Menu Opportunities

Sysco Eastern Maryland Your Success is Our Mission

Sysco Eastern Maryland

877-677-5600 • 410-677-5600

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Consumers are dining out at a greater rate than ever before. They are also dining in with meals from their favorite establishments.

According to the National Restaurant Association, from 2001-2006, chain restaurants grew at twelve percent while independent restaurants grew at negative three percent. Most chain restaurants have the benefit of a corporate office to handle all of the culinary research and development, menu design and engineering, training, marketing, etc.

As the restaurant industry continues to grow, Sysco Eastern Maryland recognizes the need to become a “corporate office” to local independent operators. We have created programs, hired talented staff and dedicated countless hours creating support systems to help our customers succeed in a growing and rapidly evolving industry.

External Business Review Our Business Resource Team is here to help you identify opportunities to grow your sales and profitability. These trained professionals, along with our talented sales force, will assist you in implementing fresh menu ideas, operational procedures and business strategies.

Our team will meet with you and find ways to increase your profits. This will include: • Engineering your menu, finding ways to steer your customers to the most profitable items you have to offer • Conducting menu analysis to determine if your prices are in line or need to be increased • Instruction on proper portioning and production to keep food cost in line and profits up • Analysis of your register reports to find out how efficient your kitchen is running • Removal of items from your menu that aren’t producing profits

...compare how many burgers you sold with how many you purchased—this could get interesting...

Included in the External Business Review are all of your purchases and savings for the last two years, complete with comparison charts and category breakdowns. Let us compare how many burgers you sold with how many you purchased—this could get interesting.

This is an open forum for you to express your challenges as a food service operator. There may be areas where we can do something different to assist you. We may also have the resources available through one of our partner companies to assist your operation.

Internal Business Review Our Mid-Atlantic Product Evaluation Center features an open, state-of-the-art kitchen where you are welcomed by our Sysco Eastern Maryland Culinary Team. Trained chefs, along with other food professionals, will help you to re-energize your creativity for items on your menu. Allow our Culinary Team to assist you in creating new recipes, plate designs, and garnishing techniques that will help increase your profits, reduce labor and streamline ordering.

Learn about the latest menu trends & ideas while sitting in on product demonstrations. Our Executive Chef and his support staff will select the right products to reach your profitability goal, while giving you tips on menu engineering.

While in our state-of-the-art facility check out the newest in foodservice equipment, fine china and foodservice supply items!

Menu Design Services The most important selling tool in your restaurant is your menu. Our team of Business Resource Managers work with our team of graphic design professionals to create the best selling menu for your business. Using menu engineering practices to feature the most profitable items, along with a visually pleasing design, your menu will help to increase your profit potential and create a great first impression to your patrons.

Graphic Design Services are offered exclusively to our loyal Sysco Partners, so ask your Marketing Associate or Business Resource Manager about what Sysco Eastern Maryland can do for you!

...will help you to re-energize your creativity for items on your menu...

i Care Services As a special service, we are pleased to bring you our iCare program; a collection of valueadded resources designed for the independent operator that can help build customer traffic, increase customer satisfaction, reduce operating costs and enhance overall profits.

iCare provides you with impactful ways to market your restaurant and merchandise profitable menu items. iCare delivers practical, real world training solutions on a variety of subjects, ranging from P&L management to food safety. Plus iCare gives Sysco customers an opportunity to obtain on-line services to a host of lending institutions. And, all iCare services are delivered by reliable and proven Sysco approved partners. Check out all of these services by visiting www.sysco.com.

As North America’s leading source for foodservice products it is Sysco’s obligation to find and offer to you innovative ideas that can assist in growing your business.

Innovative solutions to the challenges you face every day that can help strengthen your business, improve your bottom line and show that at Sysco Eastern Maryland, “Our Mission is Your Success.”

Sysco Eastern Maryland 877-677-5600 • 410-677-5600