Pentallect: Big 3 Broadliners’ 1Q-21 Results Were Much Less Negative, Suggesting Gradual Recovery

The quarterly analysis of 1Q-21 results from the big three publicly reporting broadline foodservice distributors by Pentallect Inc., the Chicago-based foodservice research firm, shows reason for hope. The numbers show continuing improvement over previous quarter during the pandemic, even though organic sales and case-shipment trends remain mostly negative. “The most recent results…illustrate some favorable trends,”…