Don’t Miss These Deals: Look for Limited Quantity Deals, 21% Off Beef Flank Steak Angus Choice!
Lower restaurant foot traffic in December is likely leading distributors to keep their average prices flat to down. That also means deals may not be top of mind, but there are still some great ones out there. We expect that Chicken prices start to go up, so definitely keep an eye out for opportunities to save with different Brand or Frozen options. Take some time to look for limited-quantity deals because those can be a great discount for essentially the same product (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
There continues to be a good number of Brand deals this week on big-ticket products including Beef Tenderloin, Chicken Wing, Bacon, and Trout. Typical deals are 15%-25% off.
About the same number of Frozen deals out there this week, with most being just Frozen and fewer Fresh to Frozen options. There is a big range in deals, between 11% and 65%.
We’ve hand-selected a multitude of Odds & Ends deals which could save you 15%-37% by switching to some similar products with smaller sizes, or differing grades, be sure to check these out for big savings on kitchen staples!
Cash and Carry is seeing an average of 39% off deals while there are deals of 32%-42% within broad-line distributors, so likely only worthwhile looking if you have an emergency out.
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 |
|---|---|
| Bacon Applewood Smoked 14-16 Sliced Gas Flush | 19% |
| Chicken, Wing 1&2 Disjointed Bulk | 15% |
| Cheese American Melting Loa Yellow | 17% |
| Flour High-gluten Bleached Enriched Malted Bromated | 16% |
| Chicken Breast Strips Fully Cooked | 22% |
| Cheese, Pepper Jacked Sliced .75 oz | 21% |
| Oil, Vegetable TFF Salad & Frying | 22% |
| Beef, Tenderloin Choice 189A PSMO Boneless | 15% |
| Trout, Rainbow 8-10 oz Whole Head-On Boned Skin-On | 25% |
Frozen
Some good 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 |
|---|---|
| Flat Iron Steak Choice MGB1114D, Frozen | 11% |
| Bacon Slab Center-cut 13-17 per lb Applewood Smoked Gas Flushed, Frozen | 65% |
| Duck Whole Grade A, Frozen | 57% |
| Pork Butt Boneless, Frozen | 22% |
| Chicken, Thigh Meat Jumbo Boneless Skinless, Fresh to Frozen | 16% |
| Pork, Belly Unsalted Skinless Unsmoked Raised w/out Antibiotics, Fresh to Frozen | 15% |
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, check out the limited quantity deal:
| Category | Discount |
|---|---|
| Beef, Flank Steak Angus Choice MBG193 Limited Quantity | 21% |
| Avocado #1 20-24 Count Almost Ripe vs Ripe | 37% |
| Red Onion, Carton Medium vs Jumbo | 17% |
| Potato, Russet 100 ct vs 90 ct | 16% |
| Tomato Grape vs Cherry | 15% |
| Onion, Yellowed Diced 3/8” vs 1/4" | 27% |
Remember, this is all based on normalized price per weight comparison.