Restaurants, hotels, and other commercial places tend to buy food in bulk, but most people don’t consider it unless they have a large business. Depending on the food product, it can be quite beneficial to purchase wholesale and get enough to last for a while. Of course, this doesn’t apply to easily perishable items, but if you tend to go through a lot of cheese, juice, or bread, then it may be worthwhile to order wholesale.
Here are some of the reasons to buy wholesale food:
It’s Cheaper
You’ll save quite a lot of money simply by purchasing larger amounts of the products you want. If you’re buying at a warehouse store, you could end up with very large containers of food that you need to use up before it goes bad, but when you buy wholesale, you’re purchasing food for resale. This means it’s cheaper and in usable containers.
Save Time
Ordering all your food in a single order will give you back your time. If you have to constantly order or purchase one or two jars of jam, for example, you will end up spending more time and money. For example, if you go through two jars of jam a week at your bed and breakfast, you can order enough to keep the jam in stock for a few months. You pay less and, as long as you have the space, you will enjoy the benefit of keeping extra available.
Higher Quality
When you buy wholesale, it becomes affordable to purchase better quality products. This means you end up with food that you might normally avoid, due to the higher price, but this allows you to eat and serve better dishes.
Common Foods to Buy Wholesale
What should you buy wholesale? That depends on what you actually use. If you never drink milk, then you don’t need to purchase it. However, certain things are more common in bulk than others. These include:
- Yeast
- Jam
- Peanut Butter
- Honey
- Marmalade
- Fruit juice
- Cheese
- Mayonnaise
You may also find it useful to stock up on bread, milk, yoghurt, and other products that you can easily freeze. It’s simple to keep them on hand until you need them and by purchasing all at once, you’ll get much better pricing.
Are you looking for a wholesale food supplier? Freshways offers a variety of products, specialising in dairy and eggs. Take a closer look at our catalogue today.