Meal Planning for Large Families: Why Buying Chicken in Bulk Just Makes Sense

For a family of six or more, the weekly grocery bill for protein alone is significant. Chicken — the most versatile and typically most affordable protein in that weekly shop — is also where buying smarter makes the most immediate difference.

The Once-a-Month Stock Run

The most efficient approach for large families is a once-a-month bulk purchase. Drive to 300 Milliken Blvd, buy a month’s supply of the cuts your family eats most — breasts, wings, souvlaki, shawarma — portion appropriately, and freeze. Because our products are IQF where applicable, they freeze and thaw without quality degradation. You get the savings of bulk purchase with the flexibility of weekly meal planning. Open Monday to Friday 9am–5pm, Saturday 9am–3pm. Call 416-609-9300 for current pricing and stock.

What to Buy in Bulk and What to Buy Weekly

Products that freeze perfectly and are worth buying in the largest quantities you can store: Chicken Wings, Chicken, Pork, and Lamb Souvlaki Skewers, Tandoori Chicken Skewers, Chicken Satays, Shawarma, Kafta, Pulled Chicken, Jerk Chicken, Chicken Meatballs, Mediterranean Chicken Breast, and IQF Chicken Breast portions. Also worth stocking in bulk: our homemade Tzatziki and Tirokafteri — made from the Dikeos family’s original Greek recipes — which keep well and are available only here and to food service clients. Products where freshness matters more and a shorter cycle makes sense: fresh chicken breast and fresh leg meat.

The Savings Calculation for a Large Family

For a family of six eating chicken four nights a week, the difference between buying at grocery store retail pricing and buying direct at our Cash & Carry pricing — per kilogram, across all cuts — amounts to meaningful annual savings. Call us at 416-609-9300 and do the math for your family’s consumption. The numbers typically convince people on the first visit.

The Family Behind the Price

Kostas and Anastasia Dikeos built this company on the belief that quality chicken shouldn’t be a luxury. Their four children run it. Their five grandchildren work in it. That belief — that quality and affordability don’t have to be opposites — is why the Cash & Carry exists and why it’s open to the public at 300 Milliken Blvd, Toronto, ON M1V 4T4.

Stock up at D&D Poultry Cash & Carry — 300 Milliken Blvd

Mon–Fri 9am–5pm, Sat 9am–3pm

416-609-9300