# Maple for foodservice distributors and their sales reps

> Canonical: https://maple.inc/partners/distributors

Your reps visit restaurants every week. Maple answers the phone and puts the order in the POS, so fewer orders are lost when the line rings out.

## Reps sell more than cases now.

- **Pay follows the account.** US Foods moved its local sellers from half fixed, half variable pay to fully variable pay in June 2024. Reps earn by growing the accounts they hold. Source: [US Foods at Barclays](https://www.investing.com/news/transcripts/us-foods-at-barclays-conference-growth-tech-and-margin-gains-93CH-4894709).
- **Distributors now bring the tech too.** Gordon Food Service runs Back of House, a technology program that helps its customers choose restaurant software. Maple is in its marketplace, and Gordon Food Service customers get 15% off their first year. Source: [Back of House](https://backofhouse.io/vendors/maple-ai%2C-inc.).

## Why distributors add Maple

- **Help that sells more of what you deliver.** Maple answers every call, takes the order and sends it to the kitchen through the POS, during the rush and after hours.
- **No new work for reps.** A rep makes the introduction. Maple runs the demo, sets the restaurant up on its existing number and POS, and supports it.
- **One account for every rep.** Invite your reps in the partner portal and their referrals roll up to one account.
- **Income on top of the route.** 30% of each subscription for as long as the restaurant stays. On Maple Pro that is $105 a month per location.

## Where to start: Refer

Distributors refer: reps share a link or submit a restaurant, and Maple sells, bills and supports it. To list Maple in your own technology program, talk to our partner team.

1. **Sign up.** Sign in at partners.maple.inc with your email or phone and answer a few questions. It takes about two minutes.
2. **Get your link and code.** Your referral link and a code worth 15% off a restaurant's first 3 months are ready as soon as you finish.
3. **Refer restaurants.** Share your link or submit a restaurant in the portal. We run the demo, the setup and the support.
4. **Get paid monthly.** Watch each lead go from submitted to live, and collect commissions in the portal for as long as the restaurant stays.

## Questions

**Can each rep refer restaurants?** Yes. Invite your reps in the partner portal so their referrals roll up to one company account.

**Does a demo cost the restaurant anything?** No. Demos are free, and restaurants that sign up through a partner get a discount on their first months.

**Can we offer Maple through our own technology program?** Yes. Gordon Food Service customers already find Maple in Back of House, its technology program. Talk to our partner team about listing Maple with the tools you offer your customers.

**Does it cost anything to join?** No. Signing up and staying in the program are free.

**How long do referral commissions last?** For as long as the restaurant stays a paying Maple customer. The current rate is 30% of what it pays, with no expiry, step-down or cap. Commissions are held 30 days, then paid monthly once you add your payout details and tax form in the portal.

**What does a restaurant I refer get?** 15% off its first 3 months when it signs up through your link or code, on its existing phone number.

**What if I bring other partners in?** You earn 10% of the commissions every partner you recruit earns, for as long as they earn them. It goes one level deep.

## Links

- [This page](https://maple.inc/partners/distributors)
- [Partner program](https://maple.inc/partners)
- [Sign up](https://partners.maple.inc/?apply)
- [Partner program terms](https://maple.inc/affiliate-terms)
- [Reseller terms](https://maple.inc/var)
- [Integrations](https://maple.inc/integrations.md)