Restaurant operators face a host of challenges in today’s environment, from labor costs to competitive pressures to evolving consumer demands.
Blount’s refrigerated and frozen gourmet soups, sauces, side dishes and entrées can help on all those fronts and more.
For example, Blount’s easy-to-make items such as ready to heat soups help to minimize labor costs in the kitchen and thus drive increased profitability. Human error in recipe production is also removed from the equation, resulting in product consistency every time and at all locations.
The use of high-quality, hand-crafted soups, sauces, side and entrées from Blount also means less waste. No trimmings or unused ingredients end up in the waste stream. In addition, Blount’s 4-pound (64-ounce) soup bags are just the right size, with eight, 8-ounce servings per bag to minimize leftovers and shrink.
Operators can also rest assured that Blount is doing its part to reduce waste at its state-of-the-art processing facilities as well as their carbon footprint. The company is dedicated to protecting natural resources through efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle and by using high-efficiency refrigeration and other advanced equipment and controls.
A premium experience
Dining out is a premium experience for consumers, and the gourmet, clean-label soups, sauces, sides and entrees from Blount deliver the high level of quality customers demand. The company’s product line includes a range of organic soups and sides as well with on-trend formulations such as Organic Ancient Grain Minestrone Soup and Organic Creamed Kale & Spinach.
Many of Blount’s high-quality offerings also feature other attributes customers are looking for, including wheat-free, gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, Halal and low-fat options.
With a steady supply of new items in the pipeline at all times, Blount helps restaurants stay on top of whatever new trends emerge, from broth bowls to the new flavors of mac-and-cheese that your customers are craving. You will always find a wide selection of clean and simple products that fulfill both your everyday menu needs and your needs for limited-time offers that help generate buzz and drive incremental sales.
Behind those creations is Blount’s diverse Culinary Team, which brings multiple perspectives and disciplines to the product development kitchens, ensuring that all products meet high nutritional and quality standards. The team includes chefs, dietitians, food technologists and others who are focused on delivering healthful, flavorful products for restaurants to provide to their customers.
Marketing support
When you put products from Blount on your menu, you’ll also receive marketing support from the company’s talented and versatile marketing team. Blount’s marketing department supports not only the Blount brand, but also other well-known consumer brands licensed by the company and the private label brands for which Blount makes soup and other prepared foods.
All of these efforts are backed by Blount’s 130 years of experience in the food business. As a fifth-generation, family-owned company, Blount works with you directly to provide on-trend, innovative solutions for growing your business.
When you work with Blount to solve your menu needs around gourmet soups, sauces, side dishes and entrees, you will worry less about some of the most difficult challenges you face in today’s environment. Less labor cost, clean and simple product formulations, customer satisfaction, all from a company that you can trust: Those are the benefits of Blount.
This post is sponsored by Blount Fine Foods