Don’t Miss These Deals: Save 26% on Organic Yellow Onions!
Restaurant operators know that you can often save money by buying larger quantities, but that often isn’t viable because you won’t go through the product fast enough. It still is a great idea to keep an eye on different pack size/pack count options though, because sometimes you find opportunities like we did this week with Organic Yellow Onions in a 5 lb case at a 26% discount to the 40 lb case. So if you go through 40 lbs, just buy 8 of the 5 lb cases and save some serious money!
This week, there is a decent mix of deals across Brands, Frozen, and Odds & Ends. We also know that restaurant operators don’t always want to change their main vendor. All of the opportunities below are from within single distributors! So here are the deals this week:
tl;dr
Still some good Frozen deals this week, but smaller discounts of 10%-20%! Brand deals continue to be available in Dairy, Beef, Chicken, and Oil, so take some time to compare your current order guide. There are consistent deals of 10%-20% and some up to 40% if you look. Produce deals continue to be mainly in Odds & Ends with more opportunities with grade, packaging, and size. If the differences work for you then you have a chance to save money.
You can find deals of 29%-39% from single vendors with similar opportunities across vendors (31%-41%). As usual, even if you are using just one vendor you can find deals.
Lower Cash and Carry discounts this week (40%). So if this is an option for you, you may want to keep an eye out for deals.
Brand
A good mix of Brand deals this week including 18%-47% on Chicken and 15%-24% on Beef. Keeping most attributes consistent, there definitely are trends in several product categories where you can find better deals with some brands than others. Here are the average percent savings on a cost per weight basis we are seeing right now:
| Category | Discount |
|---|---|
| Chicken Breast Boneless Skin-On | 47% |
| Chicken Breasts Strips Fully Cooked | 25% |
| Beef, Rib Export Choice 109E 2x2 Lip-On Bone-In | 24% |
| Oil, Vegetable TFF Salad & Frying | 20% |
| Chicken Wing Boneless Breaded Pre-Cooked | 18% |
| Beef Tenderloin PSMO MBG189A | 15%-17% |
| Oil, Canola Clear Fry | 10%-16% |
| Beef Ribeye Lip-on Choice | 15% |
| Cheese, Cheddar Mild Sliced | 15% |
| Bacon 13-17 Applewood Smoked Gas Flushed | 11% |
Frozen
Frozen deals are still there this week, but at a lower discount than past weeks (10%-20%)! If a frozen option works for you, this can still be a good opportunity to get your normal product at a huge discount, especially fresh to frozen. Frozen product can also give you a buffer with uncertain traffic.
| Category | Discount |
|---|---|
| Beef, Ground Bulk 80/20 Fresh to Frozen | 10%-20% |
| Turkey Breast, Hickory smoked Frozen | 18% |
| Beef, Ribeye CAB 112A Lip-On Frozen | 16% |
| Bacon, Applewood Smoked 13-17 Fresh to Frozen | 15% |
| Beef Ground Patties 80/20 Frozen | 15% |
| Pork Chop Bone-In Center-Cut Loin Frozen | 10% |
Odds & Ends
There are often price differences when there are different attributes with similar products. The grade, size, source, and a long list of others impact the price. You made decisions on what you would source when you first decided on the menu item, but how often can you check what is going on with prices now? Can you make a slight adjustment to save money without negatively affecting the end dish? Here are some of the products you may want to look at your options this week:
| Category | Discount |
|---|---|
| Potato Baking Idaho Fresh 120 ct vs 70 ct | 49% |
| Beef Strip 1st Cut Choice 8 oz vs 10 oz | 30% |
| Onions Yellow Jumbo Organic 5 lb cs vs 40 lb cs | 26% |
| Pepper, Bell, Green, Diced 1/4"-3/8” vs 1/4" | 24% |
| Pork Chop Bone-In Center Cut 1412a 4 oz vs 5 oz | 22% |
| Cheese, Cheddar Bar Yellow Sharp vs Extra Sharp | 11% |
Remember, this is all based on normalized price per weight comparison.