Grade A vs AA Eggs – Are You Using the Right Eggs?

egg grades

Can you replace your Grade AA eggs with Grade A? When purchasing eggs for your restaurant, you want to ensure you’re making the most cost-effective choice for your menus. While many operations by default often order Grade AA eggs for name recognition, we looked into some of the key differences between the different egg grades […]

Better Butter: Choosing the Right Style for Cooking

Floor and Butter is Mixed

Are you using the right butter for your restaurant? As any chef or baker knows, butter is essential to your kitchen. Butter is back and taking a front seat in recipes and dishes throughout the country. Grub Street says, “There are plenty of New York restaurants making saturated fat worth your while, offering next-level butter made […]

5 Simple Ways to Help Prevent Produce Recalls

Fresh Vegetables

With the recent rise of recalls in restaurants this year, there’s no wonder why operators and chefs want to ensure their produce and meat stays fresh. Recalls disrupt not only business and sales, but reputations and your bottom line. While there are dozens of steps to take along the supply chain line to keep your […]

Are Grade #2 Avocados Better for Dishes

Avocado

Whether you’re a restaurant serving Mexican-inspired dishes or a cafe filled with Avocado BLT’s and Cobb Salads, avocado’s are most likely on your menu. In the restaurant industry avocados have become not only a staple in most menus, but a necessity to please customers. In a recent study by the Hass Avocado Board they discovered,”Since […]

20 Ways to Save

Restaurant Food Serving

20 easy ways to save more This year, Dining Alliance will be celebrating 20 years as one of the nation’s largest group purchasing organizations. Throughout those years, we’ve been using our collective buying power to drastically lower costs while increasing quality and service for our members. As we embark on the next twenty years of […]

DID YOU KNOW, Best Frying Practices?

Restaurant French Fries

Do you know the 12 best frying practices for consistency and cost? 1. Start with the right oil. Premium oils designed for deep frying are more costly on the front end, but are durable and long-lasting, giving chefs better performance which can lower the actual food cost. 2. Cooking Temp is crucial. Some foods fry […]

Benefits of Tyson Fully Cooked Chicken

Restaurant Style Chicken Wings in Plate

Do you know the benefits of introducing Tyson fully-cooked chicken options to your menu? Typically, raw wings will run about $4.10 – $4.70 per serving for 10 wings. With Tyson alternatives, serving sizes require fewer pieces – 4 per order, due to higher yield and run about $1.36 – $2.32 per serving. Tyson offers fully cooked thighs and […]