Overview
Brown Foodservice distributes food, beverages and kitchen supplies to restaurants, convenience stores, caterers and institutional food operators in Appalachia and surrounding areas. Its catalog spans fresh and frozen foods, pantry items, packaging, cleaning products and equipment, letting customers buy ingredients and operating supplies from one distributor. Orders move through its Louisa warehouse for delivery across Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and Indiana, while the public can place pickup orders through its Cash & Carry service. The company earns revenue from these product sales. Brown Foodservice was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Louisa, Kentucky.
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What believers are saying
- Purchasing has collective scale: Brown Foodservice accesses UniPro's buying power while remaining independently owned.
- Driving has a training path: Brown Foodservice's full-time Louisa trainees receive license preparation and post-license trainers.
- Sales has base pay: Brown Foodservice advertises $55,000-$75,000 annually, experience-based, for full-time Beckley sales representatives.
What critics are saying
- Beckley salespeople working full-time for Brown Foodservice need auto insurance with $300,000 bodily-injury and $100,000 property-damage limits.
- Brown Foodservice's Louisa night selectors work full-time schedules including nights, weekends, holidays and required overtime.
- Full-time selectors in Louisa lift up to 50 pounds repeatedly and up to 80 occasionally at Brown Foodservice.
What makes Brown Foodservice unique
- Ownership spans generations: Brown Foodservice is a fourth-generation family-owned and operated distributor.
- Sourcing extends beyond stock: Brown Foodservice reports access to more than 27,000 products.
- Exclusive labels broaden sales: Brown Foodservice's brands include Golden Brown Chicken, Mama Bruno's pizza and Appalachian Morning coffee.
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