Wednesday 16th May 2012
Batleys provide new approach to food services for Local Government
Batleys Foodservices, part of the Bestway Wholesale Group, as a reasonably ‘new boy on the block’ in the foodservices business, has been awarded a number of major new contracts from the Local Government sector.
The new Batleys Foodservice business has been developed following the successful 2010 acquisition of the Scottish Martex business, owned originally by CJ Lang.
Recent contracts have been secured from TUCO (The University Caterers Organisation) NEPO, (North East Purchasing Organisation) and Scotland Excel, the collective body of virtually all Scottish Local Authorities. The NEPO win has led Batleys to being nominated as official suppliers for the next three years to local councils in Stockton, Middlesbrough and Gateshead and in recent weeks in Hartlepool and Redcar, Cleveland.
The work with Scottish Excel has earned Batleys supplier status with a range of Scottish local authorities including East Lothian and North Lanarkshire as well as independents, Fife and Stirling Councils.
The Batleys Group operations director, Martin Race said, “These great contract successes for our relatively new business strongly suggests that what we have to offer, as the ‘new boys on the block’, is of great interest to a whole range of organisations who have, until now, had to contend with being just another customer with some of the big players who have been around for a long time in the business. The Batley approach to Foodservices is something completely different and our customers like it a lot. We have the infrastructure, via our network of UK depots, todeliver nationwide and that has great appeal. Our immediate business plan is geared to significant development with additional vehicles and personnel toenable us to continue to serve our customer base to a high level of customer satisfaction.”