Booker Group Plc

Equity House, Irthlingborough Road
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire NN8 1LT, United Kingdom (Map)
Phone: +44-1933-371-000
Fax: +44-1933-371-010
http://www.bookergroup.com

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Overview

This company can cite chapter and verse about wholesale food distribution. Booker Group is the UK's largest Cash & Carry and delivery wholesale food supplier serving some 325,000 catering businesses (including pubs and restaurants) and nearly 80,000 independent retailers through its 170-plus cash-and-carry branches. It distributes about 18,000 products, including fresh and frozen food, tobacco, wines and spirits, and general merchandise, to foodservice operators and caterers, independent grocers, and convenience retailers. Booker Group offers a wealth of brand-name goods, as well as products sold under its Booker Basics, Classic, Euro Shopper and other private labels.

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Key financials for Booker Group Plc

Company Type Public (London: BOK)
Fiscal Year-End March
2011 Sales (mil.) £3,595.5
1-Year Sales Growth 13.0%
2011 Net Income (mil.) £59.1
1-Year Net Income Growth 32.1%
2011 Employees 9,075
1-Year Employee Growth 3.7%
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Key people and executives for Booker Group Plc

Chairman Richard Rose
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CEO and Director Charles A. Wilson
CFO Jonathan Prentis
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