Diversity & Inclusion

SUPPORTING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES

As a company, we hope to contribute to a more equitable and inclusive future, beginning with how we do business and how we give back to the communities where we live and work. By increasing the diversity of our suppliers and our international restaurant offerings, we are supporting economic growth among multicultural businesses and populations. In conjunction, our outreach to diverse communities allows us to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others that reaches beyond our workplace and supports the underserved.

SUPPLIER DIVERSITY

US Foods^® has a commitment to diversity and is continuing to build a supplier diversity program that enhances our network of vendor partnerships with small businesses and companies that are owned and operated by a diverse spectrum of people, consisting of women, minorities, veterans, LGBT+ and individuals with disabilities. We are expanding our diverse supplier network through membership organizations, such as:

• National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
• Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
• The LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois (LGBTCC)
• Disability: IN, the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion
• Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC)
• Food and Beverage Industry Group, an organization historically focused on enhancing supplier diversity across the industry where US Foods has a Board position

This work is led by our dedicated Supplier Diversity team that collaborates with subject matter experts across the business, as well as customers and suppliers, to develop supplier sourcing strategies and secure data to make informed choices. Our strategy is enhanced by our Supplier Diversity Council, a cross-functional team comprised of customer-facing and procurement-facing members of our organization focused on ensuring diversity is considered as buying decisions are made.

As a part of our supplier set-up process, US Foods seeks to identify and track purchases of both diverse suppliers. Upon request, US Foods can provide a report of its utilization of diverse vendors in a customer’s purchase history. US Foods uses a third-party provider to review business classification data, including small business and diversity status. This supplier is a minority- and woman-owned small business.

^{1. Figures include trade and indirect spend with Tier I suppliers.}