KSA
Foodservice
Distribution
Update
Managing Director Bill Beattie
Growth Opportunities for
Foodservice Distributors During
the Downturn
We can often get sidetracked by the media’s portrayals of the economy:
popular wisdom says tighten up, cut back, and keep your head down! However,
history has shown that downturns create enormous opportunities for foodservice distributors to make decisions and investments that will pay off for decades... Read
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What We Do
- Profitability Improvement on both the vendor and customer sides
- Mergers and Acquisitions: guiding the sales and acquisitions of foodservice distributorships and regional sales territories
- Custom Strategic Services, including transition planning for family-owned distributors and driving management consensus with KSA’s 3-1-1 Planning Process
- Custom Finance Solutions, including finance strategy development, distribution center expansion analysis, lease or buy decisions on real estate and equipment, and cost segregation studies.
Foodservice distribution is about relationships and providing the best service
possible in one of today’s tightest margin industries. That’s where
Keiter Stephens Advisors comes in. We back our years of on-the-ground distribution experience with accounting and investment banking knowledge
to help you to develop effective solutions for your business challenges.
Testimonials
“Keiter Stephens not only understands broadline distribution and finance,
they also brought in a meat specialist on our deal who had experience
managing a meat operation similar to Winn’s...”
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"Many M&A brokers approach us to consider companies they have been engaged to sell. Our experience with Keiter Stephens Advisors has demonstrated their knowledge of the foodservice M&A process and their high ethical standards...” Read More
“During my work with Bill Beattie, prior to his co-founding Keiter Stephens Advisors, he helped us figure out where our operator relationships were profitable – and where they were not. Why is this so important in our industry? We want to be the best partner we can be...” Read More
“Keiter Stephens Advisors is unique because they understand the art of selling a family foodservice distributor. They helped us identify the key areas of value in our business, and their due diligence work left no guesswork...” Read More
