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Dunsmere Foodservice Distribution

Monitoring — no action needed

Distribution · Sacramento, CA

May 28 – Aug 13, 2026

last 12 weeks of telemetry

Enterprise Monitor42 points clear of the escalation threshold with nothing open

Dunsmere Foodservice Distribution is 42 points below its escalation threshold — market & external pressure is the strongest theme at 33 against a threshold of 75. Nothing is currently escalated, though 1 theme is still climbing. No board direction is outstanding.

33

Highest signal

of 75 threshold

0

Open escalations

nothing open

79%

Participation

coverage sufficient

0

Board actions

none assigned

What needs attention

2 active themes

Market & External Pressure

26 independent participants · 9 functions

Weak Signal33 / 75Rising 8wView evidence →

Reported by 26 independent participants across 9 functions, persistent for 8 weeks and rising.

Execution Bandwidth

22 independent participants · 8 functions

Weak Signal28 / 75FlatView evidence →

Reported by 22 independent participants across 8 functions, persistent for 6 weeks.

Organizational radar

all 8 themes scored

0

Escalated

0

Developing

8

Quiet

View all eight themes

Organizational radar

Dunsmere Foodservice Distribution across the eight themes

Every company is scored on the same eight themes, shaded against this program's own escalation threshold — so a quiet row means quiet, not unmeasured.

Company
Direction
Bandwidth
Comms
Alignment
Capacity
Talent
Friction
External
12
28
15
13
8
14
15
33

Confidence = unique reporters of a theme ÷ active participants over the rolling 4-week window. A cell turns red once it crosses its company's escalation threshold.

Board response

No board direction outstanding, and nothing open that needs one.

mature holding · held since June 2019 · Sacramento, CA

Company context
Employees
1,050
Signal seats
99
9% enrolled
Revenue
$488M
EBITDA margin
6–9%

Investment thesis

Independent foodservice distributor competing on service density; thin margins offset by low capital intensity.

Known exposures

  • ·Customer mix weighted to independent restaurants
  • ·Fleet replacement cycle deferred two years

Signal data is PE-exclusive. Portfolio company leadership has no visibility into submissions, themes, or confidence scores.

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