Freestone
Restaurant owners and chefs need time to develop menus, build strong FOH and BOH teams, and pursue exciting marketing opportunities. That can be hard to do when you’re constantly dealing with all the headaches associated with with managing daily purchasing and keeping your COGS in line.  

You didn’t get into this business to be constantly “spinning plates”. You did it to serve excellent ones. Freestone helps by managing the burdensome aspects of your restaurant’s day-to-day needs so you can stay focused on the bigger picture.





Purchase
Management
With decades of experience in food distribution and management, we have access to a vast network of purveyors, producers, and industry insiders. We understand that F&B market rates and availabilities change daily. Who has time the keep up?
We do.

Let us do the heavy lifting for you. Whether it be placing and tracking orders across dozens of vendors, or simply providing your teams with weekly market research. Freestone can help keep your expenses on track by eliminating the stress and guesswork of purcahse management.  

 
 
Vendor
Negotiations

Let’s face it, one of the most time consuming problems chefs and GMs face is resolving vendor issues and scrambling to fix last minute emergencies:

“They sent us the wrong linen order, again”
“Is our produce going to arrive in time for prep?”
“Did we ever receive that credit from the fish monger?”
“Agh! We forgot to order bar limes!”

Finding yourself in a real jam? We’ll get you unstuck. Got a vendor problem? We’ll talk turkey. We pride ourselves in our ability to resolve issues quickly and efficiently, but where we really shine is in anticipating problems before they arise. We meet regularly and proactively with sales reps and customer account managers to ensure smooth operations. When we think there’s trouble ahead, you can rest assured that we’ve established direct lines of communication to the people who matter most when escalation is needed.
Farm to Table R&D
At Freestone we believe that big Industrial Food Distributors aren’t the only game in town. We get excited about helping our clients foster meaningful, long-term relationships with independent farmers and quality driven small producers.

Whether it’s crop planning with a small acreage grower, buying into whole animal shares, participating in CSA programs, or just picking your own apples, joining the Freestone family means joining a community of supportive food professionals. We see ourselves as part of a larger collective of like-minded businesses and organizations committed to supporting each other through creative and collaborative sourcing practices. Why buy a commodity case from a huge corporation when you can split a pallet of locally grown goods with friends and neighbors?

Let’s get you breaking bread without breaking the bank, and put you on the road to developing an affordable, flavorful, and sustainable farm-to-table program.



Pricing
For most clients our services
cost less than a line cook.

Different clients have different needs. Whatever your needs are we like to think that working with us is like working on a recipe rather than ordering à la carte. We’re happy to craft a unique plan to work around any budget.  

Drop us a line at freestonenyc@gmail.com or 213.235.6333 to get the conversation started. We can’t wait to help you save time and money in the service of good food and great times.

Cheers,
Santi Vernetti,
founder

















Freestone℠ is a trademark of Freestone NYC LLC (2026). freestonenyc@gmail.com 213.235.6333
Illustrations by Adam Villacin