Don’t Miss These Deals: Look for Frozen Beef and Pork Options and Save 24%-49%!
We saw average Wholesale prices spike this past week and increases in Commodity prices indicate that trend is likely to continue. There are still some great deals, so keep an eye out for opportunities with different brands, frozen or fresh-to-frozen options, or slight differences in packaging or characteristics. There appear to be more Frozen deals with bigger discounts, especially on Beef and Pork, so take some time to look at your options (or let us do it for you automatically).
We know that restaurant operators don’t always want to have to change their main vendor. All of the opportunities below are from within single distributors! So here are the deals this week:
tl;dr
We continue to see a good number of Brand deals this week on big-ticket products including Chicken Breast and Beef Flank Steak. Deals have smaller discounts of 11%-20% this week.
The number of Frozen deals is increasing again, with significant discounts of 24%-49%. Not many Chicken options, but a bunch on Beef and Pork.
We’ve hand-selected a multitude of Odds & Ends deals which could save you 15%-24% by switching to some similar products with smaller sizes, or differing grades, be sure to check these out for significant savings on kitchen staples!
Brand
A good variety of Brand deals this week across several different categories. If you have flexibility in the brands you purchase, definitely take some time to compare. Here are the average percent savings on a cost per weight basis we are seeing right now:
| Category | Discount |
|---|---|
| Oil, Vegetable TFF Salad & Frying | 20% |
| Beef Flank Steak Choice | 18% |
| Cheese American Melt Loaf Yellow | 16% |
| Flour, All Purpose Bleached | 15% |
| Oil, Canola Clear Fry | 15% |
| Chicken Breast Breaded Fillet 4 oz Fully Cooked | 12% |
| Chicken Breast Grill Marked Pre-cooked | 11% |
Frozen
More Frozen deals this week, and with big discounts! 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 |
|---|---|
| Pork Butt Boneless Vacuum-pack Frozen | 49% |
| Beef Steak Flat Iron 6 oz Choice Frozen | 36%-42% |
| Bacon Layflat 14-17 Gas Flushed Frozen | 36% |
| Beef, Outside Round Flat Choice Angus 171B Fresh to Frozen | 24% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Salmon Portion Boneless Skinless 6 z Chemical Free Keta vs Sockeye | 24% |
| Potato Russet 100 ct vs 90 ct | 19% |
| Cheese American Yellow 96 Slice vs 160 Slice | 17% |
| Red Bell Pepper Large vs Chopper | 17% |
| Red Onion Medium vs Jumbo | 15% |
Remember, this is all based on normalized price per weight comparison.