Actionable segmentation The next step was developing a segmentation approach that could guide investment spending and the associated contact strategy. Additionally, it was important to develop a segmentation strategy that could be actionable for messaging. Using the data, the market was segmented into these groups:
Large national restaurant and foodservice chains with approximately 100 or more locations and product sales potential of 25 times a single independent operation.
Regional and local chains with approximately 5 to 100 locations and product sales potential of 2 to 24 times the average independent operation.
Independent restaurant owners with approximately 1 to 5 locations and minimal annual product sales potential.