Groupex Reinvests 100% Of Profits Into The Canadian Foodservice Industry
Join a proudly Canadian buying group helping hospitality businesses reduce procurement costs while earning rebates on the products and services you already use.
Hospitality procurement is the process of sourcing, purchasing, and managing the products and services needed to run a hospitality business. This includes everything from food and beverage purchasing to equipment, packaging, cleaning supplies, and operational services.
For hotels, restaurants, bars, caterers, and recreation businesses, procurement touches almost every part of the operation: what’s on the menu, what’s in the supply closet, and how reliably it all shows up. Done well, it’s a quiet competitive advantage. Done without leverage, it’s one of the easiest places for margin to disappear.
In a typical hospitality operation, procurement involves:
Without a centralized system or buying leverage, this process becomes fragmented fast, with more vendors to manage, less visibility into where the money is going, and more time spent chasing problems instead of running the business.
Most independent operators run into the same handful of problems
Without high-volume buying power, independent operators often pay closer to list price than the national chains they compete with, reducing overall margin and limiting competitiveness on cost.
Sourcing food, equipment, cleaning products, and services separately means managing dozens of vendors with limited visibility into pricing, performance, and total spend across the business.
Food, beverage, and supply prices can change frequently due to seasonality, inflation, and supply chain disruptions, making it difficult to maintain stable margins and accurate forward budgeting.
Multi-location operators often pay different prices for the same products depending on the site placing the order, creating inefficiencies and weakening overall cost control and standardization.
Negotiating contracts, comparing suppliers, and chasing invoices consumes significant administrative time, pulling operators away from core responsibilities like service delivery and guest experience.
Group purchasing organizations (GPOs) combine the buying volume of many independent businesses into one negotiating position. Instead of each operator negotiating alone, the group negotiates as a whole, securing pricing and rebate terms typically reserved for large chains, then passing those savings back to individual members every month.
That’s the model Groupex runs for hospitality businesses across Canada.
Groupex gives hospitality operators access to a network of 300+ supplier partners across food and beverage, equipment, cleaning, technology, and financial services, without requiring you to change what you already buy. Every member works with a dedicated Key Account Consultant who reviews current spend, identifies savings opportunities, and helps select the right programs for the business.
There’s no contract to join, and Groupex reinvests 100% of its profits back into the Canadian foodservice and hospitality industry.
Through its supplier network and programs, Groupex provides access to savings across key categories, including:
Members can continue purchasing the products they already use, while benefiting from negotiated pricing and rebates.
Whether you run a single location or several, Groupex supports hospitality procurement for:
Groupex has supported Canadian foodservice operators for over 40 years by helping them reduce costs and strengthen purchasing power. What sets Groupex apart is its cooperative buying model, combining the purchasing power of over 5,000 members and 300+ supplier partners to deliver real, measurable savings.
Earn rebates on your everyday purchases from proteins to kitchen supplies.
Programs go beyond groceries: discounts on kitchen equipment, uniforms, insurance, and more.
Detailed statements on your purchases and rebates to optimize your spending.
Statements and a rebate payment via cheque, every month.