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Affinity Group

Food sales brokerage with analytics

Food Demo Contractor

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Birmingham, AL, USA
In Person
RetailRetail Sales, Merchandising

About the job

Requirements
  • Must be able to work for extended periods of time in a standing position.
  • Requires excellent communication skills, neat appearance, and good grooming.
  • Must be eighteen years of age or older.
  • Must own a computer and have internet access.
  • Must have a smartphone with the ability to take and send pictures.
  • Must have basic computer skills.
  • Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds.
  • Must hold or be willing to attain a valid ServSafe certificate.
Responsibilities
  • Greet customers enthusiastically.
  • Provide customer service by answering product-related questions and helping customers locate items.
  • Set up and organize the demonstration table.
  • Prepare vendor products using Demonstration point-of-sale equipment to enhance product display.
  • Serve samples, demonstrate products, and explain their attributes and features.
  • Maintain a friendly, positive, well-groomed appearance.
  • Maintain a professional, clean, healthy, and safe work environment.
  • Provide accurate and timely daily reporting of time worked and sales results.
  • Clean the workstation area.
  • Load, unload, and move products that are sometimes heavy or bulky.
  • Check other merchandise in the store to ensure shelf tags are present, products are packed out, and expiration dates are monitored.
  • Merchandise products and coordinate with department managers for product displays.
Desired Qualifications
  • Prior food service experience.

About the company

Affinity Group is a North American food sales and marketing agency that works as a broker to help brands grow in both foodservice and retail channels. It provides sales strategy, culinary support, store-level merchandising and planning, plus category management and consumer-trend insights. The company leverages data and analytics to guide decision-making and deliver real-time results for clients, with divisions for foodservice and retail offering tailored solutions such as menu development, marketing insights, and perishables brokerage. It differentiates itself through its dual-channel focus, a track record of acquisitions to broaden reach (Matrix Sales & Marketing and Jon Morris & Co.), and ongoing data integration and AI enhancements through a partnership with Mascari NXT. Its goal is to drive sales growth and stronger brand performance for client brands across the North American market by turning data and market insights into practical sales and merchandising plans.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Charlotte, North Carolina

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • PR Newswire said the Mascari NXT deal expands customer reach by 50%.
  • Datassential's May 2026 case study validates Affinity's pitch-to-win execution with measurable placements.
  • Leadiq noted December 2025 produce leadership hiring, signaling continued channel-specific investment.

What critics are saying

  • Mascari NXT integration in 2026 risks distraction and culture clash across sales teams.
  • Small-company profile and 51-200 employees create client-concentration risk if one account leaves.
  • AI selling is becoming table stakes; competitors can copy it within twelve months.

What makes Affinity Group unique

  • January 2026 Mascari NXT acquisition adds AI-driven selling to food brokerage.
  • Affinity Group combines foodservice, retail, and fresh-channel coverage under one sales agency.
  • Datassential's May 2026 case study showed 2 LTO wins and one permanent menu placement.

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Benefits

  • Phone/Internet Stipend
  • Flexible Work Hours

Company News

PMQ
Feb 4th, 2026
Affinity Group Acquires Mascari NXT as Part of Strategy to Advance Food Industry Sales - PMQ Pizza

Affinity Group, a leading North American sales and marketing agency, today announced the acquisition of Mascari NXT, an AI and data integration company. As a subsidiary of Affinity Group, the company will operate as Mascari NXT, An Affinity Group Company. This acquisition marks a major step in Affinity Group’s long-term strategy to advance food industry […]