Cleaning Processes with Jerry

A Conversation with Andrew Ries of Performance Food Service Chemical Division


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Topics

·         Food, beverage, and chemical industries

·         Company mergers and acquisitions

·         Sales leadership

·         COVID’s impact on business

 

Andrew Ries of Performance Food Service Chemical Division

 In Cleaning Processes with Jerry, we hear from Andrew Ries, Chemical and Beverage Manager at Performance Food Service. He discusses his career trajectory and various challenges he has faced, from industry consolidation to the new normal in the pandemic. The food, beverage, and chemical industries are not faint of heart.

 Andrew started working in the food industry as a teenager, and he pivoted to panelized housing, but ultimately landed on a career in sales. As the pandemic started, his optimism wavered and he wasn’t himself. He reconnected with himself while earning a certificate in professional sales leadership. Now, Andrew takes what he learned as a CPSL and effectively manages teams and processes. He juggles countless moving parts of the business and puts out fires daily. As a problem-solver extraordinaire, Andrew shares his honest outlook on the industry. He shares his mission to find balance in his life.

 Andrew is most looking forward to the return of food shows. He loves meeting new people, getting new ideas, and seeing innovation and technology. 

  Thank you for listening to Cleaning Processes with Jerry. If you've enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe. If you have any questions or comments or would like to become a guest, please reach out to me at [email protected]. Visit my Hospitalitycleaning101.com to see over 50 blog posts on a variety of cleaning topics. If you want to support us, share, share, share, and make sure to leave us a rating and review.

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

 ChemStation 

Performance Food Group 

Performance Food Service  

Diversey 

McDonald's 

Forest Homes 

Gordon Food Services 

BUNN Capital 

Core-Mark 

National Association of Sales Professionals 

Certified Professional Sales Leader

  SEE ALSO:

 Reinhart Food Service 

Reinhardt Legacy Bev Chem

Robert's Foods 

Andrew Ries phone: (570) 898-0154

Andrew Ries email

Andrew Ries on Linkedin

 Fun Fact:

 Andrew got his first taste of leadership at 18 when he worked at McDonald’s.

 Words of wisdom:

 “Running sales and service is like juggling chainsaws”

“The consolidation continues and it's only getting more aggressive.”

“I let my service techs do what they do best. They go out and service our clients.”


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