In an age of plentiful refrigeration and high tech packaging it is possible to purchase a wide range of pre-made, pre-cut, pre-processed ingredients and even complete meals, ready to serve. In this post we look at some of the pro’s and con’s of purchasing pre-prepare ingredients/meals.

Pro’s of Out-sourcing

• Reduce labor. Suitably experienced staff are difficult to find and expensive to keep. With pre-prepared ingredients/meals it is possible to produce more meals with less staff.
• Reduce production space requirements
• Reduce amount of equipment required

Con’s of outsourcing

• Higher food costs
• Less control over quality
• Increased reliance on external suppliers

Out-sourcing may stack-up, depending on your business model.