Whether you’re the food buyer for a restaurant chain, hotel franchise or casino operations, you understand how important it is to always source the very best for your company. Securing fresh produce on a regular basis keeps everyone happy from creative chefs to discerning diners.
Consider these six important points as you make your purchasing decisions.
1. Consistency Is Key
The freshness that you insist on has to travel well from field to warehouse and distributor to kitchen, and that quality must remain consistent. Your company depends on you to source from a produce grower who always delivers reliably fresh products.
2. Quality Ensures Satisfaction
Whether you’re buying romaine hearts, baby iceberg lettuce or artichokes, the price of quality is always worth your investment. Healthy produce raised with best farming practices maintains its freshness from field to table and ensures customer satisfaction.
3. Plate Presentation Counts
Today’s diners are sophisticated, and they expect well-prepared dishes that look and taste delicious. From crisply crafted salads and sides to dramatic centerpiece dishes, high-quality produce enhances both plate presentation and important customer experience.
4. Versatility Stretches Budgets
Commercial kitchens appreciate versatile products that can serve as appetizers, sides and entrees. As a buyer, you can help them stretch budgets and inspire creativity with produce like mini iceberg lettuce which can easily serve as multiple menu items.
5. High Yield Lowers Cost
High yield is a hallmark of quality produce, and its value consistently ensures the best return on your company’s food investment by minimizing waste. For instance, while you pay a little more per carton for premium hearts of romaine, their dependably high yield actually lowers your net cost.
6. Reliability Secures Satisfaction
You’re responsible for sourcing quality, and you depend on reliable procurement and timely delivery. A reputable produce grower makes it easier to coordinate your job by always providing the products and services that meet your highest standards and satisfy the most demanding kitchens.
Always at Your Service
We understand your responsibilities as a buyer, and we’re committed to supplying you with the freshest produce available. Our client list extends across the US and Canada, and we’re proud of our solid reputation stretching back to the late 1800s. You want a produce grower who always delivers the best, and Hitchcock Farms is always at your service.
