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Mastering Distributor Deductions: 

 From Victim to Victor

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Mastering Distributor Deductions:

From Victim to Victor 

October 24th at 11AM PDT | 2PM EDT

Navigating national distribution can be overwhelming, especially when deductions start cutting into your margins, leaving you feeling angry and powerless.

On average, 17% of deductions are erroneous, but with the right tools and approach, you can recover up to 70% of invalid disputes.

 

What you’ll gain:

Navigate distributor contracts with confidence

Identify avoidable, unavoidable, and erroneous deductions and take steps to resolve them

Better budget for the costs of working with distributors

Tools to track retailer & distributor commitments, improve financial accuracy & support more effective deduction reviews

        Our Speaker:                        Our Host:

Luke Abbott

Luke Abbott is a founder and CEO at Vdriven, experienced in raising capital, CEO coaching, CEO coaching, and retail domination best practices. As the President of Monterrey Provisions, a national food distributor, he scaled and grew the company from $32M to $250M+ in revenue, and launched 3 startups along the way. His academic contributions as a Professor of Supply Chain at the University of San Diego have enriched his students with practical insights, preparing them as future business leaders. 

Wade Yenny  

Wade Yenny has over two decades of experience in the retail grocery industry. He started at Buehler’s Fresh Foods in Wooster, Ohio, progressing to Sr. Director of Center Store before leaving in 2019. Wade then joined Rouses Markets in Schriever, Louisiana, as a Grocery Category Manager, later becoming Director of Non-Foods, HBA, GM & Confections. At Jimbo’s in San Diego, he served as Grocery Buyer and was promoted to Director of Grocery. Currently, Wade is the Senior Director of Brand Management & Business Development at VDriven Consulting & Venture Studio.

He also co-hosts the “CPG Vibes” weekly LinkedIn podcast with Alex Bayer, catering to the CPG/emerging brands community.

At Vdriven, we've helped brands recover over $2 million in erroneous deductions. We understand the complexities you face, and our goal is to help you implement better processes for reviewing, tracking, and resolving deductions.