Blakemore Fine Foods

A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd is one of the largest and most forward-thinking family-owned businesses in the UK. The company began life in 1917 as a counter-service grocery store, and has grown from these humble beginnings into a company that now employs more than 8,100 people with a turnover of £1.31 billion.

Food and drink have always been the lifeblood of A.F. Blakemore and the business now entails retail, wholesale, distribution and shop fitting operations amongst its divisions.

A.F. Blakemore is the largest division of SPAR UK, owning 300 SPAR stores and serving more than 1,000 in total across England and Wales. The company is also the largest member of the Landmark Wholesale group and a significant supplier to the independent grocery sector across the UK.
A.F. Blakemore has always been committed to developing a loyal and dedicated workforce that is focused upon excellent customer service and behaving with integrity. The company has always strived to build partnerships with suppliers and trade partners while never underestimating the role that it plays within the communities it serves.

Underpinning everything that A.F. Blakemore does is the company’s values statement, the Blakemore Way. This highlights what A.F. Blakemore stands for and the way that the company has always done and will continue to do business.

Blakemore Fine Foods is a purveyor of speciality and fine food products from the UK and the rest of the world.

We represent more than 280 producers and stock more than 3,000 chilled and ambient product lines spanning beverages, baked goods, confectionery, fruit and vegetables, meat, dairy, grocery, free-from ranges and more.

Our customers include farm shops, delis, coffee shops, cafes, butchers, hamper companies, restaurants, hotels, garden centres and convenience stores.

Far from being a typical wholesaler or logistics operator, Blakemore Fine Foods works in partnership with producers to supply their products on their behalf, on their terms.

By consolidating customer orders in a simple ‘one order, one invoice, one delivery’ process, Blakemore Fine Foods takes care of operational tasks for producers, freeing up time for producing product and business development.

Blakemore Fine Foods is also unique in the benefits we offer our customers, from point of sale support to product showcases and recycling facilities.