Caterfood aims to become the UK’s biggest buying group

Caterfood Buying Group is aiming to become the biggest buying group in the UK.

Tom Workman: ‘We still have highly ambitious and exciting plans.’

“We still have highly ambitious and exciting plans to continue on our growth trajectory,” commented commercial director Tom Workman. “We strongly believe that is still possible, even in the challenging trading conditions that 2025 looks set to bring us – by doing things differently and in the Caterfood Buying Group way.”

He continued: “We all know that the economy over the next 12 months is going to be brutal, and that’s why it’s so important for us to continue to work together as a strong and united buying group of like-minded people. That is what is going to help us to be more agile and more efficient than our competitors, as the fight for every single sale intensifies.

“Over the last year, we’ve been busy putting everything in place that we need to enable us to act as a serious and sophisticated buying group. We now have the most fantastic people, products and suppliers working together under one vision, and we have better aligned our systems where we can, maximising efficiencies across the group.

“Already, that is paying dividends and putting us in a very strong position. But, where we’ll really be able to weather the storm – and set ourselves apart – is by continuing to share best practice – to continue to come together, to share all kinds of ideas, and to collaborate in new ways; to maximise any and all untapped potential from across our eight members.”

Over the last 12 months, Caterfood Buying Group has made progress in several areas, including launching the Caterfood Collection range, which now stands at 120 lines, into all members; working closely with preferred suppliers to offer customers access to more than 270 exclusive brands; increasing its central team personnel across key marketing, buying and technical departments; and welcoming its eighth and largest member, Turner Price.