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 “If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together,” is a proverb that explains the importance of working with others to reach a goal or to meet a target. No matter what part your business plays in the food service industry, collaboration is one of the best ways to help your productivity. Working with other companies within your industry is just as important as the teamwork conducted in your business.

Every industry will have problems that can only be solved collaboratively. There can be many challenges in the food industry from delivery of products and service to keep your business afloat. While one can assume issues like these are handled in-house, often, working with other companies can ensure challenges are overcome.
Successful partnerships ensure each business shines where it needs to, and it offers a competitive environment where sustainable growth can be achieved.

Outsourcing is just one method of collaboration within the food industry. Food preparation plays a major part in a restaurant, so having a food delivery service that provides this preparation can help a restaurant focus on creating the best dishes for its customers, without being pushed for time. And the business that provides this service – well they get continued work.

Outsourcing is a common way for many small to medium sized businesses to achieve success. If they are unable to hire an employee to do the work, the best thing they can do is outsource to another person or company to assist with their challenges. The best thing about outsourcing is it saves time for a business, yet it gives much-needed income to the one who is doing the outsourced work.

Another way collaboration can work for businesses is if they partner together when they adopt new technology. Often smaller businesses don’t have the funds to launch or embrace new technology on their own, but when they partner with other small businesses in the same boat, the technology becomes more affordable. 

An example of this occurred in Singapore where the Restaurant Association of Singapore (RAS) worked with Unilever Food Solutions to launch a program giving chefs, managers and restaurant owners knowledge and tools to improve customer satisfaction and kitchen efficiency. The program aimed to help restaurants become more profitable and without the collaboration of the two companies, the program would not have been launched.

The best way to create collaborative partnerships is an online hub for the food industry like FoodService Select. Whether you’re looking to launch a new product, or you need help getting the word out about a new menu item at your restaurant, collaboration with other businesses in your niche can help spread the word. And when your business benefits from the collaboration of others, it puts you in a position to help other businesses when they need assistance.

Collaboration is not only good for productivity, but it's also good for morale and creates great relationships between businesses. And this can only be a good thing, within the Food Service Industry.