SaveYourYum Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Hello all, Wanted to check to see if anyone has any recommendations for alternatives for snack and candy suppliers aside from Costco, Sam's Club, or Vistar? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TempestVendingllc Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Check your area for a Cash and Carry wholesaler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen watson Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I use Smart & Final in SoCal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 If you don't sell LSS chips you could probably get by with WalMart. I mean, that's where I pick up my really low volume special request stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveYourYum Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 Thank you ORSD, Definitely Preferable LSS suppliers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 If you need LSS then your gonna have to find a foodservice/ cash and carry/ vending distributer/Vistar/Sams or Buisness Costco. Maybe ask around to independent convenience stores and see if they will let you piggy back on their orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen watson Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I also use US Foods for all my LSS chips, grandma’s cookies and Gatorade in the can (11.5 oz) for school vending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveYourYum Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 Hi Allen, thanks for the reply. Are the chip prices decent? Or do you have to make up by using rebates? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I get probably 85% of my product from Sam's. I get all of my 7up products from the distributor, some products from VSO, and very little from grocery stores when I need odd products like diet Dr pepper or caffeine free diet coke. I could get away with just using the grocery store and Sam's if I had to but there's a lot of things I can get from VSO that I can't get from a place that isn't a vending distributor. Sam's is cheapest for most items. I have begun to run into time issues so going to Sam's every day is becoming a problem. I have begun to try prekitting more as a result. I'm learning as I go as it isn't quite as simple as it seems but it is still much faster and easier. This allows me more time. The trick now is to schedule when I pick up orders. I try to run my route and pick up stock at Sam's at the end of the day so I can prekit for the next day. It saves a lot of money by going to Sam's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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