Performance Food Group

PFG Chef Honored As People’s Choice Winner at 2022 Chef Invitational

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Friday, September 2, 2022

Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) Corporate Chef Robert Stegall-Smith was recently honored as the Peoples Choice winner at the 2022 Chef Invitational hosted by California Giant Berry Farms .

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  • Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) Corporate Chef Robert Stegall-Smith was recently honored as the Peoples Choice winner at the 2022 Chef Invitational hosted by California Giant Berry Farms .
  • The Chef Invitational is a culinary competition where chefs from across the country submit an innovative, original recipe showing the versatility of fresh berries.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220902005183/en/
    PFG Chef Robert Stegall-Smith with his People's Choice award and winning dish.
  • Chef Robert joined other event finalists and was honored at a special event held Aug. 29-31, 2022 and hosted by California Giant Berry Farms.

PFG Launches Associate Resource Group Program

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Friday, August 26, 2022

Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) recently launched its first enterprise Associate Resource Group (ARG), Women of PFG.

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  • Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) recently launched its first enterprise Associate Resource Group (ARG), Women of PFG.
  • Associate Resource Groups are a key component of our associate engagement framework and strategy, said Claudia Mills, Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion at PFG.
  • Introducing Women of PFG is a positive step for our company as we focus on being a diverse and inclusive workplace, said Craig Hoskins, President and Chief Operating Officer, PFG, and Women of PFG Executive Sponsor.
  • Women of PFG is the first of eight ARGs that will help lead PFG into the future.

Vistar Media Launches Programmatic Mediation

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Vistar Media , the leading global provider of software for digital signage, has launched a mediation solution for digital out-of-home (DOOH).

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  • Vistar Media , the leading global provider of software for digital signage, has launched a mediation solution for digital out-of-home (DOOH).
  • As the marketplace evolves, our job is to provide media owners with the best possible tools to maximize revenue and yield for their networks, so it was a natural decision to provide streamlined access to any SSP a media owner requires, said Eric Lamb, SVP, Supply at Vistar Media.
  • Activating mediation is a simple process that requires no additional technical integration for any media owner currently connected to the Vistar SSP.
  • Vistar Media is the leading global provider of programmatic technology for out-of-home, bringing enterprise-grade software that was purpose-built for the unique requirements of digital signage.

Performance Food Group Company Announces Chief Financial Officer Jim Hope to Retire; Transitioning the Role to Vistar President & Chief Operating Officer Patrick Hatcher Planned for Final Quarter of Calendar 2022

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) today announced the upcoming retirement of Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Jim Hope and the transition of the role to Patrick Hatcher, Vistar President & Chief Operating Officer during the final quarter of calendar 2022.

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  • Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) today announced the upcoming retirement of Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Jim Hope and the transition of the role to Patrick Hatcher, Vistar President & Chief Operating Officer during the final quarter of calendar 2022.
  • We were excited to promote him to President & Chief Operating Officer for Vistar and now we are eager to have his talents on PFGs senior leadership team.
  • Prior to PFG, Mr. Hope held executive leadership roles with Sysco Corporation for 26 years, serving as Executive Vice President of Business Transformation, Senior Vice President of Sales and Operating Company President.
  • He joined Vistar in 2010 and has held diverse executive leadership roles spanning finance, information technology, sales and marketing, including Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer, Vistar.

AFFLINK Grows Leadership Team

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

AFFLINK President & CEO Dennis Riffer announced today that, effective August 12, 2022, Dana Duckworth will join AFFLINK as VP of Supply Chain Solutions.

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  • AFFLINK President & CEO Dennis Riffer announced today that, effective August 12, 2022, Dana Duckworth will join AFFLINK as VP of Supply Chain Solutions.
  • Riffer adds that he and AFFLINK's Executive staff are impressed with Duckworth's record of team building and discipline that drove such impressive results on the gym floor.
  • "For me, it's a blessing to join AFFLINK and work for a subsidiary of a Fortune 500 company, Performance Food Group (PFGC), says Duckworth.
  • "It is an exciting time to be a part of AFFLINK.

Performance Food Group Company to Host Webcast of Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Fiscal 2022 Results

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE:PFGC) will host a live audio webcast at 9 a.m.

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  • Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE:PFGC) will host a live audio webcast at 9 a.m.
  • ET Wednesday, Aug. 17, to discuss fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2022 financial results.
  • PFG will issue a news release with those results at approximately 7 a.m.
  • Performance Food Group is an industry leader and one of the largest food and foodservice distribution companies in North America with more than 150 locations in the U.S. and parts of Canada.

PFG’s Coda Coffee Co. Brews Up a Silver at the 43rd Annual Telly Awards

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) announced today its Coda Coffee Co. promotional video received a silver award in the business-to-business category in the 43rd Annual Telly Awards .

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  • Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) announced today its Coda Coffee Co. promotional video received a silver award in the business-to-business category in the 43rd Annual Telly Awards .
  • The promotional video created by Studio Center tells the Coda story with a three-minute snapshot of what makes the company and its coffee products unique.
  • Coda Coffee Co. has both retail and wholesale products available.
  • Established in 1979, The Telly Awards receives over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents.

Vistar Media Welcomes Welby Chen as New Chief Operating Officer

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

Vistar Media , the leading global provider of software for digital out-of-home (DOOH), has appointed Welby Chen as Chief Operating Officer.

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  • Vistar Media , the leading global provider of software for digital out-of-home (DOOH), has appointed Welby Chen as Chief Operating Officer.
  • Welby brings impressive experience to our C-Suite team including 13 years in the startup world where he focused on growing and scaling businesses, said Michael Provenzano, CEO & Co-Founder at Vistar Media.
  • I cant think of a better time to join Vistar than amid the rapid acceleration of digital OOH as a necessary advertising medium for brands, said Welby Chen, COO at Vistar Media.
  • Vistar Media is a geospatial technology company bridging the space between advertising ecosystems and consumer movement patterns.

PFG’s Contigo® Brand Passes 2 Million Case Milestone

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

Performance Food Group Company s (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) Contigo brand recently surpassed 2 million cases sold in one year, the fastest a PFG brand has reached that important milestone.

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  • Performance Food Group Company s (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) Contigo brand recently surpassed 2 million cases sold in one year, the fastest a PFG brand has reached that important milestone.
  • Launched in 2016, Contigo has experienced extraordinary growth and is now one of PFGs top ten private-label brands.
  • Were extremely proud of how our Contigo brand has performed since its launch, said Pepe Toro, senior national sales manager, Hispanic-Latin segment, PFG.
  • All PFGs Performance Foodservice locations across the country carry the Contigo line, including PFGs Contigo Taqueria quick service restaurant that is tailored for convenience stores and other food venues.

Eight Performance Food Group Truck Drivers Selected for International Foodservice Distributors Association Truck Driver Hall of Fame

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Eight of Performance Food Group Company s (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) truck drivers were recently named to the 2022 International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) Truck Driver Hall of Fame .

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  • Eight of Performance Food Group Company s (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) truck drivers were recently named to the 2022 International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) Truck Driver Hall of Fame .
  • IFDAs hall of fame program honors the foodservice industry's top drivers for their outstanding records of service and safety.
  • The PFG drivers inducted into the IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame include:
    To be eligible for consideration for IFDAs Truck Driver Hall of Fame, drivers must have at least 25 years of employment with an IFDA member company and have no moving violations or chargeable accidents within the last five years.
  • All PFG drivers are required to complete a defensive driver training program to enhance safe driving habits and hazard perception.