OUR STORY       AWARDS       SUSTAINABILITY       ETHOS & VALUES       TESTIMONIALS

ABOUT US

Woods Foodservice is a family-owned business that has supplied top end hospitality providers and restaurateurs for over forty years. With decades of experience, we have stayed ahead by continuously enhancing our offering, always supplying innovative produce and delivering service excellence.
 
We are the primary choice for the finest specialist, ambient, chilled, frozen, and fresh produce. With unrivalled customer care, six days a week delivery service and an online ordering platform, we are proud to serve over 1,500 clients across London, Brighton, Bristol, Devon, Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds.

OUR STORY

Woods Foodservice originated from Woods Table Dainties, a company supplying fine foods to the catering trade in the swinging sixties.

As Woods Table Dainties became more successful they were eventually bought out by a larger company, Winton Smith. At this point Winton Smith offered Alfred Labbett, Woods Table Daintie’s best sales executive, a franchise for the London area which he duly took. Alfred eventually created his own company, Woods Caterfoods. Alfred set about increasing the company’s profile in London and surrounding areas.

AWARDS

The Readers’ Choice Awards champion the hospitality sector’s best products, suppliers, brands and equipment, and are voted for by hundreds of professional chefs from across the restaurant and pub sectors. We are proud to be winners of the award for 7 consecutive years, having recently awarded winners in three categories in 2023. 

SUSTAINABILITY

For the past three years, we’ve been a Carbon Neutral company. We’ve done so by offsetting emissions and supporting low-carbon projects. While we are proud of the progress we have made, we believe we can achieve more by prioritising the planet and working towards becoming a Net zero by 2030.

Our vision is to be loved by chefs and known as the UK's most sustainable foodservice company.

 

ETHOS & VALUES

Woods Foodservice’s priority is to be identified by premium restaurants, gastropubs, event caterers and hotels as the very best foodservice supplier of fresh produce, ambient, chilled and frozen products. Our aim is to provide customer service excellence with every order and to stock the most innovative and unique range of fine, specialist and staple products, tailored for the quality sector of the market.

TESTIMONIALS

We pride ourselves on delivering excellence for all of our clients. So it is always great to hear when we achieve our goal.

Meet some of our customers and see what they have to say about our service and product range.

OUR STORY

Woods Foodservice originated from Woods Table Dainties, a company supplying fine foods to the catering trade in the swinging sixties.

As Woods Table Dainties became more successful they were eventually bought out by a larger company, Winton Smith. At this point Winton Smith offered Alfred Labbett, Woods Table Daintie’s best sales executive, a franchise for the London area which he duly took. Alfred eventually created his own company, Woods Caterfoods. Alfred set about increasing the company’s profile in London and surrounding areas.

AWARDS

The Readers’ Choice Awards champion the hospitality sector’s best products, suppliers, brands and equipment, and are voted for by hundreds of professional chefs from across the restaurant and pub sectors. The awards were launched in 2009 as the Chefs’ Choice Award but were re-branded as the Readers’ Choice Awards in 2017.

SUSTAINABILITY

For the past three years, we’ve been a Carbon Neutral company. We’ve done so by offsetting emissions and supporting low-carbon projects. While we are proud of the progress we have made, we believe we can achieve more by prioritising the planet and working towards becoming a Net zero by 2030.

Our vision is to be loved by chefs and known as the UK's most sustainable foodservice company.

ETHOS & VALUES

Woods Foodservice’s priority is to be identified by premium restaurants, gastropubs, event caterers and hotels as the very best foodservice supplier of fresh produce, ambient, chilled and frozen products. Our aim is to provide customer service excellence with every order and to stock the most innovative and unique range of fine, specialist and staple products, tailored for the quality sector of the market.

TESTIMONIALS

We pride ourselves on delivering excellence for all of our clients. So it is always great to hear when we achieve our goal.

Meet some of our customers and see what they have to say about our service and product range.