HAVI is a supply chain management company specialising in the food industry, founded in 1974 and now operating across more than 30 markets in Europe, Asia, and North America. With around 7,500 employees, the company runs 100 distribution centres and a fleet of 1,000 trucks, delivering over two million orders annually to retail, quick-service restaurant (QSR), and food service clients. Its origins trace to a handshake agreement with McDonald's to serve its restaurants in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - with first deliveries made just four months after that initial agreement.
HAVI's technical scope covers the full supply chain stack for food industry clients, including:
- Freight management
- Distribution and warehousing
- Planning and analytics
- Waste and recycling solutions
- End-to-end supply chain solutions for global, regional, and local consumer brands
The planning and analytics function sits at the core of HAVI's operations, supporting data-driven decision-making across its distribution network. The company serves both large global consumer brands and smaller regional and local food service operators, positioning itself as a single integrated partner across the supply chain rather than a point-solution provider.
The company's original name, Perlman Rocque Distribution, was later changed to HAVI - an acronym drawn from the names of the founders' wives, Harriette and Vivian. Over five decades, it has expanded from a single-client regional distributor into a multi-market operation with technology and analytics capabilities central to its service model.
