Don’t Miss These Deals! Find Up To 42% Off Chicken Breast
Inflation continues to drive up costs across the board. The government reported that “Food at Home” is now up 11.9% in the past 12 months and we saw average Wholesale prices up 1.85% just last week. So it is even more important that you know what possible opportunities there are to save money on your purchases. We save you the time of searching and point you towards the best deals out there this week. You can decide if it is the right fit for you.
We also know that you don’t always want to have to change your vendor. All of the opportunities below are from within single distributors! So here are the deals this week:
tl;dr
We are seeing more savings across different brands and with characteristics and less from frozen or fresh to frozen options, though those remain the largest deals.
Produce (40%) has the biggest potential savings this week, followed by Meat & Poultry (32%) and Seafood (32%).
You can find deals of 29%-34% from single vendors with slightly larger opportunities across vendors (31%-41%). You may find some additional savings if you have multiple vendors.
Potential Cash and Carry savings are up BIG this week (48%), so if you live close by it might be worth checking out your options online.
Brand
The biggest savings this week were on similar products from different brands. 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 Skinless Natural | 18% - 42% |
| Flour All-Purpose H&R | 20% - 40% |
| Canola Oil, Salad | 13% - 30% |
| Cheddar Cheese, Mild Sliced | 26% - 31% |
| Pork Boston Butt Boneless | 28% |
| Beef Flank Steak Choice | 15% - 22% |
| Bacon Applewood Smoked 13-17 Sliced Wide Shingle | 16% |
| Beef Ribeye Lip-on Choice | 14% |
Frozen
Fewer Frozen deals again this week, but they continue to be the biggest. Fresh to Frozen discounts are about double the savings of fresh vs frozen. If a frozen option works for you, this can be an excellent opportunity to get your normal product at a huge discount. Frozen product can also give you a buffer with uncertain traffic.
| Category | Discount |
|---|---|
| Corned Beef Slice F2F | 98% (really, not a typo) |
| Corned Beef Flat Wet Cooked | 83% |
| Ground Beef Bulk 80/20 F2F | 23% - 52% |
| Ground Beef Patties Never Ever | 23% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Kale Non-Organic vs Organic | 50% |
| Tomato Grape Red Bulk vs Non | 58% |
| Egg Fresh Medium AA Full Case vs Half Case | 30% |
| Apple Baby variety | 31% |
| Salmon Atlantic Chilean vs Norwegian | 28% - 31% |
| Jumbo Yellow Onion sack vs box | 22% |
| Rainbow Trout Boneless Wholes vs Butterfly | 18% |
Remember, this is all based on normalized price per weight comparison.