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Margin Gap Report

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Estimated monthly margin leakage found

$1,284.60

Across 37 flagged lines and 4 vendors on $18,642.21 analyzed.

$438.20

Recoverable overcharges detected

Invoice lines where the paid price exceeded the benchmark or agreed guide price by more than your policy threshold.

$512.75/mo

Price creep detected

Items with gradual price increases over recent invoices.

$183.10

Possible substitution margin loss

Similar items billed under alternate vendor SKUs at a higher unit basis.

$150.55

Possible missed credits

Negative adjustments, shorts, or promised credits not yet matched to later invoices.

Leakage by category

Flagged impact by vendor

Line-level findings

Vendor	Item	Type	Invoice Date	Paid	Benchmark	Variance	Est. Impact	Status
Sysco	Chicken Breast 40 lb SYS-CHK-40B	Overcharge	Jun 10, 2026	$86.40	$72.00	+20.0%	$57.60	Disputable
US Foods	Fry Oil 35 lb USF-OIL-35	Overcharge	Jun 12, 2026	$38.90	$31.50	+23.5%	$74.00	Review
PFG	Romaine Case PFG-ROM-24	Overcharge	Jun 14, 2026	$44.20	$38.00	+16.3%	$31.00	Watchlist
Sysco	Shredded Mozzarella 30 lb SYS-MOZ-30	Price creep	Jun 18, 2026	$71.50	$64.00	+11.7%	$45.00	Watchlist
Gordon Food Service	To-Go Containers 500 ct GFS-TOGO-500B	Substitution	Jun 20, 2026	$49.75	$42.00	+18.4%	$62.00	Review
US Foods	Produce Short / Credit Adjustment USF-CR-001	Missed credit	Jun 22, 2026	$150.55	—	—	$150.55	Review

Showing 6 of 6 findings

Recommended actions

Sysco

Chicken Breast 40 lb

Overcharge

Issue: Paid price is 20% above benchmark for this item and region. Estimated impact $57.60.

Hi Sysco team,

We noticed invoice SYS-90211 billed Chicken Breast 40 lb at $86.40/case. Our expected benchmark for this item is $72.00/case. Can you review and issue a credit for the $57.60 variance?

Thank you.

US Foods

Fry Oil 35 lb

Overcharge

Issue: Paid price is 23.5% above benchmark for this item and region. Estimated impact $74.00.

Hi US Foods team,

We noticed invoice USF-44821 billed Fry Oil 35 lb at $38.90/case. Our expected benchmark for this item is $31.50/case. Can you review and issue a credit for the $74.00 variance?

Thank you.

PFG

Romaine Case

Overcharge

Issue: Paid price is 16.3% above benchmark for this item and region. Estimated impact $31.00.

Hi PFG team,

We noticed invoice PFG-11904 billed Romaine Case at $44.20/case. Our expected benchmark for this item is $38.00/case. Can you review and issue a credit for the $31.00 variance?

Thank you.

Sysco

Shredded Mozzarella 30 lb

Price creep

Issue: Gradual price increase of 11.7% over recent invoices. Estimated impact $45.00.

Gordon Food Service

To-Go Containers 500 ct

Substitution

Issue: Similar item billed under an alternate vendor SKU at a higher unit basis. Estimated impact $62.00.

US Foods

Produce Short / Credit Adjustment

Missed credit

Issue: Short/return notation found without a matching negative adjustment or credit memo. Estimated impact $150.55.

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