Catering Supplies - How To Find A Great Deals Online
1. Catering Supplies - How To Find A Great
Deals Online
Searching for catering supplies online line seems like an envious task; however, it does not have to be this bad, in fact its
fairly easy if you know how. Buying supplies is something that lots of people do on a day to day basis; catering supplies can
be found on catering equipment web sites or on line shops which sell catering supplies and equipment. When shopping for
catering supplies you should look for a few things, firstly are the items your searching for actually in stock, there are so many
online shops selling supplies but then they don't seem to have there items in store so make sure that the web site shows
that the items are showing available. Most large catering stores companies will have the stock so you should not have any
problems finding what your looking for.
Catering supplies can be found at great prices on the internet; you just have to search on Google or Yahoo to find the best
deals. Many catering equipment companies offer bulk discount on there items, crockery and cutlery can be purchased very
cheap if you buy in dozens, the same rule applies for glassware and utensils. Heavy catering equipment like ovens and
cookers can be purchased on line but you should email the company to see if they can offer you some discount if your
buying a lot of the other equipment from them. Supplies can be bought with or without warranties, this is normally down to
the seller to decide but we would always recommend buying any catering equipment with a warranty in case anything ever
goes wrong with your equipment.
Catering supplies can be heavy so be sure to make sure you you have enough people on hand to help lift any of the
equipment of the vans as a lot of companies will only deliver to your restaurant or shop and leave it at your outside
pavement; a trolley would be the ideal thing to have at hand to bring your delivery in doors. Most catering supplies are
delivered on pallets so this will also have to be considered as these can be as big as 4 foot square. Some catering
equipment companies may offer you delivery and unpack I would always recommend going for deliver and unpacking as it
will free your staff for other jobs which need carried out.
When purchasing supplies you may be able to obtain some credit some companies will offer you up to 30 days if you open
an account with them, this can be a very good option when starting up. Another way in which to get catering equipment or
supplies could be to lease your catering products, this can be done over a selection of ways either over 2, 3, or 5 years.
Most caterers will go for the 5 years as this will be the least amount of money paid out on a month to month basis.