FRESH SEAFOOD JIT PROGRAM
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO ME & WHAT DOES IT ENTAIL?
• Customers have an opportunity to order fresh Seafood by 10am M-F for their delivery the next business day
• We pick up Fresh Seafood in Boston every week day (pending holidays)
• JIT = Just In Time
WHAT CAN I GET THROUGH THIS PROGRAM?
Every day there are about 25-30 fresh Seafood items in stock
• With the JIT Seafood program you can order product that we do not normally stock
• It’s packed Fresh and in your customer’s hands the next business day
• Some items are not always available to put on a menu however don’t let that limit your ability to sell to customers who can run Weekend Specials ARE ITEMS SOMETIMES NOT AVAILABLE?
• Yes there will be times when product is not available to get the next day due to supply issues so order early for best availability
NEW ITEMS/SP% ITEMS
• There are certain items that may require additional lead time to get
• This could be for various reasons:
▷ Processing
▷ Catching/Fishing time needed to bring in raw material
• Keep in mind some items may be available as JIT or 48 hr but additional lead time is appreciated DID YOU KNOW...?
Colleges & Universities use fresh seafood on their menus daily
• The truck coming back from Boston is scheduled to be back the same time everyday, pending logistical issues
ABOUT THE FRESH CATCH™ BRAND OF FRESH SEAFOOD
There is no chance to misinterpret the word “fresh” in The Fresh Catch™ brand. Always 100% fresh, never frozen. A variety of finfish and shellfish, when in-season and available, are sourced globally, packed and shipped fresh to Performance Foodservice locations across the country. Whether it’s wild caught or farm raised; whole, fillets, fletches, steaks, loins, sides, in-shell or shelled, The Fresh Catch™ story is simple … Quality, fresh seafood in season.
Performance Foodservice sources The Fresh Catch™ Seafood from fisheries in foreign destinations and domestically here in the USA.
The Fresh Catch™ program requires all suppliers to sign a legal affidavit certifying their seafood supplied to Performance Foodservice under The Fresh Catch™ brand is 100% fresh, never frozen --- this includes no “refreshed product” (meaning previously frozen but thawed and sold as fresh). Performance Foodservice believes it is the only broadline foodservice distributor to stand behind its fresh claim with this kind of program.
Iceland is home to our latest offering in Performance Foodservice’s The Fresh Catch™ brand. Given its North Atlantic Ocean location, and presence of cold, deep water lakes, Iceland is home to some of the best fishing including the Cod and Haddock which we are pleased to have in The Fresh Catch™ portfolio.
