A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd is one of the largest and most forward-thinking family-owned businesses in the UK. The company, which began life in 1917 as a counter-service grocery store, has grown into a company that now employs more than 7,600 people with a turnover of circa £1.1 billion.
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A.F. Blakemore is the largest member of SPAR UK, which has a turnover of £3bn, and is a member of SPAR International, which operates 12,000 stores in 40 countries | A.F. Blakemore is also a member of the Unitas Wholesale group, the UK's largest food and drink wholesale buying group, with a turnover of £8bn |
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Blakemore Retail is the UK's leading privately owned multiple convenience store operator and manages A.F. Blakemore’s 275 company-owned SPAR stores and chain of 21 Philpotts prepared-food stores | Blakemore Trade Partners is a trading, marketing and sales support function for the 950+ SPAR stores across the Meridian & Welsh Guild, SPAR UK’s largest guild of retailers | |
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Blakemore Logistics is the food distribution operation that supplies the SPAR stores across the Meridian & Welsh Guild and supports the wider A.F. Blakemore group | Blakemore Wholesale Distribution is a leading delivered wholesaler, providing retailers, vending operators and wholesalers with bespoke distribution solutions | |
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Blakemore Foodservice is one of the UK's largest suppliers of catering products to schools, local authorities, public houses, restaurant chains and the leisure industry | Blakemore Fresh Foods is an international meat trading, wholesaling and manufacturing operation that supplies the retail, food service and wholesale sectors | |
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Blakemore Design & Shopfitting specialises in bespoke, innovative and modern store design and refurbishment solutions for convenience retailers |
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