Sysco-Restaurant Depot Merger Is a Rotten Deal for Restaurants

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    "excerpt": "Andrew Zimmern has spent decades proving that food can be a powerful force for cultural understanding and social change. An Emmy-winning and James Beard Award-winning television host, chef and food advocate, he brings boundless curiosity and deep empathy to his exploration of global cuisine on his acclaimed shows, including the Bizarre Foods franchise, The Zimmern List, What’s Eating America , Family Dinner, and Wild Game Kitchen . His work extends far beyond television into restaurants, publishing, and philanthropy, all driven by his conviction that shared culinary experiences can bridge divides and create lasting change. Today’s restaurant business depends on margins so thin they can be shaved with a paring knife. What keeps independent operators alive is not abundance, it’s friction. The ability to compare prices. To pivot suppliers. To walk into a warehouse with a cart and buy what you need without asking permission from a corporate sales rep. That is why Sysco’s proposed acquisition of Restaurant Depot is not some dull antitrust story buried in the business pages. It is a direct threat to the economic survival of independent restaurants across America. The Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC), which I helped co-found during the darkest days of the pandemic, is urging the FTC to block Sysco’s proposed $29.1 billion acquisition of Restaurant Depot. More than 1,000...",
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