SMC accepts bids for our grocery business every three years. The main grocery vendor is chosen based on three factors: Price, Service, and Quality.
Benefits of purchasing groceries through SMC
- Special pricing: our pricing is based on a certain percentage over our vendor's delivered cost. We aren't subject to salesmen commissions!
- Product knowledge: our representative or one of the SMC staff will have answers to your questions regarding food products.
- Order guides: SMC cooks are provided with a weekly ordering guide which is priced and convenient for inventory control. Order guides are individualized by chapter.
- SMC participation: inhibits collusion between employees, brokers, salesmen and purveyors.
- Returns/problems: issues with products are handled by the professional staff at SMC, saving time and energy.
- Price audits: SMC conducts semesterly audits to ensure pricing consistency.