Big Mike Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I have a few specifically to ask about: Herr' Chips Rye Street Chips(Have had salt & pepper as a sample. Liked them.) Snack King Tortilla Chips Rugers Wafers Mrs Freshley's Value Line Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpbutler Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Kieblers vanilla wafers are cheaper than rugers, package looks better and they dont break as easy. John Sent from my GT-P7310 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakevending Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I haven't carried any of the chips you list, but so far the only chips I can get to move at all are Miss Vicki's and Veggie Straws. I'm going to add in TGIF and see how they move. I know dogcow likes TGIF, partly because of their long date. They smoke the exp date on any other chips, but the Veggie Straws come close date wise. Picked some more up today and they don't expire until August. I have used Mrs. Freshley's along with another brand or two of pastries and I just can't get pastries here to move at all no matter who makes them. I gave up after throwing pretty much all of them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 Thanks for the responses. Lake, You will like TGIF. They have good dates, sell well, and a good profit margin. We have always used Sam's. I was thinking about ordering from Vistar. I'm not familiar with some of their products like the ones above. The new account we have want LSS chips. We can get the same net profit per turn (or better) with the LSS chips that we get with 1oz chips from Sam's. We just need to find a few other things to order from them. Even if it means paying just a little more for like items. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission vending Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I have a few specifically to ask about: Herr' Chips Rye Street Chips(Have had salt & pepper as a sample. Liked them.) Snack King Tortilla Chips Rugers Wafers Mrs Freshley's Value Line Mike I do pretty good with the Herr's Pop Chips and Jalapeno Poppers. 2-3 cases a week nice long dates.The pop chips are also a healthy item. Don't know about the Rye Street, like previously mentioned I don't do much with LSS and have not tried them. I tried the value line without much success, am doing much better with a more "premium" product like Broadstreet Bakery. The Jumbo Honey Bun (5oz) instead of the 3.5 (5-6 cases a week) oz. Dolly Madison creme Zingers (4 in a pack 2 per week). Some type of Danish or Bear Claw(3-4 per week) etc. Pricing all pastry items, including Poptarts at 1.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogcow Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Rugers sold poorly mrs freshleys honey bun sells great I use the jumbo the smaller size sells fine at the same price point but some people complained so I switched back to the jumbo size. Rjt mentionedthe company that does the tgif chips also cpes chilli cheese chips That diid well for him if ur ordering from vistar id give it a shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJT Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Rugers sold poorly mrs freshleys honey bun sells great I use the jumbo the smaller size sells fine at the same price point but some people complained so I switched back to the jumbo size. Rjt mentionedthe company that does the tgif chips also cpes chilli cheese chips That diid well for him if ur ordering from vistar id give it a shot Yea, they do Nathan's Famous cilli cheese fries. They have long dates, 100 cal, and sell decent...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission vending Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Some other items you might want to look at trying from Vistar that show up in my warehouse on a regular basis. Lance Peanut Bars Lance White Cheddar Popcorn Snyders Kosher Dill Chip Bob's Jalapeno Chips Golden Batch Low Fat Sugar Free Wafers Kars 1oz. Almonds Kars Mango Pineapple Unsalted Mix Mrs Freshley's Brownie's (frozen) Grandma Mini Vanilla Cookies Lay's Sour Cream & Onion Lay's BBQ Ruffle's Cheddar & Sour Cream O'Brian Beef Salami Sticks Cornnuts 1.4 oz vend pack Trix and Coco Puffs cereal bars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Some other items you might want to look at trying from Vistar that show up in my warehouse on a regular basis. Lance Peanut Bars Lance White Cheddar Popcorn Snyders Kosher Dill Chip Bob's Jalapeno Chips Golden Batch Low Fat Sugar Free Wafers Kars 1oz. Almonds Kars Mango Pineapple Unsalted Mix Mrs Freshley's Brownie's (frozen) Grandma Mini Vanilla Cookies Lay's Sour Cream & Onion Lay's BBQ Ruffle's Cheddar & Sour Cream O'Brian Beef Salami Sticks Cornnuts 1.4 oz vend pack Trix and Coco Puffs cereal bars Thanks for the suggestions. We are a week away from our first order. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis23 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Here is what I like and has been a success for me over the years. I am going to provide you with a link to an article I wrote about products that sell in a snack vending machine. I'm from the midwest and your part of the country may be slightly different but the items I suggest have a national appeal. http://www.vending-business-information.com/vending-machine-snacks.html Good luck with what ever you choose to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 Here is what I like and has been a success for me over the years. I am going to provide you with a link to an article I wrote about products that sell in a snack vending machine. I'm from the midwest and your part of the country may be slightly different but the items I suggest have a national appeal. http://www.vending-b...ine-snacks.html Good luck with what ever you choose to sell. Thanks for the link Dennis. I am trying to figure out in what ratio to order product. In order to get a good variety Ill be ordering from Vistar. They have a 50 case minimum! I will mainly be ordering chips, pastries and cookies. I will still get candy bars, granola bars, cheese & crackers etc from Sam's due to a large price difference. Is there a rule of thumb on a starting ratio? What little experience I have I think pastries out sell chips. 2 to 1? Sorry for all the newbie questions. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission vending Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Thanks for the link Dennis. I am trying to figure out in what ratio to order product. In order to get a good variety Ill be ordering from Vistar. They have a 50 case minimum! I will mainly be ordering chips, pastries and cookies. I will still get candy bars, granola bars, cheese & crackers etc from Sam's due to a large price difference. Is there a rule of thumb on a starting ratio? What little experience I have I think pastries out sell chips. 2 to 1? Sorry for all the newbie questions. Mike Forgot to put Bugles, 1.75 oz peanut, and original pork skins on my list. If I was to set a 4 wide my initial fill would be something like this: Top 2 rows (4 selection) all chips Row 3 (4 selection) higher price items like Pork Skins, microwave popcorn, Chex Mix, Animal crackers Row 4 (8 selection) 2 crackers, 6 candy, choc or any item with a cost exceeding .45 Row 5 (8 selection) 8 selections, trial mix, rice crispy treats, nature valley bars, nutri grain, cornnuts, peanuts, oreos etc. Row 6 (4 selection) 2 cookie Famous Amos, Knott's Berry etc and 2 pastry items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis23 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Thanks for the link Dennis. I am trying to figure out in what ratio to order product. In order to get a good variety Ill be ordering from Vistar. They have a 50 case minimum! I will mainly be ordering chips, pastries and cookies. I will still get candy bars, granola bars, cheese & crackers etc from Sam's due to a large price difference. Is there a rule of thumb on a starting ratio? What little experience I have I think pastries out sell chips. 2 to 1? Sorry for all the newbie questions. Mike I wouldn't say pasties outsell chips I would say it is the other way around. Chips out sell pasties. I had those figures in front of me just the other day. I don't buy from Vistar anymore but did for several years and if you ask them they will provide you with a list of their top sellers to slowest sellers. That list will tell you what other venders are using in your part of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 We have made a few adjustments in order to get our Vistar order to the required 50 cases. Does anyone have an opinion on Heritage Ovens brand Cinnamon Rolls and Danishes vs Clover Hill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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