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Like other foodservice distributors, Ritter Food Corp. wants its DSRs to perform at the optimum, and comes through with various incentives designed to maximize their efforts. But, besides the obvious [...]

The management structure at Ritter Food Corporation is decentralized. As president Martin Ritter puts it, 'There are very few occasions when I will tell anYone what to do.' Every department [...]

Martin Ritter, president of Ritter Food Corporation, Elizabeth, N.J., views his company as the most customer-friendly foodservice distributor' in the firm's seven-state marketing area. Active in the distributorship for 30 [...]

The horrific events of September 11 reverberated throughout the foodservice supply chain, transforming business in America in unprecedented ways. On the plus side, if there is one, the terrorist attacks [...]

Ritter Food Corp decided to venture into the fresh-seafood market despite its reputation as a hard sell because of the perishable nature of the items. At the beginning of Ritter Food's fresh-seafood program, a number of difficulties arose in areas such as packaging and sanitation. However, errors decreased dramatically as the operation progressed. At present, Ritter Food's fresh-seafood sector accounts for 2% of its total sales. Reports have also shown a 4% growth for the sector since the start of the program., To most distributors, venturing into a fresh-seafood program sounds as appealing as sailing uncharted waters during a storm. Many fear that getting into distributing such highly perishable items simply means [...]

A Wisconsin-based chain that makes the most of its state's dairy resources is taking on local frozen custard powerhouse Ritter's in a battle for the Hoosier taste bud. Summer is [...]

Christmas is viewed by many as a time for giving, and this was never as true at Ritter Food Corp. as it was last year. A new employee from the [...]

Take the highly competitive metro New York market. Add the current slump in restaurant sales. The result is a challenge in distributor credit management. This is a challenge for Ritter [...]

Efforts to increase efficiencies and 'tighten up' Ritter Food Corporation's purchasing department are paying off, according to Marion Higgs, vice president of marketing, whose primary responsibility is managing the distributor's [...]

RANK 19 Estimated foodservice volume: $162.5 million Operating in a trading area that is both highly competitive and strongly feeling the effects of the economic downturn, Ritter Food Corp. scored [...]