Performance Food Group Forms IT Partnership with HCL Technologies

Performance Food Group (PFG), a parent company of a family of food service distributors – Performance Foodservice, Vistar, and PFG Customized Distribution -- has formed an information technology partnership with HCL Technologies, Ltd., a global IT services provider.

Thanks to the pact, PEG will be able to mitigate data center risk for the critical business systems and allow the company to accelerate IT projects to meet its business priorities.

Trying to assuage the apprehensions of employees because of this pact, officials with PEG said that as part of the transition, which is expected to take several months, 28 IT professionals will be retained by PFG and 27 additional professionals will be offered positions with HCL to work on Performance Food Group projects.

However, 47 IT positions within Performance Food Group will be eliminated and PFG will offer outplacement services and severance packages for these associates.

Company officials said that no other job losses are expected in other functional areas due to this support arrangement.

Moreover, PFG will still employ over 500 associates in the Richmond area and 10,000 associates nationwide.

“PFG recognizes that this transition creates difficulty for the affected associates and their families,” said George Holm.

“We are committed to working closely with both our associates and our operating companies to ensure a smooth transfer and to assist those impacted by this business decision. At the same time, these IT initiatives will provide long-term strategic benefits to PFG and ultimately to our customers,” said Holm.

“These initiatives will ensure that PFG will remain competitive in today’s market while positioning the company for future growth,” he said.

Recently, HCL Technologies (News - Alert) announced a significant expansion of its smart grid partner ecosystem by forging strategic alliances with two leading data management software firms focused on the smart grid market: eMeter and Tridium. The creation of smart grids includes the modernization and digitization of aging power grids.