Finding innovative solutions is crucial in a world grappling with food waste and rising costs. One such alternative lies in the realm of excess food inventory. Food manufacturers and retailers, including discount grocery stores, have begun recognizing the numerous benefits … Read More
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The History of Food Brokers in America
When you stroll down the aisles of a modern grocery store or supermarket, convenience store, or big box discount store, among scores of other entities who sell food to consumers, whether direct or through wholesale outlets, a little—known but powerful … Read More
How A Closeout Food Broker Can Help Small Grocers Diversify Their Inventory Despite Supply Chain Issues
It’s hard being a small or independent grocer in today’s modern retail world, where big box stores have a significant advantage in buying power, particularly amidst the continuing supply chain challenges. This is precisely why many small grocers, from mom-and-pop … Read More
The Sustainability Advantage: How an Overstock Food Broker Can Contribute to a Greener Supply Chain
Industries worldwide are reassessing various practices and processes to focus more on sustainability, realigning their businesses to meet a higher bar of environmentally friendly and socially responsible standards. The food industry is no exception. With consumers now more aware than … Read More
What to Do About The Economy’s Impact on Food Insecurity
The Nation’s Leader in Surplus, Seconds, Salvage, Opportunity & Spot Buys Specializing in Short-Coded, Past “Best-Use-By” Dates and Discount Products —-———————————————————————————————-— How the Economy Impacts Food Insecurity and What You Can Do About It While it makes sense that … Read More
The Value of Salvage Food Brokers When It Comes to Insurance and Salvage Claims
We see it all as salvage food brokers, and that includes large-scale inventory loss due to unanticipated forces of nature like fires, floods, and earthquakes. Losses of this kind, where inventory may be all or, more often, partially damaged, are … Read More
6 Benefits of Partnering with Overstock Retail Food Brokers
From pandemic-influenced product shortages to aggravating supply-chain issues, the past four years have been a roller coaster ride for food retailers, with many now turning to retail food brokers to help them deal with the most current issue vexing retailers: … Read More
Adapting to Demand in the Food Retail Industry with Closeout Food Brokers
Closeout food brokers play a critical role in the ecosystem of the retail food industry. They are orchestrators and negotiators; they are trendsetters and problem solvers. With their intricate knowledge of the food industry, retail food brokers are tasked with … Read More
What Is Salvage Food? Your Guide To Best By Dates, Damaged Packaging, and Food Brokers
Any food or grocery shopper may have found themselves asking at some point, “what is salvage food?” While the phrase may not be well-known or top-of-mind for consumers, it should be. Buying “salvage food,” which is perfectly good and safe, … Read More
How Grocery Store Brokers Can Help Reduce Food Waste & Increase Profits
Grocery store food waste is a significant problem on many levels for many reasons. Grocery Store food waste contributes to excess food products that not only end up in landfills but also account for significant lost profit for retailers yearly. … Read More