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Food Distributors products at the door but also help our customers put products away and rotate their stock. It’ s a traditional‘ milkman style’ mentality that provides an extra layer of service and care.
“ Lastly, our customer directed sourcing strategy is unrivaled,” he adds.“ With over half a million SKUs in our sector, it can be difficult for customers to work out what they need and when they need it. Unlike most of our competitors, we’ ve launched a process for special orders. This service is very popular among our customers, and currently around 12-to-15 percent of our weekly deliveries are special orders.”
Having recently moved to its new facility, Atlantic will inevitably continue to flourish as it wins more market share in the northern Ohio area.“ We anticipate 20-to-30 percent sales growth over the next five years, and we’ re looking to win more market share by bringing in more people, as well as strategic acquisitions if the right opportunities arise,” Craig concludes.“ We’ ll continue to invest in new technologies, including AI, to enhance our customer experience in terms of both efficiency and performance.” ■
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