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W
hen it comes to
cheese, I'm a blockhead.
It's true, but
even blockheads
know there are
more ways than one to cut the cheese.
If you are in the pizza business, you
are guaranteed to be faced with this
question: Should I buy block cheese or
pre-shredded cheese?
Block cheese comes to you in one
big block, or sleeves of smaller blocks.
In order to use it on your pizza, you
will need to shred it, cut it or dice
it. Pre-shredded (or sliced or diced)
cheese comes ready-to-use. You just
open the bag and put it on your pizza.
Is one method of purchasing cheese
better than the other? Let's slice into
each method to discover what is best
for your wallet, your pizza and your
operations - BLOCK CHEESE VS.
PRE-SHREDDED CHEESE
Price, freshness, whole food, better
melt.
These are the advantages of block
cheese and the disadvantages of preshredded
cheese.
* Price. With block cheese you are
in control of the price you pay for
the product. When purchasing block
cheese, here are the steps you would
take.
1. Ask your food distributor for a
'cost-plus' contract for your cheese.
2. 'Cost-plus' means that the price you
pay per pound of cheese is tied to the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Block and Barrel Market, or Block
Market for short. More at http://www.
cheesereporter.com/prices.htm
3. Perhaps you negotiate to pay
20 cents per pound over the Block
Market.
Block Market Price + .20 = Your cost per
pound of cheese
4. This gives you the best possible pricing
for cheese along with full transparency.
5.
With pre-shredded cheese, the
manufacturer and distributor arbitrarily
set the price based on their costs and
profit margin and there is no control
point or reference for the price you pay.
* Freshness. Your food distributor
manages their inventory in such a way
that not only are your block cheeses
fresh, but your mozzarella is properly
aged (approximately two weeks) before
you receive it. You shred the block
cheese each day as part of your daily
prep, thereby providing the customer
with the freshest cheese possible. Fresh
ALWAYS tastes better. Pre-shredded
cheese has been shredded weeks or longer
prior to putting it on your pizza.
* Whole food. Block cheese has no
added ingredients. When you purchase
pre-shredded cheese, the only way to

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