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Food service distributors for restaurants in Baton Rouge?
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:05 am
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:05 am
Sysco
S&W
Doerle
Any experience with these 3? Any other recommendations? Isn't their a local company as well (can't remember the name at the moment)?
Not looking for employment. Inquiring for initial ordering and thereafter.
Those of you who know more than me (I am a rookie at this), any tips or advice you can share is greatly wanted and appreciated.
S&W
Doerle
Any experience with these 3? Any other recommendations? Isn't their a local company as well (can't remember the name at the moment)?
Not looking for employment. Inquiring for initial ordering and thereafter.
Those of you who know more than me (I am a rookie at this), any tips or advice you can share is greatly wanted and appreciated.
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Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:16 am to Will Cover
Merchant’s food service.
Choctaw Provisions.
Lyon’s food service.
Choctaw Provisions.
Lyon’s food service.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:25 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Sysco is horrible. All their food is overpriced.
As of right now they charge $15 a pound for ribeye
4.50 a pound for pork chops
Sams got ribeye for 9.99 a pound and can cut it however you want, and porches for 2.88 a pound
and the list goes on. the only thing they are good for is frozen items. If you live close to a sams, buy from there. thats what i would do but I'm an hour away from sams.
As of right now they charge $15 a pound for ribeye
4.50 a pound for pork chops
Sams got ribeye for 9.99 a pound and can cut it however you want, and porches for 2.88 a pound
and the list goes on. the only thing they are good for is frozen items. If you live close to a sams, buy from there. thats what i would do but I'm an hour away from sams.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:26 am to Btrtigerfan
De Vincenti Brothers
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:27 am to Will Cover
quote:
Those of you who know more than me (I am a rookie at this), any tips or advice you can share is greatly wanted and appreciated.
I had to learn this by myself, and it is still a work in progress but a pain in the arse. Restaurant business is the worse things ever if you know nothing about it.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:30 am to Btrtigerfan
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De Vincenti Brothers
Did they merge with S&W Wholesale Foods?
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:32 am to The Dunder Mifflin
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I had to learn this by myself, and it is still a work in progress but a pain in the arse. Restaurant business is the worse things ever if you know nothing about it.
Fortunately, I will end up having someone who is going to be much smarter at this than I am. I'm just tasked with gathering initial information, however I do want to learn as much as I can.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:34 am to Will Cover
Now that you mention it, they did do something like that. I think they lost the Piccadilly contract or something.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:38 am to Will Cover
What kind of menu you going to have. Some companies do certain things well. How many vendors you want to deal with. Do you have certain items that you place quality over price. There are lots of variables in deciding your food procurement.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:39 am to Btrtigerfan
I remember seeing their trucks around town, but believe they did merge with S&W. Someone with more knowledge could probably speak to it.
A great business lesson in, "never put all your eggs in one basket."
A great business lesson in, "never put all your eggs in one basket."
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:42 am to CrawfishKing
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How many vendors you want to deal with
is it normal for a restaurant to have multiple venders?
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:44 am to Will Cover
Ben E Keith.
I know a rep if you need something.
I know a rep if you need something.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:47 am to Will Cover
I’m a 5 year vet in the business in Baton Rouge. You’re more than welcome to email me at lsuace007@yahoo.com and I’d be happy to help you out.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:52 am to Will Cover
PFG out of Houma.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 10:52 am to The Dunder Mifflin
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is it normal for a restaurant to have multiple venders?
It is, but the trick is finding one that is trustworthy and reliable. If you can find a way to order all or most of your items from one primary vendor, it should give you buying power to negotiate better pricing overall. I’m actually the primary vendor for numerous well known establishments throughout Baton Rouge and even a couple in the New Orleans area.
This post was edited on 1/14/19 at 10:54 am
Posted on 1/14/19 at 11:15 am to LSUAce007
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buying power to negotiate better pricing overall
How you go about negotiating with sysco since it is a big company?
Posted on 1/14/19 at 11:23 am to The Dunder Mifflin
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How you go about negotiating with sysco since it is a big company?
You have a sales rep right?? They have control over the profit margins being charged on your account. They make more money with more profit so it's in their best interest to charge as much as you'll pay. Tell them their prices are too high and that you'll get them from Sam's but you might not be buying enough to justify better pricing. Every time that truck makes a delivery, there is an associated cost. That has to be accounted for with profit margin. The more you buy, the less margin you pay. You're going to have to barter or else your rep will squeeze you for as much as they can. How do I know?? I worked for a Sysco competitor for 6 years.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 11:29 am to Trout Bandit
Capital City Produce, the Ferachi's are very nice people to work with.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 11:30 am to The Dunder Mifflin
I actually work for a competitor that’s pretty big too. We’re aren’t a conglomerate like Sysco, but we’re pretty big especially for a privately owned company.
But in my opinion there are a lot of things that we do better than Sysco, so I just focus on the things that I believe we do exceedingly well. But in the end the company is really only as strong as the salesman that you have. So I just try to be the best rep I possibly can be and try to be a consultant for my customers. The company I work for does so much more than just deliver food. We have solutions and partners for any obstacle that a restaurant operator could encounter. We sell fresh food, frozen food, paper products, produce, small wares, and even large equipment. We have menu costing solutions, menu designers, POS systems, and even a restaurant consultant that’s on staff and at our disposal if and when we need one. My job is to make like easier for my customers, and I think I do a pretty good job at it.
But in my opinion there are a lot of things that we do better than Sysco, so I just focus on the things that I believe we do exceedingly well. But in the end the company is really only as strong as the salesman that you have. So I just try to be the best rep I possibly can be and try to be a consultant for my customers. The company I work for does so much more than just deliver food. We have solutions and partners for any obstacle that a restaurant operator could encounter. We sell fresh food, frozen food, paper products, produce, small wares, and even large equipment. We have menu costing solutions, menu designers, POS systems, and even a restaurant consultant that’s on staff and at our disposal if and when we need one. My job is to make like easier for my customers, and I think I do a pretty good job at it.
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