Working with Juice Distributors and Wholesalers

Tips on maximizing your relationship with juice distributors and wholesalers

Juice distributors and wholesalers can help you to better serve your customers. Working with juice distributors and wholesalers can make sure you are properly stocking your shelves and staying in tune with new products and trends in the industry. Juice distributors can work with you to specifically identify the juices that will sell the best in your store or restaurant.

As a juice retailer it is important that you are offering the newest, most current juice options to your customers to keep them coming back and to prove to them that they can rely on you for all of their juice needs. Juice wholesalers can provide you with the most up-to-date products as well as deep discounts on their products. Consider the following when working with juice distributors and wholesalers :

1. Identify with your juice wholesaler what the hottest trends are and purchase wholesale juices that will help you stand out.

2. Choose juice distribution companies that take interest in your type of establishment and are looking to help you succeed.

3. Work with a select few juice wholesalers to create a relationship and save money.

 

Work with your fruit juice distributor to identify the newest products

Fruit juice distributors often know about the newest trends before they even hit the shelves. Work with them to choose products that will be the biggest hits with your market segment. Depending on your clientele, the juice distributor may have different recommendations for your establishment. They will also be able to help you identify a balanced mix between the most commonly purchased products and the new products that have come to market.
Try: Juice Products Association has some nutritional facts on juice products that may help you to choose the right juices for your establishment. Welch's also provides some nutritional information that may be important for you to know before sitting down with your juice distributor and wholesaler.

Choose juice distributors and wholesalers that are invested in your type of company

Some juice distributors and wholesalers more commonly work with restaurants while others are more knowledgeable about the workings of a retail store. This is important information to have when discussing doing business with a juice distribution company so that you know you are selecting the appropriate business partner. Many juice distributors and wholesalers often also have the appropriate equipment for serving or storing the juices, depending on the establishments with which they most often do business.
Try: A-Best Fixture has some examples of the juice dispensers you may need for your store or restaurant. Food Service Direct distributes both juices and their dispensers.

Establish a relationship with a few juice distributors and wholesalers

If you continuously use the same juice distributor and wholesaler, they will eventually take an invested interest in you. Showing a commitment to a few select companies will not only save you money, but it will likely encourage the distributor and wholesaler to want to help you to continue to do a booming business. More business for you, the retailer, means more business for them, the distributor.
Try: Florida Beverage Distributor distributes juices and other national brand beverages. Tri-State Juice Company carries many juice and other juice products.

 

• Juice distributors and wholesalers also have relationships with juice manufacturers if your business ever leads you in the direction of manufacturing your own juice brand.

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