, understanding our customer needs is of the utmost importance. Being a member of the FSCA enables us to meet with other manufacturers to discuss critical trends in the industry, best practices and opportunities. This forum allows us to benchmark our results in critical key metrics with our peers to assess how we are servicing our customers and managing our Supply Chain costs. The discussions and studies provide us with invaluable information and insights.
Not only have we learned from each other, we have also formed long lasting relationships that are critical in the food service industry. Our goal is to continue to expand this group to an even broader manufacturer base which will create an even greater value than we are seeing today!”
