​​Restaurant Consultants Advise: Evaluate your supplier management.

Have you evaluated your arrangement with your foodservice supplier recently or are you running on auto-pilot? Does the agreement you put together in the past fully address your current needs and the scope of your current operation? The foodservice distribution industry has had many recent changes, with companies being bought and sold at a record pace. Restaurants need to continue to make changes in operations to maximize a standing in today’s market.

Properly done, managing your supply chain, and in particular Prime Vendor Agreements, take many factors into account. Deliverables include: price point, payment terms, priority service, product expertise, information systems, and a business partnership to name a few. There is a lot of information needed to ensure successful execution, and data must be analyzed to ensure that your purchasing processes optimize savings for your business, quality products, and excellent service.

National Restaurant Consultants (NRC) has the tools and expertise to gather the right data and analyze this information, helping you determine which distribution company can best fit your current needs. Typical savings vary, but NRC has saved our clients over $1 million dollars in purchase savings in the past 10 years alone!

Contact us to review your supply chain process and discover what a new Prime Vendor Agreement tailored to today’s business environment could look like for you.