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Section 7: Vendor Choices (Step 4)

Food Purchasing for Child Care Centers Section 7: Vendor Choices (Step 4) Lesson Objectives The learner will be able to 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.

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Section 7: Vendor Choices (Step 4)

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  1. Food Purchasing for Child Care Centers Section 7: Vendor Choices(Step 4)

  2. Lesson Objectives The learner will be able to • 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.

  3. Choices Available to You Depend on the community where your center is located

  4. Words Meaning . . . . . . “a business that sells food and supplies”: • Vendors • Suppliers • Stores • Distributors • Retail vendors • Wholesale vendors

  5. Identifying Your Choices . . . . . . is called a market area analysis.

  6. Possible Choices • Specialty stores • Local grocery stores • Supermarkets • Wholesale clubs • Wholesale grocery distributors • Institutional distributors • Institutional jobbers

  7. Local meat/fish market • Fresh produce stand • Exact amounts needed • Farmers market • Fresh food • Lower prices • Bread outlet Specialty Stores Advantages

  8. Specialty Stores Disadvantages • 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

  9. Local Grocery Stores Advantages • 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

  10. Local Grocery Stores Disadvantages • Limited variety of food • No CN labeled convenience foods • Small cans and packages • More time needed to prepare meals • No delivery

  11. Supermarkets Advantages • Wide variety of fresh, frozen, and canned foods • Weekly promotions with cost savings

  12. Supermarkets Advantages • 24/7 • No. 10 cans • Reduced time for meal preparation • Charge accounts

  13. Supermarkets Disadvantages • No CN labeled convenience foods • Limited delivery

  14. Wholesale Clubs Advantages • Wholesale prices • No. 10 cans and other quantity pack items • Phone orders

  15. Wholesale Clubs Disadvantages • No charge accounts • No CN labeled convenience foods • Annual membership fee • No delivery

  16. Wholesale Grocery Distributors Advantages • Charge accounts • Delivery • Order by • Salesperson • Phone • Computer

  17. Wholesale Grocery Distributors Disadvantages • Small home-size cans • Very few frozen foods • No CN labeled convenience foods • Minimum delivery requirements possible

  18. Institutional Distributors Advantages • Charge accounts • Delivery • Order by • Salesperson • Phone • Computer • CN labeled convenience foods

  19. Institutional Distributors Disadvantages • Minimum delivery requirements may apply. • Containers may be too large for your center. • It is necessary to carefully evaluate your center’s needs.

  20. Institutional Jobbers Advantages • Food delivered immediately upon being sold • Combination of large and home-size containers

  21. Institutional Jobbers Disadvantages • 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

  22. If You Are Not Sure . . . • Ask questions. • Ask other • child care centers, • schools, • restaurants, • nursing homes, or • hospitals.

  23. If You Are Not Sure . . . • Ask your State CACFP Agency or licensing agency representative. • If you have a sponsoring agency, ask its representative.

  24. 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.

  25. Information Sheet for Vendors Purpose: • Tell vendor about your center • Provide credit information

  26. Information Sheet for Vendors • Name of the center • Address • Phone number • Fax number • E-mail address

  27. Information 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

  28. Information 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

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