The intricacies of the produce procurement process and the lack of a formal governing body have left the industry open to unregulated, independently-set and monitored goals for pricing, quality, and safety. Growers and processors create their own benchmarks—they set prices based upon what the market will bear (particularly exploited after "acts of God"). Because food-service supply chain managers are removed from the process, they are unable to leverage their buying power and often fall victim to price gouging.
With over twenty years of experience in the produce industry, Danaco is intimately familiar with the chain of supply, and we work with our customers to implement best practices to identify redundancies, reduce price volatility, create consistencies, and improve outcomes—a complete risk management strategy. Danaco manages the supply chain end-to-end, leveraging the total produce spend to decrease overall costs.
Danaco is well positioned to work closely with growers and processors to set quality standards and audit schedules, negotiate fair prices, and create a repository of data that can be used to outline industry-wide benchmarks.