The Big Food Group was a food retail and wholesale company based in the
UK. It was created in 2000 when the supermarket chain
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
merged with
Booker Cash & Carry plc
Booker Group Limited is a British wholesale distributor, and subsidiary of Tesco plc.
In January 2017, it was announced that the British multinational supermarket retailer Tesco had agreed to purchase the company for £3.7 billion. It was con ...
.
The company was purchased by
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
ic retail consortium
Baugur Group
Baugur Group (; Icelandic: ) was an Icelandic investment company. The group began as a supermarket and general retail company in Iceland, before diversifying to own a number of businesses at its peak, primarily in the United Kingdom.
Baugur was ...
in 2005, and split into:
* Retail:
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
* Wholesale:
Booker Cash & Carry
* Foodservices: Woodward
Foodservice
The foodservice (US English) or catering (British and Commonwealth English) industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home. It includes restaurants, grocery stores, school and hospital cafet ...
* Logistics: Expert Logistics
The property portfolio was spun out into a separate company called PropCo, for £213 million, and then leased back.
References
External links
The Big Food Group – site now defunctIceland supermarketBooker Cash & Carry
Catering and food service companies of the United Kingdom
Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange
Wholesalers of the United Kingdom
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