AGAR Announces Annual April Food Show at Gillette Stadium/April 7

April 5, 2010 - PRLog -- New England Wholesale food distributor AGAR, product specialist for independent restaurants, retailers and other food service operators will host its 11th annual April Food Show at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro MA on April 7, 2010. Show hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Over 250 vendors in the AGAR network will have a presence at the April Food Show. Vendors will be featuring products including Beef, Seafood, Pork, Lamb, Poultry as well as Non-Foods, Dry & Frozen Grocery items. The April food show as well as others is open to any AGAR customer as well as anyone looking to the New England Wholesale food distributor for future food distribution needs and profit solutions.

The theme for this year’s food show is “Building Great Relationships.” As in any business, the need for great relationships is especially important in staying profitable in challenging times such as these. A business such as an independent restaurant needs to stay competitive. They do this by building better relationships with their vendors as well as with new and existing customers. AGAR is also on the tail end of building project, a 50,000 S/F warehouse expansion that will help them serve their customers better. More about AGAR’s Food Show can be found here: http://www.agarblog.com/2010/03/29/agar%e2%80%99s-april-f...

“Relationships are one of the major keys to building and maintaining a profitable business in any economy,” says Karen S. Bressler, president and CEO of AGAR. “We chose this theme to remind our customers and others that to keep their competitive edge, especially during times like these, you have to stay focused on great relationships. As far as our building project, our relationship with our customers and employees gave us the inspiration to move ahead with such a substantial investment during these uncertain times.”
Official Launch of Bullpen Brand:
Featured at the food show will be the introduction of the exclusive brand of meats and poultry, Bullpen.  Bullpen offers portion cut meats, marinated meats and other poultry products. AGAR is the exclusive distributor of these products cut and prepared in an immaculate USDA inspected facility. The products are fresh cut to meet a customer’s expectations of quality and consistency. They are perfect for portion control and are ideal for both foodservice and retail. All products are cut to rigid specifications and help an operator with time constraints, labor shortages and help them reduce waste.

About AGAR:
Agar Supply Co, Inc., based in Taunton, Massachusetts is New England’s largest independent food distributor and the thirteenth largest in the United States. AGAR offers a wide range of solutions for the food service industry. The company is New England’s premier supplier of meats, poultry, seafood and grocery items as well as dairy products, non-perishables, non food items, janitorial supplies and small wares. AGAR distributes popular national brands along with being the exclusive distributor of the Nautifish Seafood brand and the portion cut marinated meats and poultry brand Bullpen.  AGAR is also a member of F.A.B (Frosty Acres.) Contact AGAR at 800-669-6040 or http://www.agarsupply.com/