September 21, 2007 Project # 12406

1. September 21, 2007 Project # 12406 Food Industry. Facts. Insights. Consulting. Retail Meal Solutions: Opportunity Assessment Preparation Practices Prepared by:

2. Bloom practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

3. Bloom practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

4. Bristol Farms practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

5. Bristol Farms practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

6. Buehler’s practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

7. Buehler’s practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

8. Central Market practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

9. Central Market practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

10. Costco practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

11. Costco practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

12. Draeger’s Markets practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

13. Draeger’s Markets practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

14. Fresh Market practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

15. Fresh Market practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

16. Giant Eagle Market District practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

17. Giant Eagle Market District practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

18. Harris Teeter practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

19. Harris Teeter practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

20. Publix practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

21. Publix practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

22. Shaw’s Supermarkets practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

23. Shaw’s Supermarkets practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

24. Sheetz practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

25. Sheetz practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

26. Shop-Rite practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

27. Shop-Rite practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

28. Sweetbay Supermarkets practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

29. Sweetbay Supermarkets practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

30. Ukrop’s practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

31. Ukrop’s practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

32. Vons Pavilions practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

33. Vons Pavilions practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

34. Wawa practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

35. Wawa practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

36. Wegman’s practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

37. Wegman’s practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

38. Whole Foods practices and needs Headquarters RMS Preparation Practices RMS Preparation Philosophy RMS Sourcing Practices RMS Purchase Decision Making

39. Whole Foods practices and needs RMS Food Safety Needs Category Specific Needs Needs of Foodservice Mfrs.

40. Purchase decision makers • Virtually all of the major retail concepts profiled during this study make major RMS purchase decisions at the corporate level. In some cases, local or regional management has some influence, but even in those circumstances the primary responsibility lies at headquarters. • Those stores that place a heavy emphasis on local buying, such as Whole Foods and Buehler’s, usually allow in-store management the greatest input. • Typically, RMS decision makers are employed in one of the following capacities: • VP/Director of Foodservice • VP/Director of Prepared Foods • VP/Director of Purchasing • Often, more specifically, the Deli and/or Prepared Foods Purchasing Director/Supervisor • Executive Chef • Rarely the only decision maker, but usually involved in the process