Don’t Miss These Deals! Wholesale is Up, but Find Frozen Deals of 30-90% Off!
Average Wholesale prices spiked 2.38% this week, but a continued drop in traffic is likely leading to some excess inventory and an increase in Fresh to Frozen deals this week. 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
Still quite a few 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 Shell Large AA | 33% |
| Flour H&R All Purpose | 30% |
| Cheese Cheddar Sliced | 29% |
| Ribeye Lip On Choice | 22% |
| Chicken Breast Pre-Cooked | 19% |
| Oil Salad Canola | 15% - 16% |
| Chicken Breast Single Lobe 4 oz Frozen | 15% |
| Beef Strip Loin CAB | 7% |
Frozen
Lots more Fresh to Frozen and Frozen deals this week and the discounts are up (90%!!!) too. 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 |
|---|---|
| Steak Flatiron Choice F2F | 91% |
| Whole Chicken F2F | 53% |
| Mahi Mahi Skin On Filet Frozen | 45% |
| Beef, Ground Patty 7 oz F2F | 39% | Pork Butt Bone-In .25 F2F | 38% |
| Bacon Applewood 13-17 ct F2F | 33% |
| Beef Tenderloin Choice 189A F2F | 11% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Haddock Chinese vs Iceland | 31% - 35% |
| Avocado Ripe vs Unripe | 20% |
| Tomato Grape vs Cherry | 20% |
| Red Onion Jumbo Local vs Medium | 19% (local can be cheaper) |
| Beef Strip Loin Choice vs Choice Angus | 15% |
| Roma Tomato #2 vs #1 | 15% |
| Apple Red Delicious Extra Fancy vs Fancy | 12% |
Remember, this is all based on normalized price per weight comparison.