Dataset size
The latest Food Service Carts run found 17 recommended brands and 23 cited sources in AI answers.
Food Service Carts
This weekly AI Brand Index shows how AI tools answer buyer questions in the Food Service Carts category. SupaIntent asks each LLM the same question: which brands are the most visible, significant, and recommended in that niche. Each system returns its own top. We track which brands are recommended, which sources are cited, and how rankings change week over week. Use it to see the freshest AI visibility data for this category.
Updated 11 October 2026
Brands
Category coverage
17
ranked across AI engines
Sources
Evidence base
23
domains cited in answers
Brand sites
Official share
42%
from brand-owned domains
AI model filter
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Cambro | 1 |
| Lakeside Manufacturing | 2 |
| Metro | 3 |
| Rubbermaid | 4 |
| Winco | 5 |
What AI tools say about Food Service Carts
Movement
What changed this week?
Cambro held the top position, but the ranking below it moved sharply: Forbes Industries, Advance Tabco and Choice dropped at least three positions.
Sources
Which sources shape AI answers?
Answers in this category lean on vendor pages: Webstaurantstore, Cambro and Vollrathfoodservice are the most cited brand-owned sources, and official domains account for 42% of all citations.
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Key facts from this AI Brand Index report
Current leader
Cambro ranks #1 for Food Service Carts in the latest SupaIntent AI Brand Index run.
Top brands
Cambro, Lakeside Manufacturing, and Metro lead Food Service Carts across AI answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
Brand sites
Webstaurantstore, Supaintent, and Globalindustrial are the most cited brand sites in this category.
Weekly movement
Top 10 onlyBiggest gains
Moved up this week
Cadco7 to #8
Carter-Hoffmann4 to #10
Biggest losses
Moved down this week
Forbes Industries5 to #14
Advance Tabco3 to #7
Choice3 to #11
Unchanged at the top
Leader held position
Cambrostayed #1
Rank history
Weekly rank changes for the current top 10
| Rank | Brand | Previous | Current | Change | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | #1 | 0 | #1 | |
| #2 | #2 | #2 | 0 | #1 | |
| #3 | #3 | #3 | 0 | #2 | |
| #4 | #5 | #4 | 1 | #2 | |
| #5 | #7 | #5 | 2 | #4 | |
| #6 | #6 | #6 | 0 | #2 | |
| #7 | #4 | #7 | 3 | #4 | |
| #8 | #15 | #8 | 7 | #5 | |
| #9 | #10 | #9 | 1 | #3 | |
| #10 | #14 | #10 | 4 | #9 |
Current brand snapshot
17 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand |  ChatGPT |  Google AI Mode |  Gemini |  Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | #1 | #2 | #1 | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | #2 | #1 | #4 | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | #3 | #5 | #7 | - | | |
| 4 | +1 | #5 | #9 | #2 | - | | |
| 5 | +2 | #7 | #7 | #6 | - | | |
| 6 | 0 | #6 | - | #3 | - | | |
| 7 | -3 | #4 | #6 | - | - | | |
| 8 | +7 | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 9 | +1 | #10 | - | #5 | - | | |
| 10 | +4 | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 11 | -3 | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 12 | +3 | #7 | #7 | #6 | - | | |
| 13 | New | - | - | #8 | - | | |
| 14 | -5 | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 15 | -4 | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 16 | New | - | #10 | - | - | | |
| 17 | New | - | - | #10 | - | |
Current source snapshot
23 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WebstaurantstoreOfficial | 14 | |
| 2 | 10 | | |
| 3 | 6 | | |
| 4 | 5 | | |
| 5 | 4 | | |
| 6 | 3 | | |
| 7 | CambroOfficial | 2 | |
| 8 | 2 | | |
| 9 | VollrathfoodserviceOfficial | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | | |
| 11 | WincousOfficial | 2 | |
| 12 | AdvancetabcoOfficial | 1 | |
| 13 | 1 | | |
| 14 | Cadco LtdOfficial | 1 | |
| 15 | Carter HoffmannOfficial | 1 | |
| 16 | 1 | | |
| 17 | 1 | | |
| 18 | ElakesideOfficial | 1 | |
| 19 | 1 | | |
| 20 | 1 | | |
| 21 | MetroOfficial | 1 | |
| 22 | NationalpublicseatingOfficial | 1 | |
| 23 | RubbermaidcommercialOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Cambro | 1 |
| Lakeside Manufacturing | 2 |
| Metro | 3 |
| Advance Tabco | 4 |
| Rubbermaid | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | #1 | - | - | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | #2 | - | - | - | | |
| 3 | +1 | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 4 | +3 | #4 | - | - | - | | |
| 5 | -2 | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 6 | 0 | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 7 | +1 | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 8 | New | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 10 | -5 | #10 | - | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
9 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | | |
| 2 | 4 | | |
| 3 | WebstaurantstoreOfficial | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | | |
| 5 | 2 | | |
| 6 | VollrathfoodserviceOfficial | 2 | |
| 7 | CambroOfficial | 1 | |
| 8 | ElakesideOfficial | 1 | |
| 9 | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Lakeside Manufacturing | 1 |
| Cambro | 2 |
| Cadco | 3 |
| Carter-Hoffmann | 4 |
| Metro | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 2 | -1 | - | #2 | - | - | | |
| 3 | +5 | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 4 | +5 | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 5 | -2 | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 6 | +2 | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 7 | -2 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 8 | +1 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 9 | -2 | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 10 | New | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
11 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | | |
| 2 | WincousOfficial | 2 | |
| 3 | AdvancetabcoOfficial | 1 | |
| 4 | Cadco LtdOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | CambroOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | Carter HoffmannOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | E LakesideOfficial | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | | |
| 9 | MetroOfficial | 1 | |
| 10 | NationalpublicseatingOfficial | 1 | |
| 11 | RubbermaidcommercialOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Cambro | 1 |
| Rubbermaid | 2 |
| Vollrath | 3 |
| Lakeside Manufacturing | 4 |
| Carlisle FoodService Products | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | - | #1 | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | - | - | #2 | - | | |
| 3 | +4 | - | - | #3 | - | | |
| 4 | -2 | - | - | #4 | - | | |
| 5 | -1 | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 6 | -1 | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 7 | -4 | - | - | #7 | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | #8 | - | | |
| 9 | 0 | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 10 | New | - | - | #10 | - | |
Current source snapshot
7 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | | |
| 2 | 3 | | |
| 3 | 3 | | |
| 4 | 2 | | |
| 5 | 1 | | |
| 6 | 1 | | |
| 7 | 1 | |
Common AI search questions about Food Service Carts
Q1
Who leads Food Service Carts in AI answers?
Cambro is the most recommended food service carts brand in the latest AI Brand Index run. The next highest-ranked brands are Lakeside Manufacturing and Metro. Per-engine leader data is not available for this run.
Q2
Which cited sources are used for Food Service Carts?
The most cited sources for food service carts recommendations are Webstaurantstore, Supaintent and Globalindustrial, out of 23 tracked sources. Answers in this category lean on vendor pages: Webstaurantstore, Cambro and Vollrathfoodservice are the most cited brand-owned sources, and official domains account for 42% of all citations. The main independent sources are Supaintent, Globalindustrial and Dinecompany.
Q3
How fresh is this Food Service Carts ranking?
The AI Brand Index updates every Sunday. In the latest run, Cadco, Forbes Industries, Carter-Hoffmann, Advance Tabco and Choice moved three or more positions in the food service carts index.
How to cite this report
Cite the canonical SupaIntent report page when referencing this AI visibility ranking.
SupaIntent AI Brand Index: Food Service Carts. https://supaintent.com/ai-brand-index/business-and-industrial-food-service-food-service-carts
Report data
Download the same ranking data used by the chart, tables and Dataset schema.
AI Brand Index methodology
Rankings use collected AI answers, cited sources, brand-site matching, and provider-level position history.
- SupaIntent measures buying-intent AI answers across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
- This report uses the latest observed AI answers for Food Service Carts, including 17 recommended brands and 23 cited sources.
- Brand sites are identified from official domains and subdomains, then separated from review, community and publisher sources.
- Weekly movement compares the latest rank with the previous collected position for each brand.
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