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The term itself points to a running industry argument: that a heavy share of bar and restaurant product lists trace back to a single broadline distributor's catalog, and that this concentration shapes sourcing, menu engineering and pricing in measurable ways. Punch has previously published reporting on consolidation among food and beverage distributors and its downstream effects on independent operators' cost of goods.

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