Resturant Supply DistributorsRestaurant supply distributors must stay at the top of their game in order to stay ahead of their competitors. Most companies lack the tools they need to stay ahead in this fast paced and competitive industry. Many restaurant supply distributors are using outdated technologies and business processes as well as multiple software systems to perform their everyday business functions. This impedes their ability to meet the needs of customers and make a profit at the same time.
To help restaurant supply distributors do business better, Infor and its business-specific distribution solution, Infor10 Distribution, include built-in restaurant supply-specific functionality that allows distributors to streamline business processes throughout their operations and deliver a low-risk, easy-to-implement solution. Combining power, control, and convenience, Infor10 Distribution is a robust distribution management solution specifically designed to help restaurant supply distributors run an efficient, end-to-end operation. From accounting and sales to the warehouse operation and everywhere in between, Infor delivers the capabilities restaurant supply distributors need to enhance customer service, optimize inventory levels, increase productivity, and improve profitability.
Infor10 Distribution offers a wide variety of features throughout various modules to provide easy-to-use EDI, lot/serial tracking, job management, unlimited units of measure, special orders, same day/next day delivery, e-commerce, up-sell/ and point of sale.
Infor offers the largest base of resources dedicated to serving the needs of the distribution industry. With more than 9,000 distributors worldwide actively collaborating with Infor on their business needs, Infor offers the leading solutions for forward-thinking restaurant supply distributors.
- Manage increasingly complex products offerings
- Increase the productivity of their inventory
- Reduce operating costs
- Enhance customer satisfaction
- Improve agility and supply-chain performance
- Enable greater flexibility to quickly adapt to changing market conditions
Infor’s ERP FACTS Restaurant components
- Auto Quotes: Auto Quotes is a popular PC software made for this industry. This is an electronic catalog that allows the sales department to easily enter their customer quotes with full detailed spec sheets. Infor's ERP system integrates these quotes and processes the data instantaneously populating the system. This saves huge amount of time of having to re-enter the quote and drastically reduces errors. Automating this process eliminates the need for printed price lists and catalogs, making sure that you will never have to deal with outdated pricing again! Converting an Auto Quote to a sales order or Quote is seamless relieving the stress and worry of duplication efforts.
- Order History: Infor10 Distribution allows you to search through a customer’s complete sales history, and also enables you to search by self determined criteria. You can narrow your sales history search by date range or keywords i.e., “gas stove”. And, in a few simple steps, add that item to the customer’s current order. This saves time and eliminates trips to the filing cabinet to thumb through past customer invoices.
- Accessory Item: Infor10 Distribution automatically “suggests” products that go with items on a customer’s order, helping increase sales and improve customer satisfaction(Biggie Sizing). Plus it saves time, since service representatives do not have to flip through catalogs to tell your customers what choices they have on a single item when they buy.
- Job Based Pricing: Infor10 Distribution enables you to establish job specific pricing schedules through your solution, automating and simplifying the process. Infor10 Distribution job based pricing functionality ensures you pass on the best possible value to your customers so they can factor special prices when calculating their own quotes. You benefit from more organized processes, a better ability to track information and repeat customers.
- Point of Sale: Front counter capabilities are huge in the showroom for restaurant supply wholesalers. Infor10 Distribution offers you the front counter capabilities to handle high volume and high demand quickly and efficiently. You can help any customer on the spot by accessing your entire inventory from the Order Entry screen, offering a price, placing the order, capture the signature at the counter, then accepting payment or recording the transaction for invoicing. Additionally Infor10 Distribution allows you to apply cash or credit card deposits against any order.
Key Infor10 Distribtion Functionality
Rebate Tracking – ties rebates directly to order processing, making them easier to track, which can help maximize to amount of money earned.
Delivery Confirmation – delivery information is loaded into a PDA running a palm operation system. Then at the delivery site the customer signs for the delivery and after the PDA uploads the signature into the back-end system, employees can view it immediately.
Labeling – ability to generate labels such as items, bins, tags, shipping, etc. from receiving, shipping as well as on demand. It also has the flexibility to provide customer specific labels at shipping time.
Order Entry – one screen order entry, quote entry, quote to order conversions, and expediting.
B2B Seller – offer ‘round-the-clock inventory information with a web based storefront
Component kitting and processing – allows distributors to efficiently manufacture, stock, track, and sell kits and other complex items with multiple components, or disassemble items and redeploy its components to stock.
Automated Accessory Items – this will prompt the salesperson to suggest a companion item or go-together item when an item is placed on order.
Wireless Warehouse Management – a small wireless hand-held device communicates with your Infor10 Distribution system, sending information about who picks what inventory activity and when in real time for accuracy, control and efficiency.
Remote Order Entry – download and store customer information in a PDA that can upload orders directly into Infor10 Distribution system.
Major Product Groups
· Bar Equipment & Supplies
· Buffet, Catering, Serving
· China & Dinnerware
· Cooking Equipment
· Cookware & Kitchen Supplies
· Cutlery
· Dining Room
· Furniture
· Glassware
· Janitorial & Maintenance
· Kitchen Equipment
· Refrigeration & Ice Machines
Infor has the following customer overviews available on Restaurant Equipment and Supply
Louis Wohl & Sons
Hockenbergs
Hotel Restaurant & Supply
EH Thompson
Adams Birch Inc.
Available upon request
Buying/Marketing Groups
Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association (FEDA)- http://www.feda.com/ A strong dealer advocacy in the food service equipment industry united for a profitable dealer-based distribution system.
Excell - http://www.excelldealers.com/ Excell Marketing & Procurement Group is a network of leading foodservice equipment and supply dealers and vendors. Excell is in its 15th year of promoting better relations and creating partnerships between our dealers and vendors.
National Equipment & Supply Association (NESA)- http://www.nesadealers.com/ NESA is a leading member-owned cooperative comprised of 130 Dealers and Distributors across the country offering the Operator community valued business solutions. Services range from consulting, CAD drawings, layout and design, delivery and installation and replenishment goods after the sale.
PRIDE Marketing & Procurement, Inc. - http://www.pridemarketing.com/ PRIDE began in 1989 with a small group of dealers who wanted more from a buying group. Today it is a member-owned organization with over 125 professional foodservice equipment and supplies dealerships located throughout the United States and Canada.
Supply & Equipment Foodservice Alliance, Inc. (SEFA) - http://www.sefa.com/ Supply & Equipment Foodservice Alliance, Inc., is a nationwide network of leading supply and equipment dealers and manufacturers. Founded in 1986, by Teddy Reid, SEFA has grown to be the industry’s leading foodservice buying, marketing and training group.
NISSCO Restaurant Dealer Group, Inc. (NISSCO RDG) - http://www.nisscorest.com/ Nationwide network of independent, wholesale dealers of Foodservice Equipment & Supplies. Founded in 1985, NISSCO RDG is comprised of more than 150 dealer member locations with annual sales exceeding $800 million. Under our Service Excellence Through Partnership charter, our guiding principle is to be the premier provider of goods and services to the Foodservice industry.
Trade Shows
International Restaurant Show-Las Vegas http://www.hospitality.org/
Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association- FEDA http://www.feda.com/
National Restaurant Association- NRA http://www.show.restaurant.org/
Publications
Foodservice Equipment and Supplies: http://www.fesmag.com/ ; Foodservice Equipment and Supplies (FE&S) is the one media source that connects equipment and supplies manufacturers and service providers with the full distribution channel including foodservice operators, E&S dealers, and facility design consultants.
QSR OneSource: http://www.qsrmagazine.com/ ; QSR OneSource is the ultimate guide to restaurant equipment, products and suppliers for the quick-service and fast-casual segments.