A major UK food wholesaler has collapsed into liquidation, resulting in the loss of 71 jobs and sending shockwaves through parts of the UK’s food supply chain.
Enterprise Foods Ltd, which most recently traded under the name Localist – The Food Merchant, supplied food products to a number of well-known retailers, including Morrisons, Co-op and independent stores across the UK. The company has now ceased trading after attempts to restructure its finances failed, leaving debts reported to exceed £5 million.
Originally established in the mid-1990s as Food From Scotland Ltd, the business built its reputation supplying independent Scottish retailers before expanding across the UK. It later became Enterprise Foods Ltd in 2001 and rebranded…