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looking best place for catering supplies

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  • 28-08-2011 11:59am
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    trixyben
    Registered Users Posts: 416 ✭✭


    in next couple weeks am looking to get supplies for an event on at my local club, so i need burgers, baps, salads, chicken burgers, sliced cheese, chips, curry etc etc...

    so where would be the best place to go? is there a cash adn carry i can just walk into and buy or would it be best to use the supermarkets?

    cheers


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    tucked
    Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭tucked


    Unless you need really large quantities you are much better off going to a supermarket - Aldi/Lidl really would be fine for this. You usually have to have a business account with Cash n Carry anyway, maybe the club already has one?

    Are you doing it to raise funds on the food? If not, maybe consider getting someone with a catering trailer to be onsite for the day or ask a local bar/cafe to come and provide the food and either you pay them (if you are not charging people at the event for the food) or they charge the people at the event themselves. Might be less hassle for similar or no cost?


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    declanflynn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,159 ✭✭✭declanflynn


    first time using boards ... does anyone know how much it would cost to ship a 40 foot container from estonia to dublin


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    tucked
    Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭tucked


    Hi Declan, there's a thread in the main biz board for your query. Hopefully the link below works.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055586721&page=4


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    declanflynn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,159 ✭✭✭declanflynn


    thanks:)


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    trixyben
    Registered Users Posts: 416 ✭✭trixyben


    tucked wrote: »
    Unless you need really large quantities you are much better off going to a supermarket - Aldi/Lidl really would be fine for this. You usually have to have a business account with Cash n Carry anyway, maybe the club already has one?

    Are you doing it to raise funds on the food? If not, maybe consider getting someone with a catering trailer to be onsite for the day or ask a local bar/cafe to come and provide the food and either you pay them (if you are not charging people at the event for the food) or they charge the people at the event themselves. Might be less hassle for similar or no cost?

    well im looking at about 1500/2000 burges and all sides and sauces to that amount dont no i supermarket would let you buy that quanity?

    yeah its a fundraising event so want to get best price possible to make a good return, was going to get a doner kebab meat spit but cant find an irish supplier anywhere.

    any other suggestions folks? cheers


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    alanacadia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭alanacadia


    Hi contact Shane at Dublin Foods tell him Billy from the airport gave you the info
    hope he can help he is very obliging


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    Thecaterer
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    maxer68
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,076 ✭✭✭maxer68


    If you have a little time on your hand -

    Go to local butcher for all the meat products - tell him you'll display his name.

    Aldi / Lidl for the burger buns

    Musgraves for sauces, cheese, napkins, plastic cutlery etc etc. - You'll need id from the club and a couple of invoices from other suppliers to get a musgraves card.


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