100% recycled paper

By using 100% recycled paper for Pizza Hut boxes, 76,008 trees have been saved 137 truckloads of trash has been diverted from the landfill 190,020 tons of air pollutants have been prevented 22,169,000 US gallons of water has been saved

If we had to peel

If we had to peel all the potatoes sold in our KFC and Taco Bell restaurants as French fries, we would have to peel over 71’000’000 potatoes a year!

our recycling has saved

Since working with our contracted waste service provider, our recycling has saved: 96,792 Cu. Yd of Landfill space 132,282,646 Electricity Kilowatt hours 64,528 barrels of Oil 1,935,844 pounds of air pollution prevented 860,159,840 liters of water 548,488 trees

Volumes

The UPGC purchases in excess of 30,000,000 kilograms of fresh chicken for KFC restaurants across Canada. 20,000,000 tortillas for Taco Bell restaurants across Canada. 4,000,000 kilograms of cheese for Pizza Hut restaurants across Canada.

Diesel fuel

Diesel fuel, used in most delivery vehicles, continues to be priced higher than regular gasoline fuel even though Diesel is a by-product of gasoline.

Over 25,000,000

Over 25,000,000 cases of product were shipped by UPGC Vendors to YUM branded restaurants last year.

UPGC consists

UPGC consists of over 100 shareholders representing more than 1100 KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants across Canada.

Our Team

UPGC’s team is comprised of experienced professionals who are focused on meeting challenges and establishing themselves as a team dedicated to providing the best possible services to our current and future shareholders.

Christine Moore
Chief Purchasing Officer 

Richard Gole
Chief Financial Officer

Gorett Serra
HR & Corporate Administrator

Vishnu Balkaran
Controller

Aniz Hudda
Senior Manager Co-op Finance

Dana Caringi
Co-op General Accountant

Kamal Raina
Co-op General Accountant

Maria Banakos
Financial Analyst

Dimpal Patel
Financial Analyst

Ari Tongsack
Media Planning Coordinator

Nelia Carroccetto
General Accountant

Brenda Slater
Supply chain Lead - KFC

Andrew Hall
Purchasing Analyst

Lei Huang
Purchasing Analyst

Ilda Spadafora
Senior Purchasing Manager

Dave Smirnios
Supply chain Lead - Taco Bell

Simon Hawkins
Supply chain Lead - Pizza Hut

Steven Kafes
Materials Manager

Polly Law
Buyer

Hudong Cao
Inventory Buyer

Kevin Allen
Senior Manager, Supply chain

Rob Girardi
Inventory Manager - KFC 

Maria Davis
Manager, Vendor development