If you run a caff or restaurant of any type, you need a regular supply of quality, fresh food. Buying from a company who are able to deliver a wide range of products to your door is incredibly convenient. Both you and your customers want consistently high quality so choose your food supplier wisely.
When you run a catering business of any kind, you just want to get on with the business of cooking and serving your customers. In order to provide them with the best quality dishes, you need a good quality food supplier. I.e. someone who is reputable, consistent and can deliver what you want and when you want it.
Customer Service
Food suppliers who can tick all these boxes and have a large selection of produce are what keep your caff or restaurant ticking. A good supplier will also have a good customer services department, ready to listen to and respond to your individual needs and requirements. Every business is unique and a supplier who recognises that is of paramount importance to your business. A good supplier will ensure that you have a point of contact or a named advisor who can help you immediately with any kind of query as and when it arises.
A thriving eatery of any kind, whether it be a pub, caff or fine dining restaurant is a busy place and ordering can take up a lot of time. Choosing a food supplier who makes this easy for you is a good idea for the busy manager. Ordering online from a supplier with a good website is your best bet. Bigger companies with professional websites which are easily navigable and user friendly will save you a lot of time. You will be able to quickly pick out what’s on offer and new products are also easy to find. Some of the best sites even have recipe ideas with easy links to the ingredients to save you even more time.
Product Range
Another time saver is buying from a company which offers a wide range of goods including chilled, frozen and ambient grocery items and even drinks. Ordering from one company with one easy delivery saves you and your staff valuable time. Ordering from multiple companies means multiple deliveries which often interrupt your staff. Obviously, you have to deal with a delivery when it arrives but if you have everything from the same supplier means you only have to deal with it once rather than numerous times a week. A good supplier will even be able to avoid your peak service times, delivering when it is convenient to you rather than to the supplier.
Food suppliers whose main concern is serving you consistently with the high products you need, when you want them is what every business owner / manager wants. Pick your supplier carefully.
AUTHOR BIO
Idania Silvia is a restaurant owner with over 30 years experience in the business. With a view to keeping up standards throughout the industry, she is keen to pass on her knowledge and as such writes regularly for a number of trade magazines and websites. She is a keen to stress the important of choosing the best fresh food suppliers possible, no matter how large or small the business.