PRODUCE PRICES ON THE RISE - OPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES

HERE WE ARE, JUST INTO 2011 AND WE ARE SEEING MAJOR WEATHER IMPACTING OUR LIVES IN MANY WAYS

FROM TRAVEL TO FOOD PRICES

DEEP FREEZE IN MEXICO, ARIZONA AND FLORIDA

HAVE CAUSED PRODUCE PRICES TO DOUBLE, TRIPLE AND EVEN QUADRUPLE.

ICEBERG, ROMAINE, GREEN LEAF, RED LEAF LETTUCES

CUCUMBERS, BELL PEPPERS, ZUCHINNI, YELLOW SQUASH

GREEN BEANS AND EVEN TOMATOES

WE MAY NOT SEE A BREAK IN PRICES UNTIL LATE MARCH/EARLY APRIL

NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE SOME MENU ADJUSTMENTS

TAKE A LOOK AT A GREAT HOT HOUSE PRODUCT AVAILABLE

U.S. FOODSERVICE #5557749

I WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER SUGGESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS

AS THIS CRISIS CONTINUES

Posted by Chef Bill Brooks, Corporate Chef, U.S. Foodservice, Inc

Opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily

reflect those of U.S. Foodservice, Inc