About us

Long established strength in synergy

Established in 1991, Caterforce is one of the biggest foodservice buying & marketing consortiums in the UK. We source products from a huge range of leading suppliers and manufacturers to support our nine leading independent foodservice wholesalers.

Direct route to a national marketplace

From our head office in Macclesfield, Cheshire we provide a central hub for our members supporting both their group buying needs and marketing resource, allowing suppliers to push out a consistent and coherent marketing plan nationwide, with just one point of contact.

We work with our members and suppliers in a way that benefits everyone, right down to the individual customers.
Gary Mullineux

National coverage

Our Caterforce members cover almost every corner of the UK, offering the best range, quality and value of products available and that’s a promise.

Our combined 338 strong sales team and over 674 vans on the road a day, work to service the needs of customers across the nation. Our member wholesalers, all being family run, well established businesses pride themselves on the ethos of outstanding service and understanding of customer expectations.

With a combined turnover in excess of £650 million, we have incredible national buying power. We work closely with our members to provide the best possible range of products across frozen, chilled, grocery and hygiene & disposables.

What makes Caterforce unique?

Our members are fully engaged in the procurement process right from the start. Communication and collaboration is at the heart of every deal we forge and group marketing project we execute. These qualities are very much our key strengths. We continue to invest in every tool at our disposal to build on this. As a group we talk on a daily basis, have access to a live online web console, providing members with key info, presentations, pricing and new product information and are also in the process of developing a Sales Data tool, this will shape the way we both purchase and market going forward.