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The food service industry certainly has some major global players too. Names like Bidfood, Sysco, PFG, etc. In some cases, these same companies cater/supply eve

The food service industry certainly has some major global players too. Names like Bidfood, Sysco, PFG, etc. In some cases, these same companies cater/supply everything from prison, school, and hospital kitchens through to fancy airline lounges and high-end restaurants!

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robocat 1y ago
> Bidfood Wow - I didn't realise bidfood.co.nz was a US chain bidfood.com (Bidcorp). Food markets keep closing down. The consolidation of restaurant suppliers really affects the quality of taste a restaurant can get. My ex was a cook and the worse restaurants wouldn't even make their own sauces like Hollandaise - she would tell me what brand it was (often a restaurant supplier brand). It is noticeable when the chef has hand-selected their supplies e.g. tomatoes that have flavour. The root cause is that consumers tend to optimise for cost. Quality is harder to give a number to. We're not completely screwed yet - with time/effort (and moderate means) you can find some amazing places at normal prices. And there are people willing-enough to spend time/effort plus wealthy-enough but that market is much smaller (more exclusive). And unfortunately there are a lot of expensive places that don't optimise for food quality (because people desire other things for their money e.g. obsequiousness, rent-a-vibe cuisine, gastroflex, mealfluencing, yadayada). Aside: Roget's gets spanked by AI when looking for modern words.
- Reason077 1y ago
  > "Wow - I didn't realise bidfood.co.nz was a US chain bidfood.com (Bidcorp)." It's actually a South African/UK headquartered group, I believe. But operates in many countries around the world.
Tostino 1y ago
As somebody that built a TPM product for the industry, I hate prison and school bids. It's so fucking dystopian.
- ghssds 1y ago
  Can you tell us more?
  - Tostino 1y ago
    It's lowest bidder, shit tier quality food that is usually a different SKU than they sell retail / food service (because people wouldn't buy it for themselves). The people making the decision to buy this slop aren't the ones who have to eat it.

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robocat 1y ago

> Bidfood Wow - I didn't realise bidfood.co.nz was a US chain bidfood.com (Bidcorp). Food markets keep closing down. The consolidation of restaurant suppliers really affects the quality of taste a restaurant can get. My ex was a cook and the worse restaurants wouldn't even make their own sauces like Hollandaise - she would tell me what brand it was (often a restaurant supplier brand). It is noticeable when the chef has hand-selected their supplies e.g. tomatoes that have flavour. The root cause is that consumers tend to optimise for cost. Quality is harder to give a number to. We're not completely screwed yet - with time/effort (and moderate means) you can find some amazing places at normal prices. And there are people willing-enough to spend time/effort plus wealthy-enough but that market is much smaller (more exclusive). And unfortunately there are a lot of expensive places that don't optimise for food quality (because people desire other things for their money e.g. obsequiousness, rent-a-vibe cuisine, gastroflex, mealfluencing, yadayada). Aside: Roget's gets spanked by AI when looking for modern words.

Reason077 1y ago
> "Wow - I didn't realise bidfood.co.nz was a US chain bidfood.com (Bidcorp)." It's actually a South African/UK headquartered group, I believe. But operates in many countries around the world.

Tostino 1y ago

As somebody that built a TPM product for the industry, I hate prison and school bids. It's so fucking dystopian.

ghssds 1y ago
Can you tell us more?
- Tostino 1y ago
  It's lowest bidder, shit tier quality food that is usually a different SKU than they sell retail / food service (because people wouldn't buy it for themselves). The people making the decision to buy this slop aren't the ones who have to eat it.