Reinhart FoodService wins $19.4M contract (BizJournals)

Food products distributor Reinhart FoodService LLC of La Crosse has been awarded a two-year prime vendor contract from the U.S. military worth up to $19.4 million.

Profile: Native of India builds Genesh Inc. into a thriving Burger King franchisee (The Kansas City Star)

Mukesh Dharod is a firm believer in the American dream — because he's living it.

Education (The Advertiser-Tribune)

Joseph Mileski, son of Lynne and Dave Mileski, was presented his Eagle Scout rank Jan. 26 during a ceremony at St. Joseph School cafeteria. The ceremony was the Four Winds presentation, performed by members of the Mawat Woakus, Order of the Arrow, ceremony team.

What’s Going On Calendar: Current Events (San Francisco Bay View)

San Francisco Women Against Rape seeks volunteers committed to supporting survivors of sexual assault, challenging all forms of oppression, and developing valuable counseling skills. People of color and people who are bilingual/bicultural are encouraged to apply.

News in brief (Onalaska Community Life)

Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.

A foodservice distributor is a company that provides food and non-food products to restaurants, cafeterias, industrial caterers, and hospitals and nursing homes.A foodservice distributor functions as an intermediary between food manufacturers and the foodservice operator (usually a chef, foodservice director, food & beverage manager, and independent food preparation businesses operator owners.) Foodservice distributors procure pallets and bulk inventory quantites that are broken down to case and sometimes unit quantities for the foodservice operator. Most foodservice operators purchase from a range of local, speciality, and broadline foodservice distributors on a daily or weekly basis.Often a food manufacturer may hire a foodservice brokerage company to represent the manufacturer in a local market. The broker helps the food manufacturer market its products through the foodservice distribution system, which ranges from getting items stocked at the distributor to working with operators to purchase items from the distrubor.A broadlihjtjne distributor services a wide variety of accounts with a wide variety of products, while a system distributor stocks a narrow array of products for specific customers, such as restaurant chains.Foodservice distribution companies can range in size from a one-truck operation to massive corporations, such as SYSCO and U.S. Foodservice. There are many independent broadline foodservice distribution companies that service chain and multi-unit restaurants based on master distribution agreements with national foodservice groups. These groups provide distributor members procurement capabilities rival the purchasing power of largest distributors. These distributor groups also provide distributor members group private label brands as well as marketing and quality assurance services.