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.
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Brakes Group
The Brakes Group comprises a family of specialist businesses, made up of many divisions:
- Brakes
- M&J Seafood
- Country Choice (Including Bake & Bite)
- Pauleys
- Prime Meats
- Brakes Catering Equipment
- Wild Harvest
- Creative Foods - Ready Meals Manufacturer
- Brakes Logistics
- Brake France
- Menigo Sweden
- Woodward Foodservice
- Brakes Foodservice Ltd
- Fresh Direct UK
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
- Aylesford
- Harlow
- Premier Park
- Reading
- Grantham
- Tamworth
- Coventry
- Bristol
- Warrington
- Eastleigh
- Bodmin
- Bridgend
- Corby
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Company history
Acquisitions
UK Acquisitions since flotation in November 1986
M&J Seafood acquisition
M&J Seafood is a fresh and frozen seafood wholesaler based in Aylesbury in the United Kingdom, established 1978 by Marion and Jeff Archer, M&J Seafood grew organically to become the UK's largest independent seafood supplier by the 1990s. It was acquired by Brake Brothers in 2000.
Depot Locations
M&J Seafood operates via a network of depots throughout the UK. Depots can be found in the following locations:
- Aylesbury
- Broxburn
- Cirencester
- Elmswell
- Farnham
- Grimsby
- London
- Peterlee
- Smethwick
- Warrington
- Wimborne
France Acquisitions since flotation in November 1986
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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