Lynas Foodservice, the family-owned foodservice wholesaler covering Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland, is a third-generation wholesaler, which already employs more than 600 staff and supplies more than 5,000 customers.
The business said the acquisition marks a major step in its long-term growth strategy for Scotland. The deal will provide caterers with improved delivery infrastructure, expanded product ranges, and enhanced availability.
JB Foods will continue to trade under its own name as part of Lynas Foodservice. Its leadership, managing director Lee Brown and commercial director Charlotte Brown, will remain in place.
JB Foods is a family-run wholesale business, with more than 60 years’ experience delivering speciality ingredients, grocery essentials, dairy, frozen, and non-food products to restaurants and professional kitchens.
“Lynas and JB Foods not only share a heritage as long-standing family-run businesses, but also a customer-first ethos,” said Andrew Lynas, managing director at Lynas Foodservice.
“JB Foods is known for its focus on quality, Scottish provenance and customer service, all of which align closely with Lynas’ vision. Bringing our two businesses together gives us the scale, infrastructure and Scottish warehousing capacity to deliver even better availability, broader choice and a stronger service for caterers right across the country. This is a significant step in strengthening our long-term commitment to Scotland and supporting future growth.”
Brown added: “We’re delighted to be joining Lynas and continue trading under our own brand. This move allows us to build on the range and service our customers know us for while benefiting from the scale, availability and product range that Lynas brings. It strengthens what we do today and lets us deliver the same personal, trusted service our customers rely on.”
The two businesses already share strong links as members of foodservice buying group Caterforce.
“We are absolutely delighted that two of our family-run wholesale members, both wholesale champions in their regions, with a shared vision and passion for customer service excellence, have agreed to move forward together in a way that honours the incredible legacy built by JB Foods and embracing Lynas’ forward-thinking, ambitious plans for the future,” said Gary Mullineux, managing director for Caterforce.
