Alan Smith

Chief Operating Officer

Alan Smith is the Chief Operating Officer at ArrowStream, the foodservice industry’s leading cloud platform for supply chain intelligence. With over 25 years of executive experience in supply chain technology, Alan specializes in transforming complex, fragmented logistics data into proactive, margin-protecting operational strategies. He currently helps operators across 260+ brands and 130,000+ restaurant locations gain the visibility, control, and confidence needed to mitigate risk and drive sustainable growth.

Recent Posts by Alan Smith

A male chef in a professional kitchen opens a large, stainless steel commercial refrigerator fully stocked with a variety of fresh ingredients, including produce, prepared foods, and jars. Green crates labeled "llemnet" and "Nèrucí" are visible outside the refrigerator.

Cold Chain Management in Foodservice Distribution: Why It Matters

In foodservice, there are plenty of things you can flex on. Your cold chain is not one of them.  If product temperature slips at any point, it’s not just a small issue. It turns into waste, credits, missed service expectations, and sometimes much bigger problems.  That’s why cold chain management in food industry operations isn’t just a ...

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Predictive Sales Analytics for Food and Beverage

Most food and beverage manufacturers know they need better sales visibility. The challenge is that by the time traditional reports show what happened, the opportunity may already be gone. If the sales signals that point to an opportunity are buried across your systems, you may not see its full value ...

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Foodservice professional reviewing sales and market research analytics

How to Conduct Market Research for the Food and Beverage Industry

Most food manufacturers don’t think about market research until something feels off. Sales dip during what should be a strong cycle, or a competitor shows up in accounts you thought were locked in. Suddenly, you’re left wondering: what changed? In foodservice, that answer isn’t always obvious. The market signals that ...

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