Wholesale pub food and drink supplier

A passionate pub food supplier focussed on your growth

Serving a diverse range of pubs with an unbeatable food and drink offer, with the support of a second to none support team who are passionate about supporting the long term growth and opportunity of your pub. We love going the extra mile, working as a partner in your success.

Why choose Bidfood for your pub?

  • Experience

    With over 20 years experience as a leading foodservice wholesaler, we’ve got the experience and expertise to support pubs of all different shapes and sizes to thrive!

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  • Expert team

    Our dedicated pubs team and insight partners are passionate about supporting the industry with a quality food and drink offer to help you grow and prosper

  • The right range

    Our comprehensive range of over 10,000 products includes branded and award winning own brand products, plus different price point options to suit your needs. All of which delivered on one delivery

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  • Fresh solutions to suit

    If you’re looking for quality fresh options, worry no more. Our sister businesses Direct Seafoods, Campbell Brothers, and Oliver Kay have you completely covered with quality fresh pub options

  • Bidfood Direct- online shop

    Convenience at your fingertips with our online shop. Includes 24 hour, 7 days a week ordering, allergen information, menu planning and much more…

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  • Support

    Our Pub Kitchen Club collates all our tools and support we have available through our expert team and customers. Always looking to go the extra mile for you!

Awards and partners

  • out of home wholesale award 2023 bidfood
  • out of home wholesale award 2023 bidfood
Support tools

Chef and operator solutions

Discover our latest tools to help your pub thrive!

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    The right range

    Your product needs are diverse, so our range contains a balance of everyday scratch cook ingredients through to specialist brands like our butcher-quality, farm-traceable products through Farmstead.

    Our wholesale alcohol brand Unity contains your favourite products, plus support to create wine lists, food-pairing ideas and range development support. We also offer a complete range of catering supplies including personal protective equipment, kitchen tools, specialist tableware and cleaning chemicals.

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    Delivering real value

    We believe in an honest, transparent approach, working through challenging market dynamics directly with our customers to find the best solution.

    Our commitment is to help you manage costs and create efficiencies across your whole business. We source quality products with long term sustainable pricing and we work hard to save customers money through menu engineering and product swaps.

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    Efficient and convenient deliveries through a one stop shop

    We pride ourselves on our consolidated delivery service. This means that we compile all categories – including fresh, ambient, frozen, wholesale meat and alcohol – onto one lorry.

    So you only have to deal with one invoice, and one supplier drop off. Because our prices are competitive, you can save time by placing fewer orders with multiple suppliers or retailers.

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    Fresh solutions to suit

    If you’re looking for quality fresh options, worry no more. Our sister businesses Direct Seafoods, Campbell Brothers, and Oliver Kay have you completely covered with quality fresh options and fountains of knowledge, experience and expertise to share on the sector.

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Customers

MULTI AWARD-WINNING ECOMMERCE PLATFORM Bidfood Direct – our online shop

Bidfood Direct is our multi award-winning ordering platform that helps you manage everything from allergen information to order forms. We are proud to deliver a platform that stays ahead of government legislation and helps support you in remaining compliant.

  • Shop 24/7 via desktop or app
  • Live pricing & stock availability
  • Easily download allergen & nutritional information
  • Set automatic standing orders
  • Set order approvals and spend limits
  • Track resources and budget allocation
  • Access to pub menu favourites
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Meet the pub team

  • Chris Palethorpe

    Client Director for Pubs

  • Alex Newman

    National Account Manager

  • Rebecca O’Keefe

    Business Development Controller

  • Ian Whittingham

    Business Development Controller

  • Craig Miles

    Culinary Development Chef

  • Joe Angliss

    Head of Customer Marketing

Our pub team have you covered...

Frequently asked questions

We're a passionate supplier for pubs and our goal is to make your life easier. Whatever need you have, we have a solution to suit you to deliver memorable and quality food and drink.

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What size pubs do you deliver to?

We deliver to pubs of all shapes and sizes. To discuss your specific needs, become a customer now and our team will be in touch.

Where in the UK do you deliver to?

We are a national supplier and have a robust national structure of 26 depots (with more opening soon!) with over 1,300 delivery vehicles on the roads. This enables us to provide local support and knowledge to all our customers – giving you the best of both worlds!

How can you make ordering easier for pubs?

Ordering from multiple suppliers can be a challenge – it adds time, cost and complexity into your day.

Find out how we support our customers to remove costs, save time and streamline their business, making life a lot easier!

What support do you have for allergens?

We have a wealth of support for allergens including our dedicated allergens page, as well as blogs, our Advice Centre, and Bidfood Direct allergen information.

Do you offer a diverse product range to cater to different pub styles?

Yes! Our diverse range of over 10,000 products means we have all you can need to suit any pub of all shapes and sizes. From budget to premium, we’ve got what you need to provide value and quality to your customers.

What sets you apart from your competitors?

We serve a diverse range of pubs with an unbeatable food and drink offer, with the support of a second to none support team who are passionate about supporting the long term growth and opportunity of your pub. We love going the extra mile, working as a partner in your success.

Can you support with food and drink trends?

Explore the latest food and drink trends for 2024 here.

CATERERS CAMPUS Our free e-learning platform for customers, dedicated to supporting the catering industry

Your teams can learn virtually from any device at any time. The interactive modules include:

  • Menu planning
  • Food Hygiene, Level 2
  • Health & Safety Awareness
  • Catering for diabetes
  • Cost control
  • Understanding profit
  • Commercial kitchen energy efficiency
  • Knife skills
  • Strategies to reduce food waste
  • Sustainability
  • & lots more
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Additional support tools

  • ALL
  • Industry Q&A's
  • Chef and operator solutions
  • Blogs
  • Podcast
  • Trends
  • Menu engineering
  • Recipes

ALL

Industry Q&A's

  • Recruitment

    From four-day weeks, a chef academy for people with no experience, to a scheme where people of all ages and levels of experience can book shifts on demand, three operators share insights on the strategies that are helping them attract team members.

  • Pub menu trends

    Development chefs share tips on the trends they are focusing on with their pub menus to help keep their menus both enticing to customers and profitable.

  • Pricing

    In these cost-conscious trading times, and with food inflation remaining a key challenge, having a pricing strategy that delivers for both your bottom line and customers’ pockets is a fine balancing act that operators need to achieve to survive and thrive.

  • Taking advantage of seasonal changes

    Pubs are more agile than ever, with pubs regularly changing formats to suit the season. Discover what you can do to make the most of the opportunity.

  • Adapting and developing pubs for the future

    Pubs needs to stay up-to-date with the latest trends to understand opportunities that meet consumer needs in the future.

Chef and operator solutions

Blogs

Podcast

Trends

Menu engineering

Recipes

  • Recipes

    Discover over 1000 recipes created by our food development chefs.

PUB SECTOR SPECIALISTS Ready to become a customer?

At Bidfood, we serve a diverse portfolio of pubs; they like our innovative products and the reliability of delivery that comes with being one of the biggest names in the business. We love going the extra mile, working as a partner in their success.

  • Consolidated delivery of fresh, frozen ambient, beers, spirits & catering supplies
  • The right range with over 10,000 products
  • Serving small single sites to large pub group
  • Pub industry expertise and support
  • Experience helping pubs grow. When you grow, we grow
  • Award winning e-commerce platform designed to save you time

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