The Big Food Group
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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
merged with Booker Cash & Carry plc
.
The company was purchased by Iceland
ic retail consortium Baugur in 2005, and split into:
The property portfolio was spun out into a separate company called PropCo, for £213 million, and then leased back.
United Kingdom
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. It was created in 2000 when the supermarket chain Iceland
Iceland (supermarket)
Iceland is a supermarket chain in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Iceland's primary product lines include frozen foods, such as frozen prepared meals and frozen vegetables - hence the name of the company...
merged with Booker Cash & Carry plc
Booker Cash & Carry plc
Booker Group plc is the United Kingdom's largest food wholesale operator, offering branded and private-label goods to over 400,000 customers including independent convenience stores, grocers, pubs and restaurants...
.
The company was purchased by Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic retail consortium Baugur in 2005, and split into:
- Retail: IcelandIceland (supermarket)Iceland is a supermarket chain in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Iceland's primary product lines include frozen foods, such as frozen prepared meals and frozen vegetables - hence the name of the company...
- Wholesale: Booker Cash & CarryBooker Cash & Carry plcBooker Group plc is the United Kingdom's largest food wholesale operator, offering branded and private-label goods to over 400,000 customers including independent convenience stores, grocers, pubs and restaurants...
- Foodservices: Woodward FoodserviceFoodserviceFood Service or catering industry defines those businesses, institutions, and companies responsible for any meal prepared outside the home...
- Logistics: Expert Logistics
The property portfolio was spun out into a separate company called PropCo, for £213 million, and then leased back.