Booker Group

Booker is a wholesale company which was established by Georges Booker and Richard Booker in 1835 in the UK. Booker Group has over 400000 customers. Booker also operates cash & carry stores. The business is now owned by Tesco. 

Booker has more than 18000 product lines.

In 2015, Booker Group acquired Musgrave Retail Partners in Great Britain, including Budgens (167 stores) and Londis (1630 stores).

Furthermore, Booker operates several subsidiaries which are:

• Booker Wholesale Holdings
• Makro Self Service Wholesalers
• Booker Direct
• Classic Drinks 
• Ritter-Courivaud
• Premier Stores
• Booker India
• Booker Retail Partners

Booker Group distributes products in the following categories: 

• Sweet Grocery: chocolate, coffee, breakfast cereals, etc. 

• Savory Grocery: sauces, canned food, oil, etc.

• Chilled & Fresh Food: chicken, meat, fruits, vegetables, etc. 

• Drinks: an array of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks

• Household: a range of products including detergents.

Some of the brands offered include Coca Cola, Fairy, Kellogg’s, Nescafe, etc. 

Booker Group also developed its own labels which include (but not limited to):

• Chef’s Larder: around 1000 references in the food and non-food categories

• Chef’s Essentials: a range of around 70 food items such as beef, salmon, seafood, etc.

• Lichfields: a range of grocery products