Seafood for Lent
Seafood Menu from Jake's Finer Foods From starters like Salt & Pepper Calamari to lump crab, crab cakes, all kinds of shrimp, fish fillets and scallops, Jake's has the perfect seafood option for you. View our Seafood Menu Now!
Fall in Love with Jake’s Finer Foods!
Valentine Planning Guide Love is in the air! Or is that something in the oven? Either way, February is a time for love, and we love food! Take a look at some of our favorite couples, perfect for your upcoming holiday menu. View our Valentine Planning Guide for Item Suggestions & Inspiration! [...]
Eat, Drink & Be Merry
Between the weather and the decorations at the mall, everyone knows that Texas jumps straight from summer to winter (we use that term loosely) in about two weeks. Yep, we just kind of skip right over fall and get to the good stuff! Go figure. So, it’s time to start planning that holiday menu. From [...]
OM”G-Schedule”
Reading through government forms can often feel like a flashback to kindergarten. All those numbers and letters—1040EZ, W9, W2…it’s like their own Mc Language. Well, the coded form names are not just for taxes! Even beef gets in on the fun. Have you ever heard of a Schedule G? USDA Schedule G Certified Beef Programs [...]
The Meat of the Matter
With 2019 on the horizon, the lists of upcoming “TOP TRENDS” fill our inboxes like unwanted holiday catalogs in the mailbox. But hold up, perhaps there is some meat to these lists…or maybe not. The new year promises to be filled with more and more diners trading in their beloved meats for plant-based proteins. And [...]
Pack Your Taste Buds
Some people would argue that the local cuisine is the most memorable part of the region it represents. It’s increasingly easy to associate specific local specialties with the area in which they originated. I say Po’ Boy, you say…NOLA. I say Cheesesteak, you say…Philly. Right? Interest in regional flavors in the U.S. has grown exponentially, as [...]
What’s NEW about NOW Delivery?
Welcome to the universe known as Now. “I may or may not know what I want; all I know is that I want it now,” the population screams! That’s right…we live in a “NOW” universe. And so it goes—retailer after retailer jump to their feet with delivery services. Two-day with subscription, two-day without subscription, next-day, one-hour…the [...]
Thawing Out
Weighing-in on the Latest “Mc-News” Even if you don’t frequent fast-food establishments or the iconic golden arches, you’ve probably heard the news recently about McDonald’s historic move from frozen to fresh patties. While this may sound like a great advancement for a QSR who traditionally focuses on value menus, we can’t help but think of the [...]
Jake’s Finer Foods Partners with Leading Virtual Platform Provider to Deliver Innovative Food Show Experience
February 1, 2018 – Houston, TX: Jake’s Finer Foods, Houston’s only locally-owned and operated broadline food distributor, has partnered with vFairs, a leading virtual platform provider, to deliver the industry’s first ever interactive, virtual food show. The event brings together top food vendors and foodservice operators through a digital platform that offers real-time interactions, product exposure, [...]
3 Quick Steps for Managing Your Restaurant Budget
It’s quite possible that the last time you made a budget for your restaurant was when you put together your original restaurant business plan. Once you actually became a restaurant owner, it likely became more challenging to go back and revisit all those charts and graphs. A budget doesn’t have to be chiseled in stone, it [...]