Learn how to create a digital executive assistant in 30 minutes. Connect your inbox to AI to surface urgent emails, draft responses, and automate triage.

This acquisition unites companies with a shared vision and positions Alima’s founders to lead critical AI and data platform functions for the food distribution industry.

Seafood Expo 2026 takeaways: New partnerships, groundbreaking technology, and a focus on economic viability as the key to a truly sustainable seafood industry.

Don't let ERP issues put growth on hold - Learn how Pepper's lightweight CSV integration works with your real-world data environment, spreadsheets and all, to drive growth today.

Learn how independent food distributors can turn credit card acceptance into a revenue and loyalty engine with Pepper's Branded Card and Loyalty Program.

Small Brown Foodservice IT team uses AI to modernize their legacy ERP, build a 'data bus,' and automate operations.

To stay competitive and protect long-term account value, distributors need to modernize - Not by abandoning relationships, but by building a growth engine around them.

Learn where growth is for c-store distributors, why “foodservice” is the new battleground, and the 2026 C-store distributor playbook.

Jordano's Foodservice uses AI to eliminate tedious admin work, allowing sales reps to focus on relationship-building, growth, and reclaiming their weekends.

Pepper and Tab have partnered to modernize payments and lower DSO. Discover how this partnership enables distributors to offer branded credit cards with cash-back rewards to restaurants.

Discover how Merit Foods, a broadline foodservice distributor, practically uses AI for center-of-the-plate production analysis, cost management, and warehouse slot optimization.

Pepper’s Sales Hub now provides sales reps with real-time estimated commission payouts as they create orders. Empower your sales team to influence their earnings and make intentional decisions while they sell.

See how Pepper’s AI Order Agent automates inbound orders from text, email, PDFs, and voicemails - reducing manual entry and improving accuracy.

Learn why 2026 favors independent distributors: growth in full-service dining, smarter DSR execution, data-driven selling, and modern supplier partnerships.

Learn how Pepper’s new self-serve tools give admins more control with faster reporting, flexible order guides, scalable image management, and more.

Pepper automates distributor order desks by parsing orders from any channel: voice, text, email, PDFs, photos. Reducing manual entry and speeding fulfillment.

Optimize your product library with accurate data, fast updates, and better images. Discover how Pepper helps distributors manage product content effortlessly.

Learn the 5 essential questions distributors must answer for a high-adoption e-commerce rollout. Improve catalog quality, pricing, segmentation, and launch success.

See how leaders at Willie Itule, PRO*ACT, and GoFresh Foods describe the benefit they get from using the Pepper Growth Platform.

See how Santa Monica Seafood gives reps time back and 90% customer app adoption with Pepper’s mobile ordering, transparency, and self-serve workflow.

See how Pepper’s order automation understands, translates, and organizes orders in any language instantly and accurately.

Discover Pepper’s latest updates: digital credit requests, buyer behavior insights, faster price editing for reps, and more.

In this 2-minute overview, learn how Pepper’s platform modernizes ordering, marketing, AR, and customer relationships - helping distributors grow faster and serve customers better.

Discover how Pepper’s latest DSR Connect updates help distributors see what customers explore, track full profit, and sell smarter with holistic data.

In just 60 seconds, discover nine flexible configurations: control who submits requests, set item eligibility, require invoices, and more.

Distributors face two AR challenges: chasing payments and reconciling them. Pepper’s collections toolset helps you automate payments, streamline reconciliation, and boost cash flow. All inside one platform.

Pepper partners with Community Catch and Sea Pact to connect small-scale fisheries, independent distributors, and consumers.

Learn how Pepper Promotions help distributors move product, build repeat orders, and engage customers with real playbooks from our live webinar.

Pacific Seafood is transforming their business with Pepper. Watch to find out how.

For nearly 100 years, Fierman Produce thrived at Hunts Point. Now, with outbound sales reps, digital tools, and AI, it’s redefining growth in food distribution.

AI is changing how distributors sell, forecast, and protect margins. This guide compares today’s production-ready platforms, like Pepper, with emerging innovations, helping you see which tools deliver results now and which could reshape the industry in years to come.

Improving the go-to-market toolset while investing in strengthening core c-store workflows

At the Piazza Bowl, there are no order sheets and no buy-now pressure. Instead, operators sample, explore, and connect. Discover how Piazza Produce turned its annual food show into an experience that builds trust, fuels authentic relationships, and sparks stronger sales after the event ends.

Together, the companies will deliver greater value to customers, expand opportunities for employees, and efficiently scale in the foodservice distribution industry

Co-Founder Bowie Cheung shares thoughts and findings from a recent poll we conducted with distributors on their sentiments and thoughts on AI.

Pepper’s Endless Aisle is the industry’s first program open to dropshipping, allowing distributors to feature goods to customers they don’t currently carry.

Wholesale Coffee roasters and distributors boost revenue with Pepper.

Multiple language support, image recognition, Training Mode, and more in this exciting update to Intelligent Inbox

When it comes to software in the food distribution sector, the importance of an intuitive and efficient User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX), especially across

Meal Ticket, a leading provider of business management solutions for the foodservice industry, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Pepper, thea premier eCommerce platform for distributors. 

Listen to the webinar with Aspire Bakeries Division Vice President, Quan Ngo, and Pepper’s General Manager, Andrew Van Bark, review how they are pioneering the effort to transform go-to-market strategies in the digital age and what others can do to win.

Discover how Pepper helped strengthen customer relationships for food distributors by streamlining communication, enhancing service, and driving lasting loyalty in this success story.

Discover how Aspire Bakeries boosted efficiency and sales with Pepper in this customer testimonial. Learn about their success story and key takeaways for food distributors.

Explore how Pepper helps food manufacturers advertise to foodservice buyers at the point of purchase for targeted, measurable marketing.

Pro-Act partners with Pepper to provide distributors with advanced digital tools and marketing opportunities. This collaboration offers tailored dashboards, reporting tools, and nationwide marketing campaigns, empowering Pro-Act members to enhance efficiency and grow their business.

Discover how Prospect Filtering in DSR Connect enhances lead generation by allowing you to filter leads based on business type, location, and more. Focus your sales efforts on high-potential targets and maximize efficiency with tailored outreach strategies.

With Promotions, you can drive product movement and increase basket size like never before—all directly within the app. Whether you’re running a buy-one-get-one-free (BOGO) sale or launching a seasonal special, Pepper has you covered.

DSR Connect, our new sales engagement suite, gives distributor sales reps a complete set of tools to prospect new customers and increase the profitability and penetration of existing customers. With the ability to edit item pricing on the fly, monitor upsell and churn alerts for key accounts, and even prospect and create sample order guides for new customers based on location and menu items.

Unity Advantage Group (Unity), a leader in foodservice group purchasing, is excited to announce a new partnership with Pepper, an innovative AI-driven online ordering platform designed for the unique needs of independent distributors. This collaboration is set to empower foodservice operators across the United States by harnessing Pepper's advanced analytics and actionable intelligence.

B2C teams are racing full-speed into performance marketing channels, most notably retail media channels like Amazon, Target, and Instacart, with a 12% increase in marketing spend annually. It’s hard to beat the clarity and straightforwardness of placing product ads directly into the intent-based search experiences of end buyers, whether that’s for tomato soup at Target or a new USB charger from Amazon.

June 25, 2024 - New York, NY - Pepper, the most trusted eCommerce platform for the foodservice industry, announces Dave Myers as the Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. As the former President of Golbon, COO of an independent foodservice distributor, and more than 40 years of exposure to the industry, Dave brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role at Pepper.

June 19, 2024 – Pepper, the industry-leading eCommerce platform, and UniPro Foodservice, the largest foodservice distribution cooperative in the United States, are excited to announce an expanded partnership to provide its Members and suppliers with access to new digital marketing channels to drive direct growth with our member’s operators.