Case Study: John Gross & Company achieves 19.7% sales growth, improved margins and 6% less inventory with AFS Technologies' Ignition solution

How Ignition solution drives fast ROI for John Gross & Company

John Gross & Company, a full-line foodservice distributor in Pennsylvania, was struggling with an aging legacy system, mis-picks and poor inventory control after rapid growth. To modernize operations and improve financial performance, John Gross & Company partnered with Ignition by AFS to deploy the vendor’s supply‑chain suite, including ERP, WMS, OMS, Discovery G2 and DATUM.

Ignition by AFS implemented integrated ERP, WMS and OMS plus analytics and master‑data management, and within two years the company saw sales grow 19.7%, gross margin rise, and inventory requirements fall about 6% despite roughly 20% higher sales. The AFS solution also captured 1.5% more deal dollars, retired a third‑party deals tool, improved routing and order accuracy, and delivered a rapid ROI that enabled growth without an expensive expansion.

John Gross & Company

Zach Gross

Director of Operations