PFGC vs AIT Comparison

Performance Food Group is one of the largest foodservice distributors in the US, with sales of more than $63 billion in fiscal 2025. It sells and distributes food and nonfood products through its foodservice segment, which serves restaurants and institutions, accounting for 53% of sales. PFG also wholesales and distributes products to convenience stores (39%) and through its specialty segment (8% of sales), which serves customers such as vending operators, office coffee service providers, and theaters. The firm's platform spans 250,000 products offered to 300,000 customer locations, supported by 155 distribution centers across all three segments.

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc is a distributor of industrial products to the maintenance, repair, and operations market and the original equipment manufacturing industry. Further, the company provides engineering and design services for industrial and fluid power applications. The products include bearings, power transmission components, fluid power components and systems, industrial rubber products, linear motion components, safety products, oilfield supplies, and other industrial and maintenance supplies. The company's reportable segments are; Service Center Based Distribution which derives key revenue, and Engineered Solutions. Geographically, the company derives its key revenue from the United States and the rest from Canada and other countries.