Research Article management capabilities and operational performance have the greatest impact on financial performance of companies. Sezen and Yildiz [7] argue that financial performance and profit do not ensure the long-term survival of an organization. Operational performance is defined as the final results of the organization's processes and activities and is considered to be the common assessment for organizational efficiency and organizational effectiveness [8,9]. This variable can be measured through dimensions such as priority to improve quality of services, emphasis on quality control and total quality management, importance of reduction of errors in service delivery, completion of service delivery process and finally reduction of service time [10].Another factor which directly affects financial and operational performance of companies is supply chain management capabilities. Superior performance depends on the ability of a manufacturing firm to integrate completely with its partners throughout the supply chain [6]. Supply chain management capabilities refer to the process of interaction and collaboration between suppliers, manufacturers and customers to achieve common goals. In order to increase competitiveness, companies need to increase product quality and have lower prices than their competitors. This means that companies not only need to improve their internal processes, but also to integrate their supply activities in order to meet the needs of customers. Accordingly, appropriate capabilities of supply chain management will lead to a significant improvement in The effect of supply chain capabilities on performance of food companies.