Foodservice Council

CRC’s Foodservice Council is a source for market intelligence on restaurants (chain and independent), contact management, foodservice distribution, convenience stores, and cash-and-carry retailers. Council members include manufacturers, distributors, and operators looking for strategic insights and actionable takeaways on how to capture growth opportunities.

Foodservice Council Membership

We can help you win with key customers, align resources with areas of greatest upside, and outpace the industry. We believe high-quality research directly leads to high-impact conclusions that can give you a competitive edge.

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With a Cleveland Research membership, company-wide access to our research, with year-round support from our research teams. The market is changing all of the time, you can ensure you stay aware and ahead of the changes, and key inflection points, to maximize your gains.

Broad Channel Network

• Our team interacts regularly with a broad network of experts across end-markets & categories.
• We identify and share best practices highlighting what’s working across channels.
• We equip you with important industry inflections to help you stay ahead of the curve.

Relationship with Retail Executives

• Our financial analysis experience offers us unique relationships with Senior Management teams that give us a clear understanding of key strategic initiatives.
• With that access, our work uncovers opportunities and risks within your key retailer strategies.
• We help you prioritize key customer strategies to maximize your investments.

Shopper Insights & Surveys

• Shopper surveys complement our research with data points to round out the full story on a particular theme, retailer, or channel.
• Understand how shopper preferences are changing and how these changes impact your product category.
• We add to your perspective on how shoppers are engaging with your customers.

Cross-Sharing & Benchmarking

• Our quarterly surveys give our partners unique data points that help benchmark your performance against other council members who are also your peers
• Regional roundtables facilitated by CRC provide an opportunity to discuss challenges and share best practices with peers in non-competing categories.
• Join our network & begin building more informed strategies for your team.

Foodservice Council Reports

CRC’s proprietary research reports provide insight into the current foodservice environment, including actionable ideas that can be used to help strategize and plan your business with key customers and segments. Partners have access to foodservice channel reports, updates on key customers, benchmarking data, and industry performance metrics and forecasts. Based on your customized preferences, these written reports will be distributed to your inbox in real time.

Most Downloaded FSC Member Reports

ARAMARK: Path to Sales Growth Acceleration Seems Unclear in FY19

PFG: Private Label Growth Looks to be a Top Priority in FY19

CHAIN RESTAURANTS: Looking to Price Increases to Offset Cost Pressures in 2019

Foodservice Council Events & Webinars

Foodservice Forum
September 25, 2019 | Dallas, TX
Hear fresh perspectives from CRC analysts and guest speakers as they provide an update on the consumer and U.S. economy and discuss areas of growth within foodservice, including key segments and customers. Attendees will participate in strategic discussions with their peers and receive insights from the CRC team on what you need to know to grow your foodservice business.

We host webinars to share key changes and emerging themes in the industry with practical implications to help partners with tactical and strategic planning. Members receive unlimited registrations to CRC webinars.

Foodservice Distribution Webinar
February 22, 2019 at 11:00 am ET

Foodservice Council Roundtables

Aimed at sharing best practices across the industry, we facilitate small group roundtable discussions with industry experts to navigate challenges and identify best practices. Members receive one seat, at a discounted rate, to each roundtable event.