Friars Pride

Since 1975, Friars Pride has been distributing a variety of food, drinks and household products to HoReCa businesses such as caterers, restaurants and bakeries.

Based in the UK, Friars Pride was initially known as a Fish & Chip shop supplier but gradually extended its range to offer both its private labels as well as other brands. Clients can order their products online. 

Friars Pride is a partner in Q Partnership which was founded in 1986. 

Friars Pride achieved a turnover of € 67.8 million in 2018, indicating that turnover has rose by 7.3% compared to the previous year. Friars Pride employs 181 people, including a large sales team. 

Friars Pride offers an extensive range of products in the categories below:

• Frozen Food: sausages, meat, poultry, pastries, pies, ready meals, etc.

• Savory Grocery: flour, dressings, sauces, canned foods, salt, vinegar, etc.

• Sweet Grocery: sugar, canned sweet foods, etc.

• Dairy: cheese, ice cream, margarine, etc.

• Drinks: soft drinks, canned drinks, etc.

• Household: washing liquids, disinfectants, cleaners, etc.

Friars Pride has launched many private labels on the market. Several of them were developed along with Q Partnership. These brands include (but are not limited to):

• Friwite: a brand of palm oil for fish friers.

• Spavin’s Handy Pack Beef Dripping: a brand of refined and deodorised beef dripping

• Friars Pride: a brand offering Rapeseed and Groundnut oil

• The Hoot & Fish Range: a packaging brand consisting of boxes and bags

• Real Food Range: packaging boxes which are eco-friendly

• Lite-Bite Box: smaller packaging boxes that were designed to control portion sizes

• Promenade: a range of sauce sachets

• Major B’s: a brand of tomato ketchup

• Ocean Sound: a brand of frozen seafood products

• 42nd Street: a range of sausages and chicken fillets

Friars Pride sources its seafood from trawler partners such as Rammi, Glacialis or Royal Greenland. Furthermore, the firm is a member of FASFA. 

Friars Pride is certified by the following bodies: RSPO, BRC, MSC and NEODA. 

Concerning the logistics, Friars Pride manages its own depots. Furthermore, it has a fleet of nearly 60 delivery vehicles. 

Friar Pride manages its own magazine, Good Habits.

Friar Pride’s online store can be accessed on www.friarspride.com