Purchasing Efficiences
We Are Your Customer
Centralized Purchasing – Elite is the purchasing customer instead of the 266 individual military commissaries
EMI – Elite Managed Inventory at Distribution Centers (DC’s)
- Maximize re-orders and minimize number of shipments
- Eliminate Not In Stock (NIS) items
- Management of stock rotation and code dates
Responsive and Proactive Speed-to-Shelf Management Promotional Opportunities
- Coordinate and enhance quantities with stores and Distribution Centers
- Sales Reps work on commission basis
- Positive reputation and working relationship with buyers and category managers
Elite’s Model = Maximum Efficiency for our Vendor Partners
Your products are sold on Elite’s Government Contracts.
1. Elite places an order with a Vendor Partners for shipment to nine DC’s.
2. Vendor Partners ship our DC and receive payment from Elite.
3. Elite sells DeCA & Exchanges on Elite goverment contracts.
4. DC’s ship product to DeCA & Exchanges and place re-orders with Elite.
5. DeCA & Exchanges pay Elite.
Our Military Distribution Partners
Distributor: MDV Nash Finch (Norfolk)
Regions: NE, CU & EU
% of Mix: 35%
Distributor: MDV Nash Finch (San Antonio)
Regions: MW
% of Mix: 4%
Distributor: C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc.
Regions: NE
% of Mix: 4%
Distributor: Coastal Pacific Food Dist. (S)
Regions: SF, FE & HI
% of Mix: 15%
Distributor: Coastal Pacific Food Dist. (O)
Regions: SW
% of Mix: 6%
Distributor: Coastal Pacific Food Dist. (F)
Regions: NW & AK
% of Mix: 5%
Distributor: MDV Nash Finch (Columbus)
Regions: SO
% of Mix: 15%
Distributor: MDV Nash Finch (Bloomington)
Regions: CE
% of Mix: 4%
Distributor: MDV Nash Finch (Oklahoma City)
Regions: MW
% of Mix: 12%
Elite Brands HQ
148 Main Street
Norfolk, MA 02056
Tel: 508-553-8887
Fax: 508-553-8889
Elite Brands Military Sales
Keith Smith
Norfolk, MA
774-235-2702
ksmith@elitefoodco.com