Catertrade Competitors

The Chefs' Warehouse, North America's top specialty food distributor since 1985, offers over 88,000 premium products to elite restaurants, hotels, and gourmet shops. Proudly Great Place to Work®-Certified™ OUR VALUES: C. Curious & Creative - We foster creativity and curiosity to drive innovation and enhance efficiency for customers, vendors, and employees. H. Hungry for food and results - We have an unmatched drive to deliver industry-leading results. Success is measured by both the outcome and the path to achieving our vision and goals. E. Entrepreneurial - We approach work with a success-oriented mindset, bringing determination, grit, and resourcefulness to adapt to the ever-changing needs of customers, vendors, and employees. F. Forward-Thinking & Flexible - We strive to stay ahead of our competitors with a flexible approach that delivers exceptional experiences and value, influences market trends, and provides agile, customized solutions. S. Supportive (Of Peers and Chefs) -Through teamwork and skillful collaboration, we foster a supportive, honest, and fair environment for our customers, vendors, and employees, always open to challenging our ideas and embracing the best solutions.

Brakes is a leading supplier to the foodservice sector in the UK. With sister companies in Ireland, France and Sweden, it is owned by Sysco, the world’s leading foodservice business, headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA. Brakes is committed to providing its customers with outstanding service, products and foodservice solutions, its people with a ‘great place to work’ and its suppliers with a great company to partner. Brakes believes in acting today to protect tomorrow and has an active sustainability programme covering product, planet and people. Across these focus areas, our activities ensure that we support every community we engage with, source our products responsibly and protect the natural resources of the planet.

We are committed to serving up the recipe for your success. Your customers expect Great Food, pure and simple. And we’re here to bring you all the right ingredients, so that you can create your magic. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide anything from a teaspoon to a complete catering solution to customers of all sizes, utilising our national structure and the combined expertise of our Best Team. 🏆 Best Foodservice Supplier - Restaurant Readers’ Choice Awards 2025 🏆 Best Foodservice Wholesaler - FWD Gold Medal Awards 2025 🏆 Best Dry Store - The Staff Canteen Member's Choice Awards 2025 🏆 Supplier of the Year New - Procurement, Food and Services - National Care Awards 2025 🏆 LACA Outstanding Supplier of the Year - LACA Awards for Excellence 2024 🏆 Catering Supplier of the Year - Education Today School & Supplier Awards 2024