The Big Food Group Explained

The Big Food Group
Fate:	Acquired by Baugur Group and split up
Industry:	Food retail and wholesale

The Big Food Group was a food retail and wholesale company based in the UK. It was created in 2000 when the supermarket chain Iceland merged with Booker Cash & Carry plc.^[1]

The company was purchased by Icelandic retail consortium Baugur Group in 2005, and split into:

• Retail: Iceland
• Wholesale: Booker Cash & Carry
• Foodservices: Woodward Foodservice
• Logistics: Expert Logistics

The property portfolio was spun out into a separate company called PropCo, for £213 million, and then leased back.^[2]

External links

• The Big Food Group – site now defunct
• Iceland supermarket
• Booker Cash & Carry

Notes and References

1. News: Jordan . Jeff . Food saving expert . 28 November 2022.
2. Web site: 20 December 2004 . BFG agrees to Baugur bid . Food & Drink . 2008-04-06.