As a foodservice director of a medium sized health care facility, looking to switch over from currently using locally owned food service distributor to a national distributor you would need to look at the advantages and disadvantages of both. There are many things to consider as you are making your choice. Some items to consider include food quality, price, convenience, and customer appeal. As you are making your decision you should also consider where your facility is financially and what type of customers you are getting through your door each and every day. As someone who already is using local distributors for my facility I have to look at the advantages of continuing on. Some of these advantages include supporting my local economy, building
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What type of people come in and out of the facility? Is the staff wanting to eat healthier? When making a decision like this especially if it’s connected to the facility makes the decision making processes a little difficult. As mentioned before, I personally would not switch over solely due to the fact that people do associate health with the freshness of the foods and where they are coming from. If it’s a close community those living there might not feel comfortable with you switching over either. Buying locally is good for the community economy which could play a role in the decision making process of the healthcare foodservice director. There are many factors that are coming into play when deciding to switch over from locally to national distributors.
To further my knowledge and research on this matter I called IU Health and asked to speak to a food service manager. After getting transferred through a few number and departments, I was able to speak to Justin Hessener. Justin is a foodservice manager for IU. He stated that IU currently works with both local and national. After hearing this I asked if size had anything to do with that decision. There are many IU health centers throughout Indiana that it would make sense as to why they do work with both. Justin made it clear that working with both had many benefits. Although it’s probably more
What type of people come in and out of the facility? Is the staff wanting to eat healthier? When making a decision like this especially if it’s connected to the facility makes the decision making processes a little difficult. As mentioned before, I personally would not switch over solely due to the fact that people do associate health with the freshness of the foods and where they are coming from. If it’s a close community those living there might not feel comfortable with you switching over either. Buying locally is good for the community economy which could play a role in the decision making process of the healthcare foodservice director. There are many factors that are coming into play when deciding to switch over from locally to national distributors.
To further my knowledge and research on this matter I called IU Health and asked to speak to a food service manager. After getting transferred through a few number and departments, I was able to speak to Justin Hessener. Justin is a foodservice manager for IU. He stated that IU currently works with both local and national. After hearing this I asked if size had anything to do with that decision. There are many IU health centers throughout Indiana that it would make sense as to why they do work with both. Justin made it clear that working with both had many benefits. Although it’s probably more