Chips and Crackers Pricing and Costs

Your market and its size will determine the costs of chips and crackers

Chips and crackers are important to just about every kind of food retail business. Delis and sandwich shops like to position chips and crackers near the point of purchase. Supermarkets know to stock a variety of brands of crackers that will appeal to different market segments.

Buying wholesale potato chips and wholesale crackers in large quantities can get you price cuts and shipping discounts. Chips and crackers pricing and costs are usually determined by the size of an order. The larger an order, the more you will save. Organic chips and crackers are more expensive but appeal to markets that are willing to pay for them.

1. The Internet is now a viable alternative to buying wholesale products.

2. Buying directly from a potato chips manufacturer or tortilla chip manufacturer will give you more control over product quality--your complaints will be heard.

3. Many potato chip manufacturers use big wholesale companies like Costco to distribute their products.

 

Check out the prices from online distributors for wholesale potato chips

Online distributors can save you money because they do not have distribution costs--except, that is, when it comes to shipping costs--but this still may save you money, especially if you can get a deal on shipping. Your choices will include national potato chip brands and potato chips from regional potato chip manufacturers.
Try: Candy Favorites sells Wise Potato Chips in several flavors for about $35 for a case of 72 bags. Boulder Canyon sells chips in several flavors for about $38 per case; each case contains 12 five-ounce potato chip packages. Its prices include shipping costs.

Buy wholesale crackers directly from cracker manufacturers

The Internet allows small manufacturers to distribute products directly to clients, without a "middleman" distributor. There are more choices than ever for buying high-end crackers.
Try: WholeSale Bulk Foods sells whole wheat and regular crackers for about $90 a case of 36 5.5-ounce bags of crackers. Shipping is about $14. Food Lion, an organic saltine cracker manufacturer, sells its product for about $55 for a carton of 12 eight-ounce packages.

Find prices for wholesale tortilla chips

Tortilla chips are no longer a West Coast/Western thing--they've become increasingly popular and are shipped all over the country. You can buy specialized brands in bulk directly from manufacturers or Internet distributors.
Try: Dollar Days sells Festida White Tortilla Chips for about $1.50 per package. However, bulk rates are available when you login to the site. Arizona Gift sells Chipotle Tortilla Chips in 14-ounce bags for prices between $39 to $45 for a case of 12. Prices are determined by how many cases of tortilla chips you order. Remember to always ask about shipping costs.

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