Produce Alliance

General information

THE ALLIANCE
Since 1996, Produce Alliance has grown from one distributor to a membership of more than 45 independent high-profile fresh produce distributors with over 60 facilities covering 46 states. Every member company is carefully selected after meeting stringent qualifying standards and represents the fresh produce specialists in each market they service. Our membership continues to grow as distributors see the significant value that Produce Alliance can bring to them. Headquartered in Nashville, Produce Alliance has procurement offices in Atlanta, Salinas, and Chicago, staffed by seasoned veterans who purchase millions of cases of fresh produce annually. Our procurement offices also offer complete transportation and logistics services.

WE'RE PRODUCE SPECIALISTS
Knowledgeable foodservice operators recognize the value of utilizing a fresh produce specialist as their primary supplier for fruits and vegetables. Only a produce specialist knows the distinct requirements for buying, handling and distributing quality produce. Therefore, only a specialist can consistently supply a full line of fresh produce and meet requirements for sizing, packaging and yield specifications required in foodservice operations. As a Produce Management Services Group servicing the foodservice industry, we focus on reducing the foodservice operators fresh produce and other related product costs and develop ways to increase efficiencies for each restaurant unit.

OUR DISTRIBUTOR MEMBERS
Our distributor members are independent owner-operator produce professionals offering knowledgeable sales and customer service departments, trained warehouse crews, refrigerated trucks, and skilled delivery drivers. Each operation offers an integrated computerized inventory and product pricing systems along with online order entry, ensuring the most efficient process management for your fresh produce program. All Produce Alliance members are required to meet and maintain high company standards. Our established criteria in service, safety and integrity are qualities you depend on from your produce supplier. We are constantly improving the quality of distribution and creating a stronger relationship between distributors and foodservice operators.

BUYING POWER
Produce Alliance members purchase in excess of 25,000,000 packages of fresh produce each year. That kind of buying power allows us to leverage our volume to obtain the absolute best prices available. Our long standing agreements with a diverse base of growers, also enables us to guarantee a constant supply of the highest quality fresh produce packed under the strictest safety standards.

REGIONAL AND NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS
From large, multi-unit national operators to regional independent restaurant groups, the Produce Alliance network of fresh produce specialists can design a program that meets the individual needs of a foodservice operator. We ensure program consistency from one market to the next and from one location to the next. We allow you to establish, monitor and control your produce requirements from field to table. Our national marketing managers profile every customer and offer customized programs to meet the demanding needs of today's foodservice operator. As national and regional multi-unit chain accounts continue to grow, it is important that they have a national procurement and distribution group that can grow with them, enabling them to maintain the supply and consistency of their fresh produce.