A world-class purchasing organization representing five great brands!
Unified Foodservice Purchasing Co-op®, LLC (UFPC®), based in Louisville, Ky., is the largest purchasing cooperative in the quick-service restaurant industry. With an annual purchasing volume of over $5.4 billion, UFPC negotiates volume purchases of food, packaging, equipment and other supplies from manufacturers and suppliers for purchase by operators and distributors who supply operators.
UFPC is the exclusive supply chain management organization for Yum! Brands, Inc. and its five national restaurant systems: A&W, KFC, Long John Silver’s, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. Based in Louisville, Ky., Yum! Brands is the world’s largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants with more than 35,000 restaurants in 100 countries and territories. UFPC serves the corporate and franchisee member operators of these five national purchasing co-ops:
A&W National Purchasing Co-op, Inc.
KFC National Purchasing Co-op, Inc.
Long John Silver's National Purchasing Co-op, Inc.
Pizza Hut National Purchasing Co-op, Inc.
Taco Bell National Purchasing Co-op, Inc.
Brief History:
UFPC began business on March 1, 1999. The two significant entities that merged operations to form UFPC were Tricon’s (now Yum! Brands) purchasing group, called Supply Chain Management (SCM) and the purchasing team of FoodService Purchasing Co-op, Inc. (FSPC). The unification of these two groups created a dedicated purchasing cooperative to serve all corporate- and franchise-owned KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants in the U.S.
Timeline of UFPC History:
1980 – The KFC National Purchasing Cooperative (renamed KFC Co-op in 1999) began operations to serve as a national purchasing cooperative on behalf of, and for the benefit of, KFC restaurant owners and operators.
1986 – KFC Corp. (KFCC) was purchased by PepsiCo, Inc., which had its own internal distribution system serving the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains.
1989 – PepsiCo announced they would switch company-owned KFC stores to its own purchasing and distribution system (PFS) over an 18-month period. This decision affected about 30 percent of the KFC Co-op’s business.
1992 – The KFC National Purchasing Co-op began supporting other concepts, including Taco Bell franchisee-owned stores.
1993 – Due to the transition to supporting other concepts, the name “KFC National Purchasing Co-op” was changed to FoodService Purchasing Co-op, Inc. (FSPC) to better reflect the organization’s mission.
1997 – PepsiCo spun off its restaurant division as Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. (now Yum! Brands, Inc.).
1998 – Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., FSPC, and KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell franchisees announced plans to form a unified purchasing cooperative for restaurant products and equipment in the U.S.
1999 – UFPC officially began operations as the newly formed, unified purchasing cooperative exclusive to Yum! Brands domestic restaurants, including KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
2002 – UFPC assumed the purchasing teams and supply chain management responsibilities for all corporate- and franchisee-owned A&W and Long John Silver’s restaurants in the U.S.
2003 – UFPC Smallwares Connection® was launched to support the smallwares needs of all franchisees.
2004 – UFPC enhanced its Commodity Risk Management program. Commodities become a primary focus in order to mitigate price fluctuations across key market areas.
2005 – UFPC received the first ever We CARE Award from Republic Bank in Louisville, Ky., for its community support, spirit and passion.
2006 – UFPC Equipment Sales launched a new Web site where members can view equipment catalogs, search for equipment items and learn about ongoing programs.
2007 – The first UFPC History and Formation video was completed with interviews and comments by founding board members and Yum! Brands and UFPC executives.
2008 – The new Compass enterprise resource planning system (general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, order entry, etc.) was completed and went live in August 2008 replacing an outdated AS/400 system that had served the KFC Co-op and UFPC since the 1980s.
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