Wholesale food distributors
Care services that are struggling with food supplies during the Covid-19 outbreak, can find local wholesale food distributors online.
Many wholesalers are also opening up their services to the general public during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Food2care is a new online food service for care homes. It can be searched by postcode and is a joint initiative between the Federation of Wholesale Distributors, Foodservice Online and iWeb. This website is being updated with additional distributors on a regular basis.
Local Food Drops is a website of wholesale food distributors. The site is searchable by postcode so that care providers can find wholesalers operating in their area.
Key wholesalers include:§
Areas covered: Aston, Bristol, Doncaster, Leicester, Manchester, Sidcup, Basingstoke, Dagenham, Leeds, Enfield, Newcastle
Brakes offer Care Home Support Service and click and collect.
Areas with click and collect sites: Aylesford, Wembley, Hemsworth, Tamworth, Newhouse, Reading, Bristol, Warrington, Harlow and Thorpe.
Areas covered: National coverage, plus outlets in Gloucestershire, Derbyshire, Buckinghamshire – national coverage
Area covered: North of England
Areas covered: Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cumbria and areas of West Yorkshire
Area covered: South West England
Areas covered: Central London and surrounding areas
Area covered: National
Area covered: North West
Area covered: North of England and Midlands