Addo Food Group works with Central Foods to move into foodservice

Addo Food Group has partnered with Central Foods to bring more savoury pastry choice to the hospitality sector.

The company, one of the UK’s largest producers of savoury pastry products, is expanding into the foodservice channel.

The business is working with Central Foods, as an expert in the industry, to build up its new customer base and will be working with the company to find further opportunities within the catering industry in the coming months.

Central Foods, based at Collingtree near Northampton, supplies more than 220 independent wholesalers, as well as larger national and regional wholesalers. It also supplies to foodservice caterers across the industry, including pubs, hotels, restaurants, staff canteens, schools, hospitals, coffee shops, football grounds and universities.

Offering a one-stop shop to the foodservice sector, Central Foods sources products from around the world and the UK, supplying more than 400 different lines, ranging from meat, bakery items and canapés through to buffet products, desserts and puddings.

Gordon Lauder, Managing Director of Central Foods, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded this contract from Addo Food Group – the UK’s leader in savoury foods production and manufacture.

“As a company, Central Foods is well-known for the buffet party foods we supply and distribute to foodservice operators across the UK, and this contract will help us with our continued growth in this area as we look to strengthen the range of both savoury and sweet buffet products we offer.”

Jon Rose, Foodservice Commercial Controller for Addo Food Group, said: “We are really excited about moving into foodservice. This is a growing sector with more outlets than ever before looking for top quality products to serve and we believe we have a very strong offering. Our expertise in creating a huge range of branded and own label savoury pastry products means that our customers will know they are working with a business that can consistently supply a wide-range of high-quality products.

“As we are a new player to the channel our relationship with Central Foods has been invaluable in helping us identify new ways to make our products available. We are looking forward to exploring the opportunities in this area and are already speaking to a number of hospitality businesses about the products we can create for them.”