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FOODSERVICE MARKETING AGENCY

More Than Communications.

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Introducing Marlin Connections foodservice marketing agency. Today’s always-on, ever-changing foodservice universe makes it hard to connect all the right messages in all the right places. Marlin Connections offers the most comprehensive services in the industry, providing deep expertise and unmatched creativity across culinary, digital, content, media and analytics. We’re the only agency that pushes past media analytics and links marketing efforts to true sales conversion.

We Food Smarter

Marlin Connections is the only integrated foodservice marketing and sales agency that delivers creative culinary, communications and content solutions with performance at top-of-mind.

Turnkey Solutions for Big Business Challenges

We’ve been in the foodservice industry long enough to see it change. A lot. When we see widespread needs across the industry like during the e-commerce boom or pandemic, we know how important it is to find turnkey solutions. We invite you to stay ahead of the game, build demand and increase loyalty with easy-to-implement systems like the ones you’ll find below

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The Fast Track to e-Commerce

We offer a turnkey, end-to-end e-Commerce solution that covers everything from store setup to customer service to distribution. Let us show you how we can boost sales and drive customer insights that empower your entire business. Schedule a kick-off call with a Marlin Connections e-Commerce expert now.

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REDEFINING HOSPITALITY

Guest Xperts™

Guest X is the culmination of people, technology and systems working seamlessly together to provide guest experiences that consistently deliver your brand promise.

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Culinary Arts

With more than 20 chefs and decades of experience in culinary innovation for top-tier clients, we combine the independent spirit of a startup with the diligence of a full-service agency. We’re culinary, consultative and creative strategists who craft thoughtful recommendations that result in actionable outcomes for our customers.  

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RECIPE MANAGEMENT FOR CULINARIANS

Whipstir™ Recipe System

Are your delicious recipes trapped on someone’s computer? Or stuck in a Google Sheet? Perhaps they are safely kept on a SharePoint server, somewhere, right? Empower your culinary and sales team with Whipstir. This recipe management tool will streamline recipe creation, sharing, finding and much more.

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GS1 Standards and Global Data Synchronization Network® (GDSN®)

GS1 Made Simple — Start Here

Poor quality data leads to unhappy customers, wasted labor and inefficient shipping. Protect the integrity of your brand through synchronized data. Our product data content audit identifies the things you’re doing right and uncovers opportunities to increase conversion.

Learn from best-in-class culinarians and marketers

Full Course™ Training

Full Course is a dynamic, virtual training program for industry veterans as well as those entirely new to the game. But it’s no cookie-cutter snooze fest. Sessions can be supplemented with actual culinary education, meal kits, swag bags, games, prizes and real conversations. While the training content is fact-filled and insightful, it is also fluid to help create the most memorable program possible. 

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Virtual Events

Virtual Sales Meetings and Trade Shows Made Here

The way people get together to organize, inform, entertain, and energize has changed. With a virtual event planned and executed by Advantage Marketing Partners, you can leverage the combined skills of experts in technology, content, communications, and other relevant areas needed for a successful digital meetup.

Virtual Event services from Marlin Network

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Locations:

Physical offices in:
CHICAGO, Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri

Virtual offices across the U.S. and Canada

We Build Connections

More than communications or culinary, we build connections. Today’s always-on, ever-changing foodservice universe makes it hard to connect all the right messages in all the right places. Marlin Connections offers the most comprehensive services in the industry, providing deep expertise and unmatched creativity across culinary, digital, content, media and analytics. We’re the only agency that pushes past media analytics and links marketing efforts to true sales conversion.

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