Foodservice
The UK foodservice market in 2024 is estimated to be worth in the region of £80 billion per annum. Foodservice outlets are generally where restaurants, cafes, bars, takeaways, coffee shops and ice cream parlours will go to get all their ingredients and disposables. There are hundreds of foodservice wholesalers throughout the UK making foodservice a good market in which to grow sales.
While there may be commonalities between what general cash and carries and foodservice wholesalers will supply, foodservice wholesalers tend to be a lot more specialised. They cater to a more focused base of customers who are running establishments where the main focus is on serving food to the public.
We supply many of the best known names in foodservice in the UK including Bidfood, Castell Howell Foods, Holdsworth Foods, Pioneer Foods, Nicice, Delifresh, Metrow Foods, Harlech Foodservice, Pilgrim Foodservice, Philip Dennis, Lynas Foodservice and many more. Most of these customers have been stocking our products for many years, their customers are happy with the products and we have formed a good working relationship over time.
Why do foodservice wholesalers opt to choose Sweetzone?
Bulk Marshmallows
Most of the foodservice customers we supply stock our mini marshmallows. Our mini mallows are very good quality, taste great and are well priced. They are also halal certified which is beneficial in areas where there are a reasonable population of Muslims who require a halal option, and as it is an option that works for everyone, many foodservice wholesalers choose to use Sweetzone mini mallows as their “go-to” choice.
We also deal with many ice cream parlours and wholesalers including Wafer, Criminisi Ice Cream, Marfast & Co, Crolla Ice Cream, Stella Ice Cream, Kaspas, The Little Dessert Shop, Sprinkles Gelato and many others.
We also have vegan mallows in 140g bags which have a very nice texture and flavour. Again, these work for everyone so tend to be a very popular option for our foodservice customers.
Candy Floss
Candy floss also tends to be popular within the foodservice market. It is generally used as a garnish on mocktails, cocktails, coffee and ice cream and appears to be a popular option. Some restaurants and bars prefer a mix of colours in their candy floss and will have a mix of pink and blue candy floss. Others prefer to have all blue and others prefer to have all pink or all white.
Our standard 50g candy floss has pink and blue colours. Our standard 20g format has an assortment of pink and white colours. Most of our customers use the standard formats but we do have some customers that require just pink candy floss, just blue candy floss or just white candy floss.
Subject to making up the minimum order (which is pretty reasonable at 66 cases) we can do whatever colour the customers require and we also have around 100 flavours to choose from including banana, caramel, cherry, mint, mango, pineapple, or in reality whatever flavour you fancy.
Almost any colour and flavour combination is possible so this could be tweaked for different seasonal menus with different options for Halloween and Christmas themes.
Foodservice wholesalers who use the Erudus database will be pleased to know all of our specs and data sheets are available there for easy access.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any ideas or queries!