FAQs and Their Answers
What is the process?
The process is streamlined, efficient and easy.
1 - After the restaurant uploads one month worth of food, paper, drink, chemical and alcohol purchases, within 48 hours they will receive their free analysis of what Taste Savings can save them with the same distributors under the same arrangement(s) they have in place.
2- The restaurant will receive an email with the estimated savings and give the option to agree to proceed. Only when the restaurant officially agrees to proceed to capture those savings, then we reach out to their current food distributor(s) to achieve an industry best contract for them.
3- Typically within 30 days from receiving their free analysis, the restaurant client is enjoying thousands of dollars in food costs savings with the same distributors with no business interruptions.
How much does it cost?
There are no upfront costs or commitment. We make money when you save money, and there are zero out-of-pocket costs to the restaurant, ever.
On average, we see a savings of 5-7% off of your current food contract, yielding hundreds of thousands of dollars to your business cash flow. Our expertise improves the pricing in areas of your food, beverage, chemicals and paper goods, yielding a significant amount of money to use for the heart and soul of your business.
What is the risk with my current distributor?
We understand there is a lot of time and money invested into your food costs. And we value the strength of vendor relationships. Once a month's worth of invoices have been submitted, we begin communication with said food distributor(s) only releasing food spend information, not disclosing who the restaurant is. The restaurant's identity is kept completely confidential. The contract and new pricing is negotiated and reviewed by both us and restaurant client. Only when the restaurant is comfortable with their new arrangement and is ready to sign a new contract, the restaurant information will be shared with food distributor(s).
How do you save restaurants money?
Our founders have worked in the food distribution side of the food purchasing industry and understand how maximize savings for the restaurant: our secret sauce is three fold:
1 - negotiating you into a food purchasing contract that only 1% of the restaurant industry knows about
2- our proprietary algorithm (Food Sweep)
3 - our strong leverage and incredible buying power of over $150 Million which all our clients benefit from
How is this different from a GPO, Co-Op or Traditional Food Consultants?
We are not a food distributor nor a replacement for US Food, Sysco Foods, Performance Food Group, Gordon Food Service and the like. We are not a Group Purchasing Organization; we are not a Co-op nor are we the run of the mill Food Cost Consultant. We have no bias whatsoever to who you partner with for food distribution.
We work with your distributor(s) and your GPOs by taking what you have in place and negotiate both your distributor and manufacturer agreements, something your GPO does not do. We also renegotiate your proteins and fresh produce, another value add that your GPO does not do.
You get the best of all worlds because our program was designed by former / retired Presidents and CEO’s of the foodservice distribution industry. We introduce you to an entirely new world with our AI technology (Food Sweep) and a certain contract only 1% of the food industry enjoys today; which ensures the best food cost bar none.
Unlike a GPO or Co-op, we do not put any restrictions on your business. We do not tell you who to buy from or what to buy. We simply ensure you are getting the best pricing with whatever distributor(s) you decide to work with.
How long until I start saving?
Typically, our process takes 20 - 30 business days from the day you submit invoices.
We know you are ready to taste the savings! We look forward to helping you; be sure to send your invoices to tastesavings@gmail.com.