Bako North Western (Grocery 2012)

From our base in Preston, Lancashire, BAKO North Western offers the food industry an outstanding combination of exceptional customer service and competitive prices that only a local company can provide.

BAKO North Western was launched over 45 years ago as a regional buying co-operative.Today our customers enjoy the combined purchasing power, logistics and resources ofone of the largest nationwide food distributors to the food industry.

BAKO North Western supply a vast range of major brand names plus the value and
quality of our BAKO own-label products. Both ranges are continually developed through constant innovation.

BAKO North Western maintains its reputation for constant development and innovation through on-going investment and expansion. BAKO North Western offers one of the most advanced warehouse and distribution facilities in the country. Our technically advanced fleet is fully temperature controlled. BAKO North Westerns logistics department is also
currently in the process of implementing a suite of IT systems for transport and distribution planning optimisation to further improve customer service.

As Investors in People, BAKO North Western develop our employees constantly, with a firm focus on friendly customer service, while our state-of-the-art test bakery keeps both staff and customers at the forefront of product knowledge and innovation.

BAKO North Western is currently working in a collaborative manner with local authorities to meet guidelines, regulations and government targets in relation to promoting nutritional and healthy products.

Working from our test bakery, ‘BAKO Baker’ John Robertshaw – Technical Consultant, is available to provide demonstrations showcasing suitable ‘from scratch’ recipes, new innovative ideas and advice on nutritionally balanced and healthy cakes, confectionery and snacks. As well as a wide range of savoury recommendations.

BAKO North Western is committed to providing the highest quality standards for our food industry partners and is accredited to ISO9001:2000, incorporating HACCP, EFSIS and BRC. All manufacturers are subject to stringent auditing and grading before being accepted onto our approved suppliers list. In addition, BAKO North Western has achieved a five-star rating from the British Safety Council.

Our partnerships with suppliers, customers and other BAKO organisations (BAKO
Northern & Scotland Ltd, BAKO Wales Ltd, BAKO Western Ltd and BAKO London & South East Ltd) enable BAKO North Western to anticipate food industry trends.

General product and sales advice can be obtained from the designated customer account handler. Specialist advice, recipes and nutritional information can be ontained from John Robertshaw who is Bako NW's Technical Consultant on 0777 424 599.

Central Customer Service Contact - Richard Ellis, Sales & Marketing Manager on 01772 664 319 or email rellis@bakonw.co.uk

BAKO are also on the Confectionery and the Milk, Dairy, Morning Goods & Bread Frameworks

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