US Foods, Tighter than Ever

With a history that dates back to 1883, U.S. Foodservice was formed in 1992 after the merger of various companies. Today, it is one of the largest foodservice distributors to restaurants, healthcare and hospitality facilities, government operations and educational institutions. They offer more than 350,000 brand products, deployed by about 25,000 employees through a fleet of 4,949 tractors, 333 trucks and vans, and 6,333 trailers according to Transport Topics‘ Top 100 Private Carrier report [PDF], which lists it at number 5. This past September U.S. Foodservice announced it would change its name to US Foods and introduced a new logo.Based on extensive research, the new identity and underlying strategy mark the beginning of US Foods’ strategic transformation into a more creative