Purchasing
Leverage purchasing power and gain insights through RASI’s, parent company, Buyers Edge Platform
The Buyers Edge Platform is the leading foodservice procurement platform – powered by data analytics, software, and collaborative relationships. With $35B in managed spend, it’s easy for restaurant operators to reduce costs and find new savings!
Scope of Service
Expert Management of Supply Chain
Experience complete supply chain management and logistics consulting. Our team reviews, manages, and negotiates your contracts and pricing to uncover savings while sourcing best-in-class distributors, manufacturers, and products.
Enterprise Spend Management
Get a deeper understanding of your restaurant’s spending health with technology that gathers, organizes, and audits your purchasing data, identifying price overcharges and enabling you to make more profitable procurement decisions.
Managed Produce Program
Leverage technology to maintain contracts in product pricing with real-time transparency into key operational metrics, coupled with the security of in-person supervision of food safety measures.
Food Cost Controls
Average 5-10% fresh produce savings while gaining insights into your products and purchases to create a profitable menu. Simplify inventory and purchase management with our user-friendly Food Cost Management tools.
Digital Procurement Network
Instantly reduce costs and improve margins with cash back rebates on 175K products including food items and supplies.
Benefits of RASI by Buyers Edge Procurement Platform
Solve your procurement challenges with an advantageous purchasing program.
- Protection Acquire a second set of eyes on current supplier/vendor costs to ensure you’re securing the best deal possible. Ensure food safety measures are built-in to your produce supply chain.
- Profitability Leverage the BEP network of over 350 manufacturers. Tap into savings programs for both food and non-food related items. Make educated purchasing decisions based on real-time data.
- Simplification Gain instant access to rebates and discounts without changing processes. Leave your supply chain management to the experts.
- Growth Learn how the decisions affecting purchasing are carried through to financial performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! RASI is part of the Buyers Edge Platform family of brands. For our clients, this means direct access to a vast network of procurement services levered by custom technology that’s backed by data and designed specifically for the foodservice industry. Buyers Edge helps restaurants across the nation make informed decisions to drive profitability and success within supply chain management.
One of our independent operators had the following to say about restaurant accounting solutions:
“Before partnering with Buyers Edge Platform, we would go to all our distributors to pull reports and data, and then try to normalize the numbers ourselves. This was incredibly labor intensive for our staff. Now, with the Buyers Edge team behind our business, they’ve increased our efficiencies by taking the manual labor off my plate to find cost savings and procure the best products so that I can focus on other areas within my operations. Quite frankly, the Buyers Edge Platform is a necessity and they’ve brought us to the next level with our supply chain management!”
With $35 billion in network transactions, 175K rebated line items, 300+ non-food savings programs, and 350+ Manufacturer Contracts, every operation experiences a vast array of savings, from produce transparency to switch and save opportunities!
The Buyers Edge Platform is transforming how operators view and engage with the foodservice supply chain through their data and technology. From digital procurement network brands, spend management tech brands, and produce and supply chain management brands, operators are empowered to make educated decisions to reduce costs and drive profitability.
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