PARTNERING TO PROVIDE
BETTER-FOR-YOU OPTIONS
cost savings | access to premium products | efficiency
With in-house food service in your school, you are running two very different organizations under one roof. Food service follows a different business model with its own laws and compliance, human resources structure, financial metrics, and operational needs. We recognize that you are the experts in educating our youth and readying them to be tomorrow’s citizens. Allow us to do what we excel at: Bring the same efficiencies you experience in your classrooms, to your kitchen. Whether you are seeking help designing the most efficient workflow, creating appetizing but financially efficient menus, or instilling safety and sanitation practices, our many years of hands-on experience can make a difference for your food service team. Below is a glimpse at how we can help. For more information on how we can assist in bringing your food service team to the next level, contact us.
OUR SOFTWARE
More than 24 schools use the Cater To You (CTY) purchasing software to buy products for their food service programs. CTY, as a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), enables schools to leverage our purchasing influence to place orders, which means better pricing, access to products geared towards schools, and administrative efficiencies in both the ordering and billing processes. Our clean label product sourcing includes: antibiotic-free meat proteins, pasture-raised and certified-humane eggs, local produce, local dairy products, school-friendly snacks that are free from high fructose corn syrup, food dyes, carrageenan, and other offensive additives and preservatives. CTY developed an ordering system with 50+ local vendors and access to more than 22,000 products. Our system allows you to:
Compare pricing on similar products from different vendors.
Create orders for multiple vendors at the same time.
Create a personal order guide.
Email or electronically submit orders.
Control and process invoices.
Track your purchases month-to-month.
Document all of your purchasing activity.
OUR BILLING
We provide unique administrative efficiencies through our monthly billing statement.
There is just one invoice for all past monthly expenses; vendor invoices are included.
We require just one payment to CTY instead of paying all vendors separately.
We provide a detailed statement with insight into your purchasing by category.
We supply a year-to-year comparison of your monthly spend.
OUR VENDORS
We partner mainly with family-owned companies, like ourselves, because we know they will care about providing excellent customer service and we can directly negotiate with the owners. Compared to single operators, our GPO prices are up to 30% lower.
Local vendors
Contracted pricing
Many premium products specific to schools and vetted for high-quality ingredients
Primary and secondary vendors for top 100 items
Flexible delivery days
Most vendors do not have minimums
See the vendors we work with below
See some of the brands you have access to below
OUR SERVICE
Working with CTY means collaborating with a company that does what you do each day--care for children; our way is through providing nutritious and delicious meals. Procurement services may also include:
A dedicated CTY Support Team Member to work with you on your ordering needs.
Assistance locating products you need; let us know what you are looking for and save yourself time searching for products.
A Chef community in our other independent schools with which you can share ideas and best practices.
Additional offerings and training to enhance your program.*
OUR FEE
Our fee starts at 7% based on the total monthly invoice. For example, the fee on $10,000 in purchases through CTY would be $700.
*additional fees apply
OUR VENDOR PARTNERS
