| ABC | Activity Based Costing |
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| AFH | Away from Home |
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| AH | At Home |
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| AUV | Average Unit Volume |
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| B&I | Business and Industry |
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| BOH | Back of House |
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| C-STORES | Convenience Stores |
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| CAGR | Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| CCRC | Continuous Care Retirement Centers |
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| CDC | Chain Distribution Center |
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| CDR | Casual Dining Restaurant |
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| CGR | Compound Growth Rate or Category Growth Rate |
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| CMS | Convenient Meal Solutions |
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| CMS/HMR | Convenient Meal Solutions/Home Meal Replacement |
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| COEX | Chain Operators Exchange - IFMA Meeting |
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| COP | Center of Plate |
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| COGS | Cost of Goods Sold |
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| CREST | Chain Restaurant Eating Share Trends (by National Panel Diary) |
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| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
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| CSF | Critical Success Factors |
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| CSI | Critical Strategic Issues |
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| DC | Distribution Centers |
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| DLP | Distributor Label Products |
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| DPI | Disposable Personal Income |
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| DSD | Direct Store Delivery |
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| DSR | Distributor Sales Representative |
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| ECR | Efficient Consumer Response |
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| EDLP | Every Day Low Price |
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| EFR | Efficient Foodservice Response |
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| EFT | Efficient Funds Transfer |
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| F&B | Food and Beverage |
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| F&O | Forecast and Outlook |
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| FAFH | Food Prepared Away From Home |
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| FAH | Food Prepared At Home |
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| FBC | Foodservice Benchmark Center |
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| FDI | Food Distributors International. Formerly NAWGA/IFDA |
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| FMI | Food Marketing Institute |
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| FOH | Front of House |
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| FSM | Foodservice Management Companies (contract caterers) |
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| FSMA | Foodservice Sales & Marketing Association |
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| FSR | Full Service Restaurants |
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| FTE | Full Time Equivalent |
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| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
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| GMA | Grocery Manufacturers Association (for retail) |
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| GPO | Group Purchasing Organization |
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| HACCP | Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points |
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| HDPE | High Density Polyethylene |
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| IBA | International Bakers Association |
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| IDDBA | International Dairy, Deli, Bakery Association |
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| IDFA | International Dairy Foods Association |
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| IFDA | International Food Distributors Association (see FDI) |
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| IFMA | International Foodservice Manufacturers Association |
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| IFMATRAC | Manufacturers Society on Shipment Data (by National Panel Diary) |
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| ISB | In-Store Bakery |
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| ISR | In-Store Restaurant |
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| JVs | Joint Ventures |
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| LLOs | Local Leverage Operators |
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| LSR | Limited Service Restaurants |
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| LTL | Less Than Truck Load |
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| M&A | Merger and Acquisition |
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| MAP | Modified Atmosphere Packaging |
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| MBR | Mutually Beneficial Relationship |
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| McKinsey 2010 | Industry Wide Study by McKinsey & Company, sponsored by IFD/FDI and IFMA |
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| MCO | Multi Concept Operator (i.e., Lettuce Entertain You) |
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| MSCs | Meal Solution Centers |
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| MSR | Mid-scale Restaurants |
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| MUFSO | Multi-unit Foodservice Operators - Nation's Restaurant News Conference |
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| NAFEM | National Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers |
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| NAMA | National Automatic Merchandiser Association |
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| NAWGA | North American Wholesale Grocery Association (see FDI) |
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| NFBA | See ASMC |
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| NPD | New Product Development |
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| NRA | National Restaurant Association |
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| PCYA | Percent change compared to a year ago |
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| PDMA | Product Development Management Association |
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| PMA | Produce Marketing Association |
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| POP | Point of Purchase |
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| POS | Point of Sale |
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| PSA | Per Store Average |
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| PVP | Preferred Vendor Programs |
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| QC | Quick Casual |
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| QSR | Quick Service Restaurants |
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| Re-Di | Re-Distribute |
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| RISE | Restaurant Information Services for Executives |
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| RSE | Retail Sales Equivalent |
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| RTM | Ready to Make |
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| RTU | Ready to Use |
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| SFM | Society Foodservice Management |
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| SMSA | Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area |
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| Spiff | Manufacturer's Incentives given to DSRs |
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| SSS | Same Store Sales/Comparable Store Sales |
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| TBO | Third Party Buying Organization (also known as operator buying groups) |
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| USR | Upscale Restaurants (casual: $8-15/fine: $15>) |
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