Lomond

Name

Lomond

Legal name

Lomond Fine Foods Limited

Website

http://www.lomondwholesale.co.uk/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Wholesale Distribution

NAICS

Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (42442), Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (424420), Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (42449)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Gourmet Foods Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Foods Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAF), Refrigerated/Chilled Foods Wholesale (Deli, Prepared, Fresh Pasta, etc.) (AFAIAHAB), Frozen Prepared Meals & Entrées Wholesale (AFAIAHAG)

Keywords

• Food wholesale distribution
• Chilled frozen foods
• Hospitality food supply
• Speciality food products
• Scottish food sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Food Product Sales: Lomond generates revenue through the sale of food products to foodservice customers including hotels, restaurants, farm shops, delis, and catering services. Products include chilled, frozen, and ambient food items. Orders are placed through sales representatives or direct online ordering, with pricing based on published price lists or specific quotations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lomond Fine Foods is a family food wholesale business based in Glasgow, established in 1997, that distributes chilled, frozen, and ambient food products throughout Scotland and beyond. The company supplies premium and speciality food products to hotels, restaurants, catering services, farm shops, and delis, operating a regional sales representative network supported by an online ordering platform and company-operated delivery fleet.

Product overview

Lomond Fine Foods operates as a family food wholesale business offering a comprehensive range of chilled, frozen, and ambient food products throughout Scotland and beyond. The core offering consists of the Lomond Wholesale platform and its recently acquired Clarks Speciality Foods sub-brand (30+ years operating in Scotland's gastronomic scene). Product catalogs include the annual 2026 Product Guide, Retail Product Guide, Clarks Speciality Brochure, and A Taste Of Scotland Brochure featuring over 80 local Scottish suppliers. The company also runs regular monthly promotions and seasonal collections such as the Christmas Collection 2026. Target customers include hotels, restaurants, farm shops, delis, and catering services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clarks Speciality Foods: Premium speciality foods supplier serving Scotland's hotels, restaurants, farm shops, delis, and catering services. Recently acquired by Lomond Wholesale.

Products and services

• Lomond Wholesale Food Distribution A B2B wholesale food distribution service delivering chilled, frozen, and ambient food products to hotels, restaurants, catering services, farm shops, and delis throughout Scotland and beyond. Orders are placed through regional sales representatives or via the online ordering portal.
• Clarks Speciality Foods Premium speciality foods brand supplying exceptional Scottish cheeses, artisan deli products, Valrhona and Sosa patisserie ingredients, and sustainably sourced seafood and meats to hotels, restaurants, farm shops, delis, and catering services.
• Christmas Collection 2026 Seasonal festive food product collection for the 2026 Christmas season, available to wholesale and retail customers.
• Monthly Promotions Regular monthly promotional offers featuring seasonal products, new product introductions, and special pricing across food categories including bakery, dairy, meats, and speciality items.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Clarks Speciality FoodscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClarks Speciality Foods, a leading supplier of premium speciality foods in Scotland for over three decades, was acquired by Lomond Wholesale. Clarks continues to operate as a specialty division, serving hotels, restaurants, farm shops, delis, and catering services with premium ingredients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Brakes Group: Sysco-owned UK foodservice wholesaler and the largest broadline distributor to hotels, restaurants, and caterers. Directly comparable customer base and product breadth, but operates at substantially greater national scale and with broader ambient, chilled, and frozen range than Lomond.
• Booker Foodservice: UK foodservice and wholesale arm of Booker Group, supplying caterers, pubs, and restaurants. Comparable customer segments and multi-temperature product range, with a strong nationwide delivery footprint that Lomond must contend with for mid-market and independent accounts.
• Sysco UK: Global foodservice market leader and parent of Brakes Group in the UK. Comparable end markets and broadline product range; represents the long-tail competitive threat Lomond faces in Scottish and Northern England accounts.

Regional players

• Walter Black: Scottish foodservice wholesaler with a long heritage supplying hotels, restaurants, and pubs across central Scotland. Direct regional peer in Lomond's core Glasgow/Edinburgh/Central Belt territory with overlapping product categories and customer base.
• Castell Howell: Welsh foodservice wholesaler serving hotels, restaurants, schools, and care homes. Closely comparable business model and customer base, and a useful regional proxy for Lomond's Scottish foodservice positioning and growth trajectory.
• Highland Fayre: Inverness-based foodservice wholesaler serving the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Comparable regional focus and customer segments to Lomond, and a direct regional competitor in the northern Scottish territory Lomond serves.

Others

• Compass Group UK & Ireland: Largest UK contract foodservice operator. While primarily an operator rather than distributor, Compass is both a major customer and indirect competitor for Lomond's hotel and catering customers, and a useful benchmark for end-market demand signals in Scottish hospitality.

Direct peers

• JJ Foodservice: UK multi-temperature foodservice wholesaler delivering to restaurants, takeaways, and caterers. Comparable in product mix (chilled, frozen, ambient) and customer base, with a stronger online ordering proposition that Lomond competes against on digital experience.
• Country Range Group: UK foodservice buying group and wholesaler serving pubs, hotels, restaurants, and care homes. Comparable in serving independent and mid-market hospitality with multi-temperature food, and competes with Lomond for premium and regional accounts.
• Bidvest Foodservice (3663): Major UK foodservice wholesaler (formerly 3663, now part of Bidvest) serving hotels, restaurants, pubs, and caterers across the country. Closely comparable foodservice model with similar chilled and frozen capability, and a direct competitor to Lomond in Scottish hospitality accounts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LomondWholesale
• Facebookfacebook.com/lomondwholesale
• LinkedInuk.linkedin.com/company/lomond-fine-foods-uk
• Instagraminstagram.com/lomondwholesale

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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