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Top 25 Foodservice suppliers based in the United Kingdom

Name: Foodservice suppliers based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 2,842 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 2,842 foodservice suppliers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 92,256 professional contacts across them, including 15,194 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers foodservice suppliers headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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92,256Contacts tracked

15,194Verified emails

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The 25 largest foodservice suppliers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 2,842 foodservice suppliers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to foodservice suppliers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Compass Group	Indirect evidence	Chertsey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	39,519 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Compass Group is a global leader in food services operating in over 25 countries with around employees worldwide and generating underlying revenues of over $46 billion for the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Premier Foods	Indirect evidence	St Albans, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,447 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As one of the UK's largest food producers, we’re passionate about food and believe each and every day we have the opportunity to enrich life for everyone.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Brakes UK	Strong evidence	Ashford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,734 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Brakes is a leading supplier to the foodservice sector in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Bidfood UK	Indirect evidence	Slough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,361 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are committed to serving up the recipe for your success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Compass Group UK & Ireland	Indirect evidence	Chertsey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	2,027 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’re thousands of talented people bringing you all of the great tasting food, memorable experiences and vital support services that can transform every day into a great day.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	JJ Food Service Limited	Indirect evidence	Enfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	885 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to enjoy chef quality ingredients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Hilton Foods	Indirect evidence	United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	634 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Hilton Foods, we’re passionate about bringing great food to people’s tables every single day.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Nisbets	Partial evidence	Avonmouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	626 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Nisbets is a leading multi-national provider of foodservice equipment and consumables with operations in the UK, Ireland, Holland, Belgium, Germany and France, with subsidiary…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Thomas Franks LTD	Indirect evidence	Hook Norton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	625 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thomas Franks is a family-owned catering partner with a global reputation for serving exceptional food made from locally sourced produce.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Henderson Group	Partial evidence	Newtownabbey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	612 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Henderson Group are proud to be Northern Ireland’s leading foodservice provider.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Aramark UK	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	585 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Aramark, we create memorable food experiences where people work, learn, recover and play by channelling a collective passion for food and service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Holroyd Howe	Indirect evidence	Reading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	565 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Holroyd Howe is a specialist caterer dedicated exclusively to independent schools, with nearly three decades of experience focused on creating exceptional food and dining…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Aspens Services LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	497 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a catering company who specialise in the education sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Apetito UK	Indirect evidence	Trowbridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	492 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “apetito \| Wiltshire Farm Foods is an award-winning food producer, creating delicious, nutritious and sustainable meals for everyone, from growing minds to older adults at home.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Fresh Direct UK	Partial evidence	Bicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	384 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Although we’ll always be a local fruit and vegetable supplier at heart, over the last 50 years we’ve grown into one of the UK’s biggest fresh food suppliers, delivering tonnes of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Lexington Catering	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	374 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lexington - Super people, providing great food and service, having fun and enjoying success!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Best Food Logistics	Indirect evidence	Royton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	311 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Best Food Logistics satisfy the needs of the UK’s fully nominated and branded Hospitality chains, delivering great food and incredible supply chain solutions We operate the UK’s…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Vacherin	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	293 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a specialist London caterer, dedicated to delivering the highest quality food and service to discerning business organisations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	BM Caterers	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	291 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We energise workplaces through trusted partnerships, exceptional food, and responsive service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Adelie Foods Limited	Indirect evidence	Southall, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	250 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We're unique.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Bunzl Catering Supplies	Partial evidence	Epsom, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	248 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bunzl Catering Supplies is the leading distributor of catering disposables, food packaging and hygiene products across the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Absolute Taste	Indirect evidence	Bicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	232 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Absolute Taste is part of a group of businesses operating in a range of food and beverage sectors – from luxury inflight meals to sports and leisure event catering.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Surya Foods	Indirect evidence	Harwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	229 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Surya Foods boasts an extensive range of over 1,300 SKUs, offering customers a one-stop-shop for all their international food needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Creed Foodservice LTD	Partial evidence	Cheltenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	210 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Creed Foodservice is one of the UK’s leading foodservice wholesalers, delivering high-quality, multi-temperature products and tailored supply solutions to businesses across the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Fullers Foods International	Indirect evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	210 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We deliver seamless, end to end food supply and reliable routes to market, using our unrivalled networks to drive growth in everyday food goods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: foodservice suppliers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names foodservice suppliers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of foodservice suppliers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name foodservice suppliers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Foodservice suppliers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

16.5%Verified-email coverage

32.5Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

14.7%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,353

11-50

869

51-200

376

201-500

101

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 2,842 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among foodservice suppliers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “foodservice suppliers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names foodservice suppliers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among foodservice suppliers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 15,194 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names foodservice suppliers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many foodservice suppliers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 2,842 foodservice suppliers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Compass Group, headquartered in Chertsey, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most foodservice suppliers?

London leads with 417 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (52) and Glasgow (33).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 15,194 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,842 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.