Brake Bros
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| Private Limited Company | |
| Industry | Non-specialised wholesale food, etc |
| Headquarters | Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom |
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Area served
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UK, Ireland, France, Sweden |
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Key people
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Kennedy McMeikan (CEO) |
| Owner | Sysco |
| Website | www |
Brakes (also Brake Bros Ltd) is a distribution company supplying food, drink and other products mainly to the catering (or 'foodservice') industry in the UK, Ireland, France and Sweden through more than 70 distribution centers. It provides delivered wholesale and contract logistical services. The company was created in 1958 and headquartered in Ashford, United Kingdom. Brake Bros Limited has been a subsidiary of Sysco Corporation since July 5, 2016 when the latter bought it for $3.1bn.
The Brakes Group comprises a family of specialist businesses, made up of many divisions:
In addition to the Head Office in Enterprise Park, Ashford, and the Group Head Office in Covent Garden, London, the group has offices and distribution depots around the UK and France, including separate head offices for each division.
List of Brakes depots around the UK
Brakes launches Prime Meats its specialist meat division offering complete transparency and traceability for the caterer.
Brakes acquire Peters Foodservice Chilled Business Division and integrates it into the Brakes network.
Brakes acquires Wild Harvest specialist supplier to fine dining establishments.
The company's major shareholders (the Brake family) decided to sell their shareholding and the business was subsequently sold to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, an American investment company.
Purchase of Pauleys, fresh fruit and vegetable supplier.
Acquisition of Country Choice (bakery).
Launch of Larderfresh (chilled).
First French company acquired. The purchase and consolidation of small French distributors continued over the next few years.
Brake Bros Foodservice Ltd came into being on 12 March.
The cooked food factory opened at Lenham producing multi-portion meals, mainly aimed at the pub market, as well as meat products such as burgers.
The business carried out poultry processing and packing, specialising in delivering poultry to caterers in Kent and London.
The brothers all had catering training and, being sons of licensees, had attended the LVS (Licensed Victuallers Society) School.
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