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Section 7: Vendor Choices 1 National Food Service Management Institute
Section 7: Section 7: Vendor ChoicesVendor Choices
(Step 4)(Step 4)
Food Purchasing Food Purchasing for Child Care Centersfor Child Care Centers
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name the vendor choices in his/her community and list some of the advantages and disadvantages of each and
write an information sheet for vendors for his/her center.
Lesson ObjectivesLesson Objectives
The learner will be able to
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Choices Available to YouChoices Available to You
Depend on the community where your center is located
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Words Meaning . . .Words Meaning . . .
. . . “a business that sells . . . “a business that sells food and supplies”:food and supplies”:
Vendors Suppliers Stores Distributors Retail vendors Wholesale vendors
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Identifying Your Choices . . .Identifying Your Choices . . .
. . . is called a market area
analysis.
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Possible ChoicesPossible Choices
Specialty stores Local grocery stores Supermarkets Wholesale clubs Wholesale grocery
distributors Institutional distributors Institutional jobbers
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Specialty StoresSpecialty Stores
AdvantagesAdvantages
Local meat/fish market Fresh produce stand
Exact amounts needed
Lower prices Bread outlet
Farmers market
Fresh food
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Specialty StoresSpecialty Stores
Have limited variety Do not have CN labeled
convenience foods Usually do not deliver Takes time to pick up
items Make more stops to get
food
DisadvantagesDisadvantages
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Fresh, frozen, and canned foods
Convenient location Charge accounts
One check at end of month Use of store’s money until
receive tuition or government payment
Local Grocery StoresLocal Grocery Stores
AdvantagesAdvantages
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Local Grocery StoresLocal Grocery Stores
Limited variety of food No CN labeled convenience foods Small cans and packages
More time needed to prepare meals No delivery
DisadvantagesDisadvantages
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Wide variety of fresh, frozen, and canned foods
Weekly promotions with cost savings
SupermarketsSupermarkets
AdvantagesAdvantages
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24/7 No. 10 cans
Reduced time for meal preparation
Charge accounts
SupermarketsSupermarkets
AdvantagesAdvantages
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SupermarketsSupermarkets
No CN labeled convenience foods
Limited delivery
DisadvantagesDisadvantages
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Wholesale prices No. 10 cans and
other quantity pack items
Phone orders
Wholesale ClubsWholesale Clubs
AdvantagesAdvantages
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Wholesale ClubsWholesale Clubs
No charge accounts No CN labeled convenience foods Annual membership
fee No delivery
DisadvantagesDisadvantages
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Charge accounts Delivery Order by
Salesperson Phone Computer
Wholesale Grocery DistributorsWholesale Grocery Distributors
AdvantagesAdvantages
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Wholesale Grocery DistributorsWholesale Grocery Distributors
Small home-size cans Very few frozen foods No CN labeled
convenience foods Minimum delivery
requirements possible
DisadvantagesDisadvantages
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Institutional DistributorsInstitutional Distributors
AdvantagesAdvantages Charge accounts Delivery Order by
Salesperson Phone Computer
CN labeled convenience foods
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Institutional DistributorsInstitutional Distributors
Minimum delivery requirements may apply.
Containers may be too large for your center.
It is necessary to carefully evaluate your center’s needs.
DisadvantagesDisadvantages
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Food delivered immediately upon being sold Combination of large and home-size
containers
Institutional JobbersInstitutional Jobbers
AdvantagesAdvantages
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Institutional JobbersInstitutional Jobbers
Must pay for food when purchased
Offer limited selection of food Do not know in advance what is for sale Often do not have refrigerated trucks
DisadvantagesDisadvantages
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If You Are Not Sure . . .If You Are Not Sure . . .
Ask questions. Ask other
child care centers, schools, restaurants, nursing homes, or hospitals.
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If You Are Not Sure . . .If You Are Not Sure . . .
Ask your State CACFP Agency or licensing agency representative.
If you have a sponsoring agency, ask its representative.
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If You Are Not Sure . . .If You Are Not Sure . . .
Read the names of companies on the delivery trucks you see.
Copy the phone numbers.
Call the vendors.
Ask the vendors if they are interested in your business.
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Information Sheet for VendorsInformation Sheet for Vendors
Purpose: Tell vendor about
your center Provide credit
information
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Information Sheet for VendorsInformation Sheet for Vendors
Name of the center
Address
Phone number
Fax number
E-mail address
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Information Sheet for VendorsInformation Sheet for Vendors
Organization of the center Non-profit, for-profit, or
public
If non-profit, list of members of board of directors
If for-profit, list of owners
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Information Sheet for VendorsInformation Sheet for Vendors
Number of meals served daily Days and hours of operation Name, address, and phone number
of the center’s bank and the officer who handles the center’s
account Names of the center’s employees
authorized to place food orders