Don’t Miss These Deals: Shop Your Beef Brands and Find Deals up to 30% Off!
Most Wholesale product categories continue to see price increases, so we know restaurant and food service operators are still looking for opportunities to save money. Supply and demand must be seeing more consistency as it is another week with few Frozen deals. Great options continue to be out there if you shop different Brands. Right now we see deals of up to 30% on Beef primals that are completely the same otherwise. And as always, if you can compare normalized prices per weight (our Smart Shopping Assistant does this for you), you can find deals on different pack size/pack counts that are otherwise almost the same.
We also know that restaurant operators don’t always want to have to change your main vendor. All of the opportunities below are from within single distributors! So here are the deals this week:
tl;dr
Lots of Brand deals out there this week with some great ones in Beef, Pork, and Chicken, so take some time to compare your current order guide. Just a few Frozen deals this week, and they tend to be in Bacon or Beef Patties! 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.
Another week with lower overall discounts. You can find deals of 35%-37% from single vendors with similar opportunities across vendors (36%-43%). As usual, even if you are using just one vendor you can find deals.
Potential Cash and Carry is the same this week (43%). So if this is an option for you, you may want to keep an eye out for deals.
Brand
The deals on different Brands keep coming with some big ones in Beef this week. There’s even a 35% deal on Pork Shoulder! 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 |
|---|---|
| Egg Fresh Large AA Loose ½ CS | 50% |
| Chicken, Thigh Boneless & Skinless Natural | 38% |
| Pork, Loin Boneless Center Cut | 35% |
| Pork, Boston Butt Boneless Raw Vacuum-Pack 406A | 35% |
| Beef, Outside Round Flat Choice 171B Raw | 30% |
| Beef, Strip Loin CAB 180 0X1 Boneless Raw | 20% |
| Chimichanga Beef Shredded | 20% |
| Oil, Vegetable TFF Salad & Frying | 20% |
| Oil Canola Clear Fry | 18% |
| Cheese American Melting Loaf Yellow | 17% |
| Chicken Breast Grilled | 14% |
| Beef Ribeye Lip On No Roll MBG112A | 11% |
Frozen
Another week with limited deals on Frozen, and even Fresh to Frozen options are only around 10%-20% off. 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 |
|---|---|
| Chicken, Breast Double-Love Random Boneless-Skinless Raw Fresh to Frozen | 22% |
| Bacon Center Cut 18-20 Frozen | 14% |
| Beef Ground Patties 80/20 Ground Fine Frozen | 14% |
| Bacon, Pork 13-17 Laid Out applewood Smoked Fresh to Frozen | 14% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Tomato Bulk Grape vs Cherry | 55% |
| Bell Pepper Green Diced 3/8” vs 1/4" | 29% |
| Mahi Fillet Boneless & Skinless IQF Wild Caught 2-4 oz vs 4 oz | 29% |
| Onion Yellow Jumbo #2 vs #1 | 20% |
| Cheese American White Sliced 120 count vs 160 count | 19% |
| Cheese Cheddar Mild Shredded Fancy Wisconsin 30-60 day vs Standard | 17% |
| Salmon Atlantic Portioned Skinless Chilean 6 oz vs 8 oz | 17% |
| Potato Russet 100 count limited quantity vs 120 count | 14% |
| Potato Baking Idaho 100 count vs 120 count | 13% |
Remember, this is all based on normalized price per weight comparison.