Restaurant Buying Groups - What is restaurant buying group
Core food prices are up.
Labor's getting tight and that's never fun.
New workplace rules and requirements keep popping up.
Need some good news in the Restaurant business?
Here it goes.
And 10's of 1000's of restaurants are taking advantage of this.
It's starting to make the rounds at the restaurant owner's version of the water cooler (the bar).
Let's learn how restaurant buying groups work.
We can even quote an actual invoice here:
You can jump to any of the main sections here:
Lots to cover.
We'll leave you with some quick stats to show just how explosive this new trend is on the market.
Let's see if we want to join the rising tide.
First...the basics.
At its core...it is a contract.
It's a big group discount.
Very similar to how health insurance carriers contract with hospitals for PPO plans.
They basically say...
Show us the money!!
As an individual restaurant or chain, you'll still have control over your own:
Etc!!
It's just the pricing RATE that is grouped together.
You don't have to share tomatoes with the restaurant down the street!
So...
A restaurant buying group is a way for smaller entities to have the leverage of a large chain.
The suppliers respond to volume.
Volume is king.
And queen and prince.
There's no way to get them to budge on pricing if you negotiate alone.
That's why the buying groups are exploding right now!
The savings can be significant.
It's pretty easy to see what you can expect with actual purchases.
Just upload an invoice here and we'll run the pricing!
We'll like the pricing...so how does the day to day work?
We touched based on why they work but what about my daily process?
Good news there depending on the buying group chosen.
Your day to day will actually improve in most cases.
You'll have total access to all their tools.
This generally offers huge advantages in the following:
The pricing only works if everything else goes smoothly.
That's not an issue if the food supply partner to the top buying group (two separate entities) knows their stuff!
We'll constantly update with feedback on the major restaurant buying groups but two are leading the pack.
We'll quote your actual food and supply invoice here to see what savings are expected.
It may even get better!
Right now, there are 5 buying groups that are leading the charge.
You can find a complete comparison and review of the big 5 here.
For restaurants, the first two are really the pure plays.
Their focus IS the restaurant business which has advantages.
Of the two, it then comes down to the partnered supplier.
We'll discuss how to compare this below in the "Which buying group is better for restaurants" section.
Restaurants.
Just kidding.
Generally, the main requirement they have centers around a minimum level of volume.
Certain types of restaurants do better on the pricing side but the best
way to check that is to just run a quote here:
We see savings anywhere from 10-30% on average.
The best restaurant buying groups will allow you to apply this to the broadest range of products.
We also find that certain kinds of restaurants do better with buying groups.
Otherwise, we're allowed to have multiple locations and shipping destinations.
In terms of larger size restaurant chains, check the pricing.
You can run your food
invoice quote here.
What about a GPO? Is that the same thing?
The two terms get bantered around quite a bit.
Are the same thing?
What's the difference?
First, GPO stands for group purchasing organization.
Technically, the services offered by the two of them might vary.
Ultimately, the rush to either is because of the preferential pricing so we're less concerned about the other aspects.
They both allow leveraged purchasing for smaller restaurants and chains.
That's what is important.
Get more info on how group purchasing organizations work for restaurants here.
On this site, we'll use them interchangeably since the net result is the same to restaurants.
Many things can swing the expected savings.
On average, we're seeing between 10 and 30%
The type of restaurant and actual items ordered can affect the pricing.
What doesn't affect the pricing:
Submit your actual invoice and we'll quote what the new pricing would be for your restaurant.
You can quickly run your invoice quote here:
You'll get a full analysis of the pricing, items, options and the better restaurant buying groups will provide further guidance on ways to save specifically for your situation.
This savings can vary quite a bit but here are some basic guidelines on savings by types of products.
One of the reasons the big suppliers offer such great pricing is that they want to grow their per customer purchase.
For example, if a restaurant chain only buys supplies from a supplier and they add food purchases as well due to the much better pricing...
That's a win for the supplier!
And that's why they offer the buying group pricing!
For this reason, we tend to see pretty good savings on food purchases of all sorts with group buying.
Again, just run your invoice quote on food and we'll see how it compares with what you have now.
It's not just food that does well with group buying.
All your ancillary supplies are also available at group buying savings.
The savings are not as strong for your basic consumable since these are commodities already.
But...
Include the supplies in your invoice quote here to see how they would fare as well.
It's good to get a spread of available products that represents what you buy on a weekly basis.
Beyond supplies, there's a range of actual equipment we can purchase under the group buying pricing structure.
Although these aren't repeat or ongoing purchases typically, you can see some pretty steep discounts in this category.
It's definitely closer to the top of the discount range.
We recommend submitting a separate invoice just for equipment from your day to day purchasing needs.
You can quote any of these items here:
We have an entire article dedicated to comparing the major restaurant buying groups here
Leverage Buying Group is our favorite for a few reasons:
You can quote them here by uploading a sample invoice.
Of course, we're happy to address questions by email.
Get more detail on entire field of restaurant buying groups here.
High!
As to be expected.
It's pretty interesting.
We'll get a quote request from a restaurant (chain).
They'll see the rates and then have questions.
They usually are in disbelief of the pricing at first.
A dedicated rep walks through the process and how it works and most times...
They sign up!
If we're with the best buying group for restaurants, they rarely come off.
Unless they go out of business, sell the restaurant, or run into financial issues.
Otherwise, the restaurant segment is so margin dependent on input prices, it can mean the difference between making it and closing shop.
Pretty impressive.
If you have questions - help@eaterybuyinggroup.com
Otherwise, let's see what the rates are!
This is easy.
And relevant!
Just upload a recent or sample invoice here.
Get access to a dedicated rep who will walk through any questions on quote and how buying group works.
That's it!
There's no cost for the quote of course.
The pricing has to work in order prompt a person to make adjustments in purchasing.
That's typically the case but let's make sure before hand.
Make sure to submit items you're actually purchasing.
This way, you get a good apples to apples comparison.
The backend process (ordering, shipping, delivery, etc) are all well executed so it's the pricing that matters up front.
Once the pricing advantage has been determined and all questions have been answered, enrollment is pretty easy.
A dedicated rep from the buying group will guide you through this process.
Some buying group have a membership fee but our favorite one doesn't.
You're not locked in for a period of time but that's rarely an issue any way since the advantages are pretty evident.
Quickly!
To get help, email us here.
We covered quite a bit but this is new.
It's actually the same thing you've been doing on your own.
Negotiating contracts, establishing purchasing agreements, developing relationships.
The difference now is that you have a 3rd party advocate.
You get to piggy back their contract with large suppliers.
You also get their preferential treatment for any quality level of food and supplies you purchase.
That's group buying.
Separate invoicing, delivery, accounts etc.
Just one, giant, sweet, purchasing agreement and pricing structure!
That's why this segment is exploding in growth.
With every new added restaurant, it gets stronger.
Join the tide and ride the wave of savings.
Use that saved money to update, improve, market, or make your restaurant more profitable.
As least, see what the pricing looks like for your situation here:
Again, there is absolutely no cost to you for our services. Email us at help@eaterybuyinggroup.com
and more!
"No... Thank you. I wish I had found group purchasing earlier. It's a no-brainer"
"We have seen a reduction of 18% for last quarter for one location. Can't wait to roll it out other sites."
"The cost savings I realized on purchasing went right back into upgrading our meat and produce quality. We basically subsidized the needed move to higher grade at no cost."
"Thank you so much! Very happy with service. If there is any way I can contact supervisors to let them know about your great service let me know"
"I'll be honest...I didn't believe the pre-rollout saving estimates. Seemed to good to be true. I'm pleasantly wrong on that"
"After test at one location, we're ready to move forward across chain. Great resource to have. "
"Wow, I can't thank you guys enough for your help...I couldn't imagine trying to tackle this on my own!"
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Understand how to use the top purchasing groups to significantly save on Restaurant food and supplies expenses.
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