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The Pentallect partners’ personal executive experience, coupled with their reputation as provocative and outside-the-box thought leaders, have made their pragmatic advice, opinions and insights some of the most sought after in the food industry. The Pentallect team is honored to be regularly quoted in national and leading industry publications.

The Kraft Heinz Bombshell: Sorting Through the Rubble

by: Bob Goldin February 22, 2019 On February 21st, Kraft Heinz announced a profit decline, a 36% dividend cut, an SEC investigation of its accounting practices, margin contraction, lower realized prices, cost headwinds, potential asset sales, a...

Sysco, US Foods and Performance Food Group: Are they over-relying on independents?

by: Barry Friends | Bob Goldin | Bob Planck* February 19, 2019 Market-leading growth in high-margin independent case volume and private brands continues to be a major catalyst for improved year-over-year performance by the three largest...

Amazon.com as a Foodservice Titan: Not So Fast

by: Bob Goldin | Barry Friends February 4, 2019 We have the utmost respect for Amazon.com (Amazon). Perhaps more than any company in the recent past, it has and is fundamentally reshaping how business is conducted. No one can ignore their...

The Labor Crisis: Now is The Time to Collaborate

by: Bob Goldin | Gary Karp | Rob Veidenheimer | Barry Friends January 11, 2019 Labor shortages are widespread and growing in severity. They are causing major disruptions to business efficiency and costs to rise, in some cases fairly...

Capitalize on Data Analytics

by: Gary Karp November 28, 2018 A recent study by Pentallect, "Best Practices: Strategic Use of Data Analytics", confirmed the need for continuous improvement in the use of data analytics and identified significant differences in how various...

Food and Beverage Manufacturers: Stuck in Neutral

by: Rob Veidenheimer | Bob Goldin November 13, 2018 Major food & beverage (F & B) manufacturers have been actively pursuing a number of strategic initiatives to accelerate sales and profit growth. These initiatives have included portfolio...

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