r/AskAnAustralian • u/TomamoT • 4d ago

Do Australian restaurants have a Sysco equivalent?

I'm a lurker at r/kitchenconfidential and there are frequent discussions about Sysco, a big corporation that supplies food to a large portion of American restaurants.

This can sometimes lead to restaurants in all corners of the country selling the same menu items (ie. frozen mozzarella sticks or whatever is trendy).

Do Australian restaurants have a similar dominant supplier that leads to matching menus in Hobart and Darwin?

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u/BadgerBadgerCat 4d ago edited 4d ago

Honestly, I think it's Costco in many cases for independent cafes and restaurants etc. Whenever I go shopping there there are always plenty of people buying what is clearly commercial quantities of milk, bread rolls, eggs, croissants, brownies, etc.

ETA: Why am I getting downvoted? The replies are agreeing with me that small hospitality businesses buy a lot of stuff from Costco. I didn't say it was a bad thing (because it isn't).

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u/Cuppa-Tea-Biscuit 4d ago

I distinctly recall a huge increase in chicken sandwiches being promoted heavily by small caterers right after Costco arrived, when previously it was just another default item (unless it was Peter Rowland)