Anyone with even half a brain has to see what’s coming. Those that continue with the “we are too big”, and “my boss said”, are simply just not wanting to believe the inevitable. An exit from dsd has been in the works for some time, not just by Mondelez but by retailers as well. Confidentiality agreements in place to keep things quiet until it is officially announced, lots of people will be losing jobs. Won’t change the outcome but good to prepare yourself.
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It's definitely changed! Look at Keebler for an example. Store's get 5 to 7 grocery truck's a week. Say your Kroger gets in 150 cases a week. Just divide that into 5 to 7 deliveries a week. Comes out to 20 to 30 cases a night. That can easily be handled. Thing's have changed since the 70s and 80s
i wonder why nabisco still has dsd . in the day we used to sell to independent stores . you were a real salesman then. now it's all nationwide stores or big region stores like meijer . you notice no deal money for small region chain stores or independents . hard to sell in pre programmed stores . but you can get a wing or so if you just ask. seems like management could care less how many displays you have up. it's more how fast you work . but dsd is still here so they must see some advantage to that. from what i've seen keebler has as many displays as nabisco. the reason for that is the store thinks of that as there own item. another thing none of you know is warehouse delivery was tried on the east coast with a few stores in the late 70s or maybe the early 80s . they found that the stores warehouse could not handle the amount of product sent to them. this may have changed by now.
My DM said that we're investing in DSD. No layoffs! I guess that this site is Fake News like CNN!
Why have a strategic review presentation then if nothing is changing? Changes are coming soon! Believe what you want!
After Dirks strategic review nothing is changing. We will here for a long time to come. All you people that keep saying this month or next month were done....keep guessing.
I wish it would happen already!! The working conditions and morale are at a all time low!! I've been here for 10 years and I've never seen it this bad 👎
Thanks! Guess you know everything!! 😂😂
Nothing will be announced this year.....just keep guessing. Probably wont here anything til late 2019.
Maybe something will be announced Wednesday. We're having a lot of cuts. Sounds like our warehouse is letting everything run low
DSD is terminal. Look at the facts. This isn’t about retailers at all. It’s all about the investors and the profitability of the stock. Approximately 25% of Mondelez sales are domestic. The other 75% comes internationally. DSD is a financial liability. Eliminating these jobs will be the first step in strengthening the bottom line of the company. It’s a pretty good guess there will be an announcement sometime soon (September or October) and DSD will be done by the first quarter of 2019 at the latest. Take it to the bank!
I’m not a troll although I am saying dsd is ending! Never said April either. If you think dsd is here to stay, crawl back under your rock, will let you know when it’s over. Lol
Where are all the trolls that say DSD would be over in April?
Ask yourself where the value of dsd is with CAO? Frito lay reps are also the drivers, no comparison to their supply chain. And yes, they too will leave dsd just much further down the road. Union had told them in 5 years Frito will not look like the same company. Stores can handle Mondelez,that’s really Avery weak argument! We are a portion of two aisles, look at the rest of the store which is warehouse and think again! I’m not here to convince you of anything but your arguments are redicilous l! Dsd for Mondelēz will be over in 2018.
Dude put the crack pipe down below game over dsd is soon to be dead
Frito lay and all the soda vendors are going CAO also! Does that mean they'll lose their jobs also??
CAO is just a new system. We'll be fine. Nabisco is committed and value DSD. Power brands store's can't handle on their own.
Company continues with the “we believe in the power of dsd” and I too have been around over 20 years and never heard so many references to dsd. That is their out for how they have lied. They were confronted with direct questions regarding the future of dsd and this is their scapegoat answer. It is entirely up to the retailer. There are secondary suppliers they could all go to, to receive producer if they wished to drop dsd. Would not save them money but would force Mondelez to drop dsd. The power of dsd is gone with CAO and so dsd will cease to exist. People, like myself, have every right to react to how we are treated. I’ll ride it out for the severance since I have 20 years in, and make any achievable bonuses until then. Beyond that, not a thing! Treat people as you wish to be treated, it starts with Mondelez management.
This company doesn't care about you! They'll use you up till they don't need you anymore. I've been noticing how they're hiring interns this summer for 10 to 12 weeks! They'll use them to get us through the transition. Watch and see. I'd say we're done by September at the latest. Announcement is imminent.
Excatly! This smoke and mirrors treatment has gone on long enough! Let's go Nabisco!! Get it over with! You're screwing us over! Game over!
Their just giving u the smoke and mirrors treatment right now nabisco doesn’t want mass exodus they want to cross the finish line first and that means dragging u along until there ready
If some of ya are so ready to go then why don't you leave.. you sound like part of the problem that's plaguing the company right now anyway.. merchandising is at all time low with really no relief in sight.. our guys are overloaded that's the honest truth..from merchandisers to sales reps.. I've been with the company for over 2 decades and I'll admit, this is the worst I've ever seen it from not just a business standpoint but from an overall.. I remember a time when we held our heads up high and wore our titles with pride.. If you're waiting on some big severance, well , I understand.. but history has shown it's determined by tenure, not how much you think you deserve it.. there is something coming, even though, at yesterday's cao conference call they addressed a potential exit and said the company believes in the power of dsd. . In the long run, I agree with the fact that it's not up to the company.. not completely anyway..
Question is ,” do you understand CAO”? I’m thinking not unless you are in such denial that you have chosen to bury your head in a sand and say “no way” were “too big” or “my boss said”! CAO eliminates the power of dsd, that’s pretty simple to understand! Frito is CAO and had been at both WM and Kroger but only because they have a different supply chain, ours was an exact replica of Keebler’s before they went warehouse! Just like we are about to! Duh
Kind of sad that it has to be totally spelled out for those who scratch their head in disbelief of a potential exit from dsd for Mondelez. Of course dsd is ending, and for so many reasons. Mondelez just needs to keep things together to exit out as quietly as possible and since flags are already raised due to all the signs as well as our biggest competitor leading the way last year, they had to be more proactive. This, “One Team One Dream”. Mondelez has trimmed off the fat as much as they could but they are too lean now to trim anymore. Time to start field sales restructuring.
Kellogg's adjusted gross margin (currency-neutral adjusted) in the quarter was down 120 basis points (bps) from the year-ago level.
Kellogg's operating margin (currency-neutral comparable growth) was 14.7%, reflecting an improvement of 40 bps year over year.
The uptick can be attributed to higher sales benefit and strong productivity savings related to the Project K restructuring program, particularly last summer's exit from its U.S. Snacks segment's Direct Store Delivery (DSD) system.
Try reading the Kellogg’s Q1 earnings report, that’s a start! And CAO will replace dsd reps and when it comes warehouse it will replace Mondelez merchandisers. Hummm.....there are two jobs eliminated from the supply chain, one will be replaced by a WM merchandiser who makes less and is already there. No bs cause it has been eliminated and less product coming in cause they don’t load the stores. DSD is ending folks, sad to see so many try to argue or justify Mondelez keeping their jobs safe. Bottom line is they don’t care about anything but making money and WM sure does not care about you, they too are all about making money. DSD is outdated and a financial drain on retailers. End of story!
So, a company that’s already down let’s their number 1 customer dictate that they’re gonna send less product into the stores, and you think there’s nothing wrong with that? 🤔 our Walmart’s have gotten LESS cooperative than they already were since CAO started as far as following COMAC and fixing their counts because their store managers just don’t seem to care whether they sell Nabisco or not. Meanwhile, there are Keebler displays that don’t move everywhere because they know they own it.
Do you people even understand CAO? Mondelez still delivers and stocks the product. CAO is simply a way to streamline the shelf orders. DSD is here tonsta..Keebler is losing share by the day. Not sure what reports some of you are reading
Did thise that don’t believe dsd is ending and “Keebler is considering getting back into dsd”, read the Q1 earnings report from Kellogg’s. They are doing better than expected and surpassed predictions. They even reference the cost savings of leaving dsd as well as competitive advantage to having pricing leverage after departing dsd. It won’t work people to have our competition have a price advantage. It won’t be long before they capture market share! Even with their departure from dsd have you seen how many endcaps and cart rajmd they end up on? Dsd is over!
Don’t try to justify how Mondelez can save your job! They are not thinking that. In the end, it won’t even be Mondelez calling the shots, it will intimately be the retailers. The power of dsd is in selling and when we are only tweeking, it won’t justify the cost. Expect a downsizing and then ultimately total emilinatiion of dsd altogether.
Even assisting stores with CAO and getting on hands correct is a drain, won’t be long now but I won’t throw out a date because people are speculating, nobody knows for sure but senior management. I would say the September date Dirk has referred to is probably very relevant. End of strategic plan.
I see the nabisco cheerleader back at it again giving u the smoke and mirrors treatment
Excatly! Walmart is nationwide. Kroger going CAO also. DSD will not survive losing those accounts to CAO. 1st quarter sales and we're down again in North America. The writings on the wall folks! Only a matter of time before we exit
WM makes up 25% of our sales in NA, not a chance dsd would survive without WM or Kroger!
Watch and see👀! It’s a coming!
What reasons does anyone have for either or other than just rumors? I think there could be solutions other than a complete exit. Maybe they're working on trying to find one?.. we just don't know.. what if the company decided to drop only Wal-Mart and let them go direct only and in the process started to try to get back into the independent grocers . Without the big customer, they would obviously have more money to offer better programming for remaining customers. The work force would probably have to be cut down but sometimes that is necessary for survival.. just a thought. .
"Fake News"
We're not going anywhere! 1st it was Jan then by the end of the 1st quarter. Also some moron predicted April 18th😂!
Lies lies lies!!!