The Cateys 2026 sponsor spotlight: Booker

Booker is proud to be the UK’s largest food and drink wholesaler, supporting catering customers across pubs, restaurants, hotels, quick-service outlets and on-trade venues.

As part of Tesco PLC, we combine the scale, efficiency and buying power of the wider group with deep, sector-specific expertise to deliver exceptional value, service and choice to the hospitality industry.
 
With 190 branches, nine distribution centres and six Best Food Logistics depots, Booker offers nationwide coverage. Customers can shop in-branch, use click and collect or benefit from reliable seven-day delivery, giving them the flexibility they need to run successful businesses. Over the past year, we have continued to invest in innovation and customer-focused initiatives, strengthening our position as the UK’s go-to foodservice partner.
 
In 2025, Booker embarked on a major transformation of our own-brand catering offer with the launch of our new tiered Chef’s brands – Chef’s Essentials, Chef’s Menu and Chef’s Premium. Designed around clear ‘good, better, best’ tiers, these ranges help chefs make confident choices without compromising on quality or value. Insight-led innovation remains central to our approach, reflected in new product launches and flavours that meet evolving consumer tastes. We also strengthened our premium drinks proposition through the acquisition of Venus Wine & Spirit Merchants, expanding our presence in the on-trade and enhancing our ability to support customers with broader, high-quality range backed by expert service.
 
We’re proud to sponsor the Foodservice Caterer Award at this year’s Cateys because it celebrates excellence, resilience and creativity across hospitality. This award recognises the skill, dedication and leadership required to deliver outstanding foodservice operations, often behind the scenes and under intense pressure. These are the same qualities we champion through our partnerships, investments and everyday support for caterers nationwide.
 
For Booker, being involved with the Cateys is more than sponsorship. It is a statement of our long-term commitment to hospitality and to the people who make it thrive. Celebrating success alongside our customers and peers is a privilege, and it reinforces why we do what we do: helping caterers succeed today and build stronger businesses for the future.