Food Service Distributors in Singapore

Here are 3 things you didn’t know about food service distributors.

1. There are different kinds of food service distributors.

In general there are 4 kinds of food service distributors:

Broadline Distributors

Broadline distributors offer a variety of products from wholesale meats, wholesale seafood, cheeses, herbs and other ingredients a typical F&B business might need. They also distribute bulk orders for cleaning supplies because sanitation is a very important aspect in any restaurant and a certain level of cleanliness is required to operate. They are the biggest and most logistically heavy in terms of packing, flash freezing and transporting ingredients.

Specialty Distributors

Speacialty distributors focus on the distribution of one specific product type such as meats and seafood that require a specific kind of handling. Their vehicles may need to be chilled to ensure the freshness of the ingredients as they deliver it to their clients and their supply chain is catered to the specific needs of the ingredient.

Cash & Carry

These distributors are unique in that it is the only type of distributor that does not directly transport products to food service providers such as restaurants. Instead, business owners or chefs go to these cash and carry warehouses and pick out wholesale products to purchase.