Pan Gregorian Enterprises Inc

What Pan Gregorian Enterprises Inc does

Pan Gregorian Enterprises, Inc. (PGE) is a privately held restaurant and diner cooperative founded in 1983 and headquartered at 629 Springfield Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey. It serves independently owned restaurant operators, with a concentration in the Greek-American diner community, across New Jersey, Metro New York, Long Island, Upper New York, Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The organization is composed of 320 Stockholders and 800 Associate Members operating more than 1,120 restaurant locations, governed by a board of directors elected from the membership.

PGE's core offering is collective bargaining power: it negotiates volume pricing, rebates, and program terms with an approved vendor network spanning food (bread, produce, meats, frozen foods, coffee, dairy, ice cream), beverages (Pepsi, Nestle Professional juices), operations supplies (Cintas linens, Ecolab sanitation, paper goods), and business services (J. Pappas Companies for payments, insurance, investments, and energy; Wilentz Attorneys at Law for employment law updates). Team Four Foods administers the manufacturer rebate program. Members also receive access to over 200 cooperative programs, periodic food shows, a member magazine, the PGEI of America Charitable Foundation (which has distributed over $2.2M in scholarships and charitable donations since 1985/1987), and an annual gala. The technology stack is minimal: a Wix-hosted website, a Facebook page, a third-party member login portal (trackmax.com), and no proprietary software or AI components.

The business model is recurring membership-fee revenue from stockholders and associate members, supplemented by cooperative program administration. PGE is a member-managed cooperative (not a technology company); its growth lever is community-led recruitment through referrals, regional chapters, food shows, and member events, with no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Pan Gregorian Enterprises Inc

Legal name

Pan Gregorian Enterprises, Inc.

Website

https://pge-nj.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pan Gregorian Enterprises is a 1983-founded, member-managed restaurant and diner cooperative serving ~1,120 independent restaurant operators across eight Eastern US states, providing collective bargaining power with food, beverage, and business-service suppliers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Cooperative Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAHALAE

Buying Clubs & Community Bulk Purchasing Co-ops

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Food Co-ops & Community Grocery

SECONDARYCRAHALAA

Member-Owned Food Cooperatives

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Food Co-ops & Community Grocery

Keywords

• Restaurant cooperative
• Group purchasing organization
• Foodservice vendor negotiation
• Collective bargaining power
• Independent diner support

Headquarters

HQ city

Kenilworth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Cooperative Membership Fees: Pan Gregorian Enterprises generates revenue through membership fees from its 320 Stockholders and 800 Associate Members. The cooperative model allows independent restaurant operators to pool their purchasing power to negotiate lower costs and higher quality supplies from vendors and manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pan Gregorian Enterprises is a restaurant and diner cooperative that negotiates collective purchasing agreements with food, beverage, equipment, energy, payment, insurance, and back-office vendors on behalf of its independent operator members. It bundles these 200+ negotiated programs into a membership offering that gives independent restaurants franchise-style buying power while preserving their operational independence. The cooperative also operates a charitable foundation that provides scholarships and community grants.

Product overview

Pan Gregorian Enterprises Inc (PGE) is a restaurant/diner cooperative organization established in 1983 to serve independently owned restaurant industry members. PGE is not a technology product company; it provides cooperative purchasing power, vendor negotiations, member benefits programs, scholarship opportunities, and a magazine publication for its members. The organization has over 320 Stockholders and 800 Associate Members operating across New Jersey, Metro New York, Long Island, Upper New York, Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Services include collective bargaining with suppliers, member surveys, special promotions, employment law updates, and charitable foundation activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• P.G.E.I. of America Charitable Foundation: A philanthropic organization organized in 1985, providing scholarships for Greek descent students and charitable donations to children's hospitals, disaster relief, and educational institutions.

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• P.G.E.I. of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.coreOthersThe P.G.E.I. of America Charitable Foundation was organized in 1985 and legally recognized in 1987. Founded by the late George M. Manolios, the foundation provides scholarships for higher education to New Jersey high school graduates of Greek descent. It also supports charitable causes including children's hospitals, disaster relief, and educational institutions. The foundation has donated over $2,200,000 to various organizations including the W.T.C. relief fund, Tomorrow's Children's Fund at Hackensack hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and Rutgers University.
• Wilentz Attorneys at LawsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWilentz Attorneys at Law provides quarterly employment law updates, insights, and analysis on Labor & Employment matters to Pan Gregorian Enterprises members. Topics covered include overtime exemptions, severance agreements, non-disparagement clauses, accommodation limits, DOL thresholds, and electronic workplace surveillance.
• Team Four FoodscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam Four Foods manages the manufacturer's rebate program for PGE members, facilitating rebate claims and reporting requirements for distributors and approved vendors.
• Anthony & Sons BakerycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved vendor providing bread products to PGE members. Contact: Baldo Dattolo, 20 Luger Road, Denville, NJ 07834.
• Nestle ProfessionalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved vendor providing juices and beverages to PGE members. Contact: Mike Benigno, 140-30 Keyland Court, Bohemia, NY 11716.
• Driscoll FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved vendor providing groceries to PGE members. Contact: James J. Matheos, 6 Westbelt, Wayne, NJ 07470.
• Marathon EnergycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved vendor providing gas and electric services to PGE members. Contact: Victoria Marchese, 62-01 34th Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377.
• J. Pappas CompaniescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJ. Pappas Companies provides multiple services to PGE members including J. Pappas Payments (POS/Credit), J. Pappas Health Insurance, J. Pappas Investments, J. Pappas Insurance Agency, and J. Pappas Energy (Gas & Electric). These are affiliated companies providing integrated business solutions to member restaurants.
• PEPSI COLA COMPANYcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved vendor providing fountain and bottle soda to PGE members. Contact: Donna McCabe, 1 Pepsi Way, Somers, NY 10589.
• Coffee AssociatescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved vendor providing coffee products to PGE members. Located at 178 Old River Rd, Edgewater, NJ 07020.
• Cream-O-LandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved vendor providing milk and dairy products to PGE members. Contact: Jeff Little, 529 Cedar Lane, Florence, NJ 08518.
• Cintas CorporationsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved vendor providing linen services to PGE members. Contact: Dominic Zanfardino, 481 Pleasant Str., Lee, MA 01238.
• EcolabsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved vendor providing cleaning soaps and sanitation products to PGE members. Contact: Scott Alia, 100 Matawan Road, Matawan, NJ 07747.
• Jack and Jill Ice CreamsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved vendor providing ice cream products to PGE members. Contact: Tom Bloomfield, 101 Commerce Drive, Moorestown, NJ 08057.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Maines Paper & Foodservice: Maines is a regional broadline foodservice distributor with similar Eastern US footprint to PGE, serving independent restaurants with negotiated programs and value-added services. Comparable regional scope and SMB operator focus.
• Labatt Food Service: Labatt is a regional broadline foodservice distributor serving independent restaurants across the Southern US. Comparable in regional scope and SMB customer focus, though geographically weighted toward the Southeast.
• Shamrock Foods Company: Shamrock Foods is a regional broadline distributor serving independent restaurants with negotiated procurement and value-added services. Comparable regional and SMB operator overlap.
• Ben E. Keith Foods: Ben E. Keith is a regional broadline foodservice distributor serving independent operators across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast — geographies overlapping with PGE's eight-state footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Sysco: Sysco is the largest broadline foodservice distributor in North America, supplying independent restaurants with negotiated pricing and chain-style procurement programs. It is the dominant incumbent whose scale PGE's members are trying to access collectively.
• Gordon Food Service: GFS is a broadline foodservice distributor serving independent restaurants with negotiated programs and GPO-style purchasing power. It competes for the same vendor dollars and member relationships, though at vastly greater scale and with a different model.
• US Foods: US Foods is a major broadline distributor with programs targeted at independent restaurants, including chain-equivalent pricing tiers. Overlaps with PGE in the same independent restaurateur customer base.

Direct peers

• Restaurant Depot: Jetro Holdings' Restaurant Depot is a cash-and-carry wholesale club serving independent restaurants and foodservice operators. Like PGE, it targets SMB restaurants seeking procurement advantages, though it sells direct rather than through collective bargaining.

Others

• UniPro Foodservice: UniPro is a cooperative GPO of independent foodservice distributors, providing collective purchasing leverage to distributor members. While one tier removed from PGE's restaurant-operator model, it represents the same cooperative-procurement concept applied to distributors.
• International Foodservice Distributors Association: IFDA is the trade association for foodservice distributors, providing industry advocacy, networking, and collective resources. It is not a direct competitor but represents the broader industry ecosystem in which PGE's members operate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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