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Sales among the top 100 FE&S dealers totaled $14.51 billion in 2022, which is up from $11.63 billion in 2021, according to the FE&S 2023 Distribution Giants study. In 2022, sales increased for 95% of dealers within the top 100, compared with 85% last year.

The foodservice industry continues to move on from its COVID-19 ways, but a variety of macroeconomic influences continue to slow that progress.

Sales among the top 100 FE&S dealers totaled $14.51 billion in 2022, which is up from $11.63 billion in 2021, according to the FE&S 2023 Distribution Giants study. In 2022, sales increased for 95% of dealers within the top 100, compared with 85% last year.

Sales among the top 100 foodservice equipment and supplies dealers totaled $11.72 billion in 2021, up from $9.4 billion in 2020, according to the FE&S 2022 Distribution Giants study. In 2021 sales increased for 85% of the dealers within the top 100, compared with 16% last year. That means 15% saw a decline in revenues in 2021, which is an indicator of how much the industry has fluctuated from one year to the next.

The foodservice industry continues to move on from its COVID-19 ways, but a variety of macroeconomic influences continue to slow that progress.

How is the industry faring in 2021? And, what’s in store for 2022?

FE&S’ subscribing operators share how they purchase foodservice equipment and supplies, their expectations and more.

FE&S’ subscribing foodservice operators explore how their most pressing business challenges impact the way they purchase foodservice equipment and supplies, their product expectations and more.