Don’t Miss These Deals! Open to Switching Brands? Find 10%-40% Off!

The excess inventory cycle continues! Overall average Wholesale prices dropped this week and it looks like a lot of those fresh to frozen deals are gone. We are seeing more deals between different brands, probably due to manufacturers trying to deal with their own volatility and challenges. Hopefully, some of them are the right fit for you! 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 main vendor. All of the opportunities below are from within single distributors! So here are the deals this week:

tl;dr

  • A ton more Fresh to Frozen and Frozen deals this week. If this works for you, definitely worth checking out the protein and cheese products that are hitting you the hardest. We are still seeing consistent deals on the Brand side.

  • You can find deals of 35-43% from single vendors with similar opportunities across vendors (33%-45%).  There are plenty of good deals staying with your regular vendor.

  • Potential Cash and Carry savings are up this week (44%). If you have some items that are hitting your bottom line particularly hard and have some flexible labor, you may want to check out your local Cash and Carry. We saw a Pork Loin Boneless Center Cut for 30% less.


Brand

Even more deals 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
Egg Hard Boiled Peeled 48%
Chicken Thigh Bone In Skin On 31%
Pepper Jack Sliced .75 oz 22%
Potato, Mashed Red Skin 21%
Ground Beef 80/20 Bulk 21%
Egg, Fresh Large AA Loose 15 doz 20%
Oil, Salad Canola 17%
Beef Ribeye Lip On Choice 13%
Green Pepper Diced 1/4 in 13%
Chicken Breast Double-Lobe Boneless Skinless 6 oz natural 12%

Frozen

You all must have bought up the fresh to frozen deals last week because they are few and far between this week. 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
Ground Beef Patty 3x1 80/20 F2F 56%
Cheddar Cheese Fancy Shredded F2F 56%
Ground Beef 80/20 Brick F2F 20%

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 Yukon Gold Size B vs Size A 58%
Bacon Center Cut 18/20 Honey Shingle vs Layflat 24%
Salmon Atlantic Portioned Skinless 6 oz vs 8 oz 18%
Strip Loin 0x1 Choice Limited Quantity 13%
Beef Ribeye Lip On MBG112A Limited Quantity 11%

Remember, this is all based on normalized price per weight comparison.


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