“Food Insights successfully designed and now manages the new John Q. Hammons centralized procurement process for our national purchasing program. They have dramatically increased our efficiency, saving our company more than $1 million in procurement costs.”
- Vito Palmietto, Director of Food & Beverage
John Q. Hammons Hotels

Purchasing Insights takes the uncertainty out of procurement management. Designed for multi-unit operators, institutional organizations and other cooperative groups, the program assists organizations in the transition from a decentralized buying format to a more powerful centralized purchasing position. Purchasing Insights standardizes, consolidates and leverages buying power and measures performance with comprehensive impact reports and supplier performance monitoring. The Purchasing Insights management team, with over 100 years of combined experience, gives you a wealth of support to maximize results in your business.

Standards-Based Purchasing Program, allows you to incorporate a value analysis process, balance cost savings and measure the total contribution to the organization. Typically, clients save 4% to 6% of their supply cost in addition to eliminating erratic price swings, invoice creep, inconsistent quality and product substitutions.

Auditing & Compliance, using a detailed analysis process, Purchasing Insights compares prices you pay suppliers against agreement terms. A credit payment tracking system regularly monitors all reimbursements. Quarterly evaluations of the purchasing programs utilization, reviews of best practice applications and partner service level compliance measures are reported systematically.

Request for Proposal (RFP), used by both public and private sectors, is the cornerstone of competitive business practices. Purchasing Insights provides you with a systematic approach to maximize the results you receive from qualified suppliers.

Supplier Service Performance is a measure of your vendor's support against existing service level agreements and/or industry benchmarks. Purchasing Insights incorporates SatisTrack™, an innovative research technology that measures key service attributes, and critical performance levels. By collecting and analyzing service information, you will have a much greater understanding of the value and contribution that your suppliers provide.

Market Intelligence program provides timely and accurate pricing details and comparisons of food and beverage products to help you make the right decisions.