Built for the scale of restaurant chains
More sites means more suppliers, vans, cut-offs and minimums. We absorb that complexity so your teams don't have to.
A new generation food distributor
The one-stop supply chain partner for restaurant groups
Everything your kitchens need, from fresh produce to meat, fish, dairy, dry store and frozen. Our full range covers the everyday, we source the lines that make your menu yours, and every site gets one order, one delivery, one invoice.
95%+ deliveries on time, in your window
98% order fulfilment, in full and to spec
92 → 7 suppliers for one multi-site group
B Corp certified since 2023 · EcoVadis Gold
Trusted by ambitious hospitality groups
Why restaurant groups switch to us
Your first sites ran on relationships. The next ones need a system.
Every supplier is another relationship, another delivery and another invoice for your teams, and every new site adds more. We replace them with one distributor: our own range, our own producers and our own logistics.
This is your supply chain today
Dozens of suppliers · hundreds of deliveries · your site teams hold it all together
Your supply chain with Collectiv Food
One partner · one order · one delivery · one invoice
Our range, plus what makes your menu yours.
A full catalogue for the everyday — a tomato is a tomato. For the rest, we source your nominated lines and specs.
We aggregate. One order, one delivery, one invoice.
Every category consolidated into one multi-temperature drop per site, and one reconciled invoice with credits already handled.
Consistency at scale
The same product, to the same spec, at every site, every week — so the dish never drifts as you open the next one.
Our range
Everything your kitchens need, from one distributor
Thousands of products from vetted producers in the UK and around the world: the everyday essentials, alongside the nominated lines and added-value products that make your menu yours.
Fruit & veg
Fresh produce, plus prepped veg that saves time in the kitchen.
Meat & poultry
From primals to marinated and cooked, halal or free range.
Fish & seafood
Fresh, frozen, smoked or portioned, fully traceable.
Dairy & eggs
Cheeses, yoghurts and value-added eggs.
Dry store
Spices, grains, flours, canned goods and condiments.
Frozen
Fruit, veg, pastry and more, for convenience without compromise.
Plant-based
The best meat-free alternatives, from burgers to tofu.
Added value
From pre-cooked chicken to bespoke sauces that simplify prep.
Our services
Everything behind the pass
Seven services, one partner. No extra cost — all included in the price of your products, thanks to our AI-powered tools.
01
Sourcing
Our full range from vetted producers, plus the nominated and bespoke lines your menu needs.
02
Product development
From sauces to value-added lines that cut overheads and simplify prep.
03
Value engineering
Alternative specs and pack sizes that keep the quality and lower the cost.
04
Forecasting
Planned on your volumes, so your stock is ready with your name on it.
05
Consolidation
Every category in one delivery and one invoice, in multi-temperature vehicles.
06
Distribution
Delivered to each of your sites, accurately and in the window you set.
07
Sustainability
Certified, vetted producers, traceable farm to door, with impact and Scope 3 reporting.
All included in the price of your products.
No service fees. No subscriptions.
How it works for you
One order to one invoice
Your site teams keep the system they already use. We handle everything between your cut-off and your invoice.
By your cut-off
You place one order
In the system you already use, for every category and every site.
Overnight
We pick and prep
From our range and your nominated lines, planned on your volumes and packed per site.
Before service
One consolidated delivery
In multi-temperature vehicles, in the window you agreed. One drop.
After delivery
One invoice per site
Already reconciled, with credits handled and spend reporting.
Throughout: your account manager on WhatsApp, and a quarterly service review.
The true cost of your food
True food cost = your invoice + the hidden costs
Hours at the goods-in door. Admin and missed credits. Waste from minimums. Platforms that don't talk to each other. We take the hidden costs out.
Hours at the goods-in door — every delivery checked, signed for and put away by your chefs and managers.
Admin and missed credits — orders, invoices and credit notes chased across every supplier.
Waste — over-ordering to hit minimums, and stock that goes off before it's used.
Platforms that don't talk — separate tools for ordering, invoicing and stock.
Typical group · the goods-in door alone
5 sites × 30 deliveries a week × 15 min
= 37.5 hours a week of skilled time — one full-time role
£30k
a year, at typical UK wage costs
Case studies
Numbers talk
What changes when a group moves its supply chain to one partner.
P&L
+5pt
margin, with 15% off COGS
Margin up, hours back. 92 suppliers became 7, and 344 weekly deliveries became 24. £3m of annual food spend, a dozen cuisines under one roof.
Labour
~20 hrs
a week of prep taken out
Growth without the headcount. Prep moved upstream and delivered ready to use — the production unit they planned never got built.
"When we open new sites now, we don't look to work with anyone else."
Consistency
12 → 2
suppliers, and six more never onboarded
A quality benchmark that holds. Product improved immediately on switching and hasn't moved since — every site, every week.
"If we unravelled everything Collectiv does for us, we'd have to onboard another six suppliers." — Dirty Bones
Focus
90%
of supply through one partner
Launched without building a supply function. Sourcing, logistics and stock carried on our side from day one.
"Collectiv Food has taken a huge amount off our plate when it comes to logistics and sourcing."
Sustainability, with built-in transparency
Sustainability you can measure, not just claim.
As a certified B Corp it's built into everything we do: tailored impact reports, verified emissions data for every product and delivery, and producer stories behind the food on your menu.
B Corp since 2023
Gold
EcoVadis
Since 2025 · top 4% globally
Verified emissions data
Scope 3 reporting, farm to your door.
Better Choices range
Scored by independent sustainability assessments.
Tech
AI-powered tools behind every order
Forecasting, consolidation and reconciliation run on our platform — which is how seven services come included in the price of your products.
From the blog
Insights for multi-site operators
From first call to first delivery
Optimise prime costs. Simplify operations. Grow smarter.
01
Share your product list
Your specs, current prices and weekly volumes.
02
We map and model it
Your food and labour savings, mapped in writing.
03
Agree a go-live date
On an agreed, phased plan.
04
Hypercare
WhatsApp customer service plus a dedicated account manager.
Free supply chain review · no commitment