Who Needs Food Broker Services?
Food brokers have been around for a long time, and have been supplying crucial services to food manufacturers and producers for many years. So what services do food brokers provide? Let’s take a look.
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Food broker services can be very beneficial, but are not the best choice for every food producer or manufacturer. Depending on where you want your product to be sold as well as what expectations and goals you have for the product will determine whether food broker services will be beneficial to you.
One of the main reasons why people use food broker services is because it’s more cost effective than having a dedicated sales person to sell and market the product. However, large food manufacturers and producers may find that it is much more profitable to have permanent sales staff working for them as their large sales volumes can justify it. Food brokers get paid a commission of their clients sales, so if you are selling significant amounts of your product then food broker services can work out less financially beneficial.
Food broker services are best suited to those running a small to medium sized business as their services and expertise can help you break into the market and get your product on the shelves at a minimum cost. Food brokers have several clients so they can charge a lower rate than having a dedicated sales person as their overheads are shared by other manufacturers and producers.
Food broker services vary in their costs, however almost all work in a commission basis whereby they are paid by percentage of sales. If they fail to sell your products then you do not pay them.
Food brokers generally charge between three to ten percent commission, however this will vary depending on the volume of products being sold and the amount of labor required to sell them.
When you meet with food brokers they will negotiate a commission fee and also discuss the option of paying for additional food broker services such as organizing promotion schemes and market research.
In most cases, the smaller your business and the less reputation you have the higher your commission rates will be. This is because the food broker will have to put in additional work to be able to market and sell it to wholesalers and retailers.
Sometimes your food broker will charge you an up-front fee of around $1000 for the first six months, however this is sometimes deducted from future commission payments.
The role of a food broker is to act as a selling agent for food manufacturers and producers. They work on behalf of their clients to negotiate sales of their products to wholesalers and retailers.
A broker has extensive knowledge about local markets and has strong connections with food businesses that can prove invaluable to their clients.Food brokers provide marketing services as well. Primarily food brokers are sales people, and a good food broker knows how to market your product to potential buyers and work towards getting maximum sales volumes for your product.
Food broker services aren’t limited to sales and marketing, however. They provide additional service to help increase their clients’ sales volumes such as keeping them up to date on local market conditions. This is in both their interest and their clients’ interest, as the more sales their clients get the more commission they get.
If a customer has a complaint about your product then you don’t have to deal with it directly, instead they will deal with your food broker. This food broker service can be very beneficial and it can be helpful having someone else sorting out all the problems while you concentrate on what you do best.
In some cases, food broker services can also include developing and maintaining inventories of their clients’ stock as well as large marketing campaigns for new products.In addition a food broker may also help in moving stock, rearranging product displays and preparing reports on market conditions for their clients.