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Fred Favole
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"5 Keys to Food Purchasing #1 develop a spend strategy #2 smart sourcing #3 price data-mining #4 negotiate #5 Ask SPS for a second opinion"
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Make Food Service Purchasing Rock!
Do you use the 4 essential moves that make your foodservice purchasing rock? Does your supply-chain team advise suppliers how well they are performing? This fundamental play is key to developing a “ team-supply dynamic ”, which is Essential move #1 to make purchasing rock. The one-sided approach leaves money on the table…See More
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"NRA FLASH Why Not Get A Second Opinion from Strategic Purchasing Services, America’s most experienced food cost-reduction service."
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"Keys to spend mgt #1 what you don’t know CAN hurt you #2 spend strategy #3 sourcing #4 prepare for negotiations #5 data mining Ask S.P.S."
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"Why Not Get A Second Opinion from America’s most experienced Purchasing services firm or Check my Blog" on FOHBOH for savings tips. FMF"
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Does Going "Green and Healthy" Require Purchasing Support?
Speculation has been confirmed: the foodservice executive chef and purchasing manager's role in green product purchase decisions is having an effect on the way farms, ranches and packers use hormones, pesticides and processing despite pressure to increase pricing for specialty products. As we near the mid-point in 2013, the environment’s predictability seems to be decreasing as concerns about the healthful and green quality…See More
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Do You Think About The MONEY First As Key To Food Service Purchasing? Part 1
Every experienced food service buyer has their own formula for achieving the optimum from suppliers and for improving end-to-end total product acquisition costs. However, few emerging chain organizations are able to perform…See More
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- Senior Procurement Supply-Chain Executive - Goal: manage purchasing for an emgering foodservice chain located in the Southeast as a consultant or traditional hire.
Managed priorities for Fortune 200 Foodservice Organizations. Early leader in purchasing dept. outsourcing, spend managment and commodity contracting. Expertise: commodity price-management, distribution system development, vendor sourcing and negotation, cost-reduction contracting, product development, distributor price-compliance audits.
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Does Going "Green and Healthy" Require Purchasing Support?
Posted on May 14, 2013 at 11:59am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Do You Think About The MONEY First As Key To Food Service Purchasing? Part 1
Posted on May 11, 2013 at 10:07am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Every experienced food service buyer has their own formula for achieving the optimum from suppliers and for improving end-to-end total…
Continue Nail Your Next Foodservice Interview
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 3:16am 0 Comments 0 Likes
To get you prepared for your dream job interview as wine buyer or sommelier intern, lets review answers given over the years by applicants that you should not use in your job interview. Then we’ll look at 9 top tips for success while on the job!
- Working with the FBI investigative unit I didn't mean to hit the “reply to all” button.
- I like working late at the bar, you have less clowns telling you not to…
What's Your (Food Cost) Problem?
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:25am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Get the most from every dollar of food spend by calculating your 3 allowable food cost controls and acknowledging that you may have a problem area. If nothing goes wrong, from your back door to your register, what will your food cost be?
With something as important as your food cost, you want to have the tools and resources available to establish standards. In other words, you need to compare actual costs with the standard base, and spend your…
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Non-OperatorFohBoh said…
Welcome Fred! Happy to have you!
Operator - ChefMarcus Guiliano said…
Congratulations on joining FohBoh! This is a wonderful online restaurant community with lots of great postings. Enjoy the site and keep active with pictures, comments and postings.
Chef Marcus Guiliano