Mid-Atlantic
Weekly Newsletter / April 15, 2016
SURVEY: Product Gaps: Dressing & Beverage
Deadline: April 29, 2016
Controlled Items- Reminder
The typical turn around time is 24 hours, but we usually receive a response from the Managers in Grand Rapids rather quickly. We will continue to do everything we can to turn these around within a few hours.
National Chain items are controlled by National Account Managers in Grand Rapids. Each request is required to be approved by the Manager as well as the Logistics Analyst before opening to our local accounts.
New Items in STOCK!!!
660031 - Ground Beef & Lamb Patties - 4-8CT - Wolverine
841722 - Angus Beef USDA Choice Ground Chuck Beef Steakburger 4-5# - Premium Angus Beef
441312 - 50/50 Whole Milk & Part Skim Milk Mozzarella Cheese Blend, Diced - 6-5# - Saputo
Discontinued Blow Out Items- Need to Clean up the Slots
You will be directed to the Blow Out documents by clicking on the bar below.
Long Inventory Blow Out
We are a bit long on inventory on these items. We are offering hot pricing on "long" cases to help stabilize inventory and avoid the dreaded and very expensive liquidation. Please note these items are not being discontinued.
Lets work together to ensure we do not liquidate. Please click on the link below to review all of the items we NEED your help on. The list reviews the items and the cases at risk.
Looking for Point of Sale? We have you covered!
Mid-Atlantic Insider
Our weekly Insider can be found on the Mid-Atlantic site under Marketing Information.
This is a great resource to view market trends, new items, and discontinued items.
New Item Requests
We have seen great success in the team using the New Item Request form!!
As a reminder, there are two ways to submit new item requests. First, the established spreadsheet is a valuable time-saver and is recommended when a CDS is submitting multiple new items in one sitting. Second, the new item form can be used to populate one new item at a time. I have included a link below for both resources. I would imagine you will become comfortable with one format and stick with that, it is totally up to you!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I8VIYHAPcXsSpqrN8cyjoYXXPUfPCu2voYWuvgkK4Y8/edit#gid=0
Single:
https://docs.google.com/a/gfs.com/forms/d/1jQz6JEmpeVIMSydr0SBFcxvO0Jl_KnbCqlTypxH7ML4/viewform
To keep track of your request, visit the below link which will take you to the Master- New Item Request Form. Marketing continues to work on these requests each day.