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• Declines in the Company’s Supply chain services sales due to increased wholesaler competition or
increased customer self-distribution
• Changes in demographics or consumer preferences that affect consumer spending habits
• The impact of consolidation in the Retail food and Supply chain services industries
• The success of the Company’s promotional and sales programs and the Company’s ability to respond to
the promotional and pricing practices of competitors
Food Safety
• Events that give rise to actual or potential food contamination, drug contamination or food-borne illness
or any adverse publicity relating to these types of concern, whether or not valid
Liquidity
• The Company’s substantial indebtedness and its potential effect on the operation of the Company’s
business
• The availability of favorable credit and trade terms
Labor Relations
• Potential work disruptions resulting from labor disputes
• Ability to negotiate labor contracts with acceptable terms
Employee Benefit Costs
• Increased operating costs resulting from rising employee benefit costs or pension funding obligations
Regulatory Matters
• The ability to timely obtain permits, comply with government regulations or make capital expenditures
required to maintain compliance with government regulations
• Changes in applicable laws and regulations that impose additional requirements or restrictions on the
operation of the Company’s businesses
Self-Insurance
• Variability in actuarial projections regarding workers’ compensation and general and automobile
liability
• Potential increase in the number or severity of claims for which we are self-insured
Legal and Administrative Proceedings
• Unfavorable outcomes in litigation, governmental or administrative proceedings or other disputes
• Adverse publicity related to such unfavorable outcomes
Information Technology
• Difficulties in developing, maintaining or upgrading information technology systems
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