{"id":27796,"date":"2021-02-10T14:10:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T19:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stageres.blueridgeglobal.com\/war-stories-of-three-food-distributors-deliver-strategies-to-alleviate-risk-and-build-supply-chain-resiliency\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T21:00:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T01:00:56","slug":"war-stories-of-three-food-distributors-deliver-strategies-to-alleviate-risk-and-build-supply-chain-resiliency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/resources-press-releases\/war-stories-of-three-food-distributors-deliver-strategies-to-alleviate-risk-and-build-supply-chain-resiliency\/","title":{"rendered":"War Stories of Three Food Distributors Deliver Strategies to Alleviate Risk and Build Supply Chain Resiliency"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212; <em>Webinar to Discuss Key Supply Chain Challenges in Food Distribution and Proven Strategies to Solve Them &#8212;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Update: This event occurred in the past. <a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal-2.wistia.com\/medias\/5p11znxp5m\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>Get the replay here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ATLANTA, February 10, 2021<\/strong> \u2013 The U.S. retail food sector generates eight million tons of waste annually in distribution centers and stores, or $18 billion per year in lost value because of overstocks and spoilage. Volatile supply chain conditions including seasonality, long lead times, closures and hoarding are driving stockouts through the roof.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pr&amp;utm_campaign=press%20release%20slug\">Blue Ridge<\/a><u>,<\/u>\u00a0the leader in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/supply-chain-planning-solution-sheet-download\/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pr&amp;utm_campaign=supply%20chain%20planning\">supply chain planning<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0pricing solutions,\u00a0today announced a webinar hosted with UniPro Foodservice to share how three food distributors are rethinking their approach to inventory planning and supply chain resiliency. The webinar is set for February 24, 2021 at 1:00 PM ET. Register <a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/food-war-stories-webinar-page\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees will learn how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consistently keep food products in stock including perishables without costly excess<\/li>\n<li>Drive huge efficiencies in order replenishment<\/li>\n<li>Free up even more efficiencies and reduce costs through smarter transfers and inventory allocation<\/li>\n<li>Improve customer service levels for increased sales, revenues and profitability<\/li>\n<li>Use newly discovered working capital toward other priorities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>David Huch, executive vice president of procurement, UniPro Foodservice shared, \u201cThe importance of advanced inventory planning solutions that deliver 98% forecast accuracy are redefining the investment required to meet stringent expectations for great customer service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joining David Huch will be additional panelists including Sven Aunapu, senior business consultant at Blue Ridge, and Ryan Vencill, account executive at Blue Ridge.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is available on a limited-space basis at. <a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/food-war-stories-webinar-page\/\">Sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Blue Ridge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blue Ridge Supply Chain Planning and Price Optimization solutions empower distributors and retailers to tap into undiscovered margin through enterprise-wide inventory intelligence, automation, and synchronization. Blue Ridge uniquely combines demand forecasting with pricing strategy, so that businesses can proactively understand the unpredictable and allocate the right inventory, right-priced across the entire mix, to accelerate top- and bottom-line results. In a world where the only constant is change, Blue Ridge provides more certainty, more speed, and more assurance, so companies can see the why behind the buy and respond faster to the unexpected. That is why major retailers and distributors rely on Blue Ridge for a more foreseeable future. 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