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Food Service Supplier Agreement

Free food service supplier agreement template between a restaurant/food business and a food or ingredient supplier.

This free food service supplier agreement covers 1. Products, 2. Ordering and Delivery, 3. Pricing, 4. Food Safety and Quality, 5. Rejected Deliveries with 13 clearly marked [placeholder] fields to fill in — built for founders, freelancers, and small business owners formalizing a business decision or agreement without paying a lawyer to draft it from scratch. Copy it into your own word processor, fill in the placeholders, and review it — or adapt it — before use. It's part of docstoc's free document template library, alongside business, legal, real estate, finance, and HR templates. Every template here is free to copy with no signup required, and each one carries a plain disclaimer: this is a starting point for informational purposes, not a substitute for advice from a licensed professional in your jurisdiction.

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Food Service Supplier Agreement

Supplier: [Company Name] · Buyer: [Restaurant/Business Name] · Date: [Date]

1. Products

Supplier will supply Buyer with: [List of products/categories], per the pricing schedule in Exhibit A.

2. Ordering and Delivery

Orders placed by [Method/deadline] will be delivered [Frequency/schedule], to [Delivery Address], during [Delivery hours].

3. Pricing

Prices per Exhibit A, subject to change with [Notice Period] written notice, [with any fuel/commodity surcharge terms noted].

4. Food Safety and Quality

Supplier will maintain [HACCP/relevant food safety certification] and will supply products meeting Buyer's specifications for freshness, temperature control during transport, and quality.

5. Rejected Deliveries

Buyer may reject any delivery that fails to meet agreed specifications (spoilage, incorrect items, damaged packaging) at the time of delivery, with replacement or credit issued promptly.

6. Payment Terms

[Terms — e.g. Net 15, COD] from invoice/delivery date.

7. Recalls

Supplier will immediately notify Buyer of any recall or safety concern affecting products already delivered.

8. Term and Termination

This Agreement runs [Term, auto-renewing] and either party may terminate with [Notice Period] notice.


Supplier: ______________________ Date: ____________ Buyer: ______________________ Date: ____________

*Requiring immediate recall notification (Section 7) — not just relying on public recall announcements — is what actually gives a restaurant time to pull affected product before it reaches a customer, which matters far more here than in most other supplier relationships.*

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Freelancers & solo founders

Handling routine business paperwork without commissioning custom legal drafting for every document.

Small businesses

Standardizing recurring documents — leases, agreements, notices — across a growing operation.

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Early-stage businesses

Getting the basics documented before things get more complex.

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Is this food service supplier agreement template really free?

Yes, completely free — view, edit, and download this food service supplier agreement as a PDF without creating an account.

What does this food service supplier agreement cover?

This business template includes 1. Products, 2. Ordering and Delivery, 3. Pricing, 4. Food Safety and Quality. Fill in the [bracketed] placeholders, edit any clause online, then download a PDF — the docstoc.io footer stays on every export.

Is this legal advice?

No. Templates like this cover the common ground most businesses need, but they can't anticipate your specific deal terms, jurisdiction, or industry rules. Treat it as a first draft to build from, and get a business attorney's eyes on it before signing anything that matters.

Can I edit the wording?

Yes. All 13 placeholder fields and every clause are editable right on the page — change what doesn't fit, then download an updated PDF anytime.

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