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Goldmine Discovered Reselling Salvage Food

by Robert Cyr on September 9th, 2009
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Similar in concept to the day old bread stores, salvage dented can stores are opening up nationwide offering incredible deals on the same name brand food items that we are all used to buying [at full price] from the dreaded big box grocery stores.  Lower food costs found at salvage grocery stores offer budget minded shoppers the chance to save money in our tight economy, while salvage grocery resellers are experiencing tremendous growth in their business.

What is a Salvage Grocery Store?

A salvage food store is simply a smaller grocery store where the bulk of the inventory is sourced from a reclamation centers. A grocery reclamation center collects shipments of box-damaged, expiring or distressed food (and non-food) items from large grocery chains like Safeway, Raleys, Walmart, Krogers etc.  The job of the reclamation center is to try and recover as much capital as possible from distressed inventory.

  • Grocery items with major damage including large dents, opened inner packaging, leaking and no product labels are simply thrown away.
  • Grocery items with minor denting, damaged packaging, odd lots and near dating are placed onto pallets and resold at liquidation pricing to salvage food retailers.

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Robert Cyr

Robert Cyr is a leading consultant to the B2B liquidation industry offering his "real world" experience relating to product sourcing, retail and Ecommerce start up strategies. His website, The Closeout Industry, is a favorite among new and veteran entrepreneurs who are continuously looking to source wholesale and below wholesale merchandise.

One Comment on “Goldmine Discovered Reselling Salvage Food”

  1. Greetings:

    I represent a principal group of investors from Guatemala. We are interested in obtaining salvaged or dented canned food items such as soups, vegetables, fruits and canned meat item from the US via the container load (40 ft) for acquisition and shipment to Central America. We intend to arrange for logistics however assistance is required to obtain stated products in bulk via direct purchase or bid win via auction.

    Please contact me as soon as your schedule permits to discus as I will be in the US for several weeks to acquire mentioned goods/services.

    I can be reached via the following vehicles:

    * kerey.brewer@cereus3.net
    * 678.200.9447 – Mobile
    * 678.589.3500 – Alternate

    I await your swift reply.

    Kind regards,

    Kerey M Brewer
    SVP Investor Relations
    Cereus Marketing & Development Group
    PO Box 240
    San Ignacio Town
    Cayo District
    Belize, Central America

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