Pickles Pricing and Costs

Find pickle manufacturers to supply your establishment with the right kind of tangy treat

Pickles pricing and costs are for the most part reasonable across the board. National brands, like Heinz, stand beside gourmet pickle companies without huge cost differences. Pickle distributors and retailers often offer customers both consumer products meant for grocery stores and commercial pickle options for restaurants and other food service venues.

Gourmet pickles are not as expensive as you might think, and they could satisfy a market segment in your area. When buying pickled products, you should consider the following:

1. Decide which gourmet pickle tastes best.

2. Stock your store shelves with well recognized pickle manufacturers.

3. Compare prices among big pickle companies and gourmet pickles makers.

 

Find a pickle company that tastes right to you and your customers

The great thing about working with pickle manufacturers is that you can find the pickles and other pickled products that you like best. When stocking your pickle selection, bear in mind that there are many types of pickles from which to choose. The more unusual gourmet and organic options will cost more than a mass produced national product.
Try: Pickles 'n Things sells wholesale pickles and other products made without preservatives or additives. Its awarding-winning pickles are priced under $150 for 24 jars. Gourmet Pickles has a wider selection of pickle productions with prices running from about $4.00 to $5.00 a jar, not including shipping.

Consider that pickle distributors should carry private pickle brands

Pickle distributors can buy pickles from companies doing pickle manufacturing and move them into new markets. Usually the small companies appeal to discreet markets. The organic market will enjoy pickles made organically. Foodies will enjoy "authentic" New York style pickles.
Try: Pickle Licious, a small privately owned company, sells New York style fresh pickles by half and full quarts and half and full gallons. A gallon of sour pickles sells for under $30, while a quart sells for around $10. Sunshine Fresh sells six quarts of its Kosher dill pickles for under $30.

Compare pickles pricing and costs between industry pickles and gourmet pickles

For food retailers, stocking pickles is expected. Before choosing what to buy, you must consider your customers -- are they people who enjoy top-of-the-line pickle products, or those who like to buy middle-of-the-road brands? Compare the pricing and costs of these items.
Try: Pickle Guys is a high-end pickle company that will ship anywhere and to retailers, wholesalers and distributors. Its pickles cost about $21 a gallon. You can buy in smaller quantities, too. A quart of pickles is about $7. FoodServiceDirect.com sells Heinz pickles ranging from about under $30 to around $60 per case.

 

• The shelf life of fresh pickles is much shorter than industry pickles, so consider your average turnover carefully before you order
• If there is a type of pickle specific to your region, stocking it adds local flavor to your establishment.

Copyright © 2011 Business.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

---