Member Spotlight - Nicol Hughes
Recently named CFBG Business of the Year 2024, here's a closer look at Nicol Hughes Foodservice, based in Chester.
Reason for winning:
Capturing the essence of what the Caterfood Buying Group is all about in their inherently customer-centric approach. Nicol Hughes always focuses on having the right product for the right customer at the right price, and do a really tremendous job.
Location: Chester, operating across the North West and North Wales.
Delivery areas: Chester, Stafford, Shrewsbury, Manchester, Stockport, Liverpool, Rochdale, Anglesey, Abersoch and Barmouth.
CFBG Member since: 2022
Fleet: 20 vehicles
Staff: 52 staff
Turnover: £12m turnover (Proud to be small but punchy!).
Customer focus: Independent 'destination' leisure businesses, spanning pubs, hotels, restaurants, cafes and delis.
Favourite / best-selling product: We offer such a broad range it's hard to pick just one, but the Caterfood Select coated chips really are incredible!
USP: Order up until midnight for next day delivery, every day of the week.
MD: Mark Moss, who has been at Nicol Hughes for more than 20 years. Mark started as a sales rep and has worked his way up through the business. If we had to describe Mark in three words, we would say: humble, focused and considered!
Mark always has a very calm, sensible and business-minded approach to everything that he does, puts what's best for Nicol Hughes - overall - first, and is a really genuine and collaborative part of CFBG.
