26 | Otago: Kaan’s Catering Supplies T T Karen Phelps Kaan’s - catering to a growing market REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT What started as a small family business in Dunedin in 1991 has now grown into Otago’s largest privately owned wholesale food distribution company. Kaan’s Catering Supplies today boasts a team of over 160 staff, a network of branches spanning Dunedin, Timaru, Christchurch, Invercargill and Central Otago, and a product range that includes over 3000 items sourced from all over the world. Lindsay Kaan who owns the company with brother Geoff says the business has experienced growth after the hospitality industry resurging post Covid-19 restrictions. “We are also having to hold more stock to help customers out due to worldwide and domestic shortages of some items such as potatoes and eggs. It’s also been about our T T to page 28 relationships with suppliers and bringing in more product from overseas as required,” says Lindsay. Kaan’s Catering Supplies began as a modest endeavour with a passion for providing exceptional service at its core. The Kaan family, with their roots in the fresh fruit and vegetable market dating back to the 1980s, recognised the importance of fresh produce in the hospitality industry. Over the years, their commitment to quality and customer satisfaction led to steady growth. From humble beginnings in Dunedin, the company has expanded significantly operating a fleet of more than 80 delivery vehicles covering a vast delivery area from North Canterbury to Bluff. Kaan’s Catering Supplies has established distribution centres in key locations, including Dunedin, Central Otago, Timaru, Christchurch, and Invercargill. It supplies a wide variety of customers from large multi-site organisations to small family-owned and operated lunch bars, hospitals, “We are also having to hold more stock to help customers out due to worldwide and domestic shortages of some items such as potatoes and eggs. It’s also been about our relationships with suppliers and bringing in more product from overseas as required,” cafes, restaurants and everything in between. Lindsay says Kaan’s Catering Supplies commitment to freshness is unwavering. The company’s dedicated produce buyers rise early each morning to select the freshest seasonal produce from both local and New Zealand-wide growers, ensuring that customers receive only the best ingredients. In-house vegetable processing and butchery facilities further enhance the company’s ability to provide top-quality products while reducing kitchen prep time, food wastage, and wage costs. In an increasingly diverse world, Kaan’s Catering Supplies values cultural differences and strives to cater to all customers’ needs, he says. Available in the South Island via Kaan’s Catering Supplies, Service Foods, Foodstu s and specialty butchers ���� Swi RibsNZ Exclusive NZ distributor: FernRidge www.fernridge.nz Swi St Louis Pork Ribs
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