Sugar & Lime

What Sugar & Lime does

Sugar & Lime is a privately held wholesale distribution company headquartered in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Founded in 2005, the company specialises in supplying kitchen, bar, catering, and hospitality equipment to customers in the UK hospitality sector. Its operating model is that of a B2B specialty distributor, procuring equipment from manufacturers or brand owners and reselling it to hospitality operators and related buyers.

The company operates at a small scale, with a headcount in the 11–50 employee range according to disclosed firmographic data. Its public web presence (sugarandlime.co.uk) was inaccessible at the time of data capture, returning only a loading/verification screen, which limited visibility into product catalogue breadth, supplier brands, pricing structure, and active customer segments. No revenue figures, management team details, funding history, partnerships, certifications, or strategic actions beyond the founding have been disclosed in the available sources.

The business model is consistent with traditional wholesale distribution economics: revenue is generated through margin on resale of physical equipment, with no evidence of proprietary technology, subscription pricing, or platform-mediated commerce. The company has remained privately held and at small scale for two decades, suggesting a stable but narrowly scoped operation. Any investment or M&A assessment would require additional data on revenue trajectory, customer concentration, supplier relationships, and competitive positioning against larger UK hospitality equipment distributors.

Name

Sugar & Lime

Legal name

Sugar & Lime

Website

https://sugarandlime.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sugar & Lime is a privately held UK wholesale distributor, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Liverpool, that supplies kitchen, bar, catering, and hospitality equipment to operators in the British hospitality sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Kitchen and Hospitality Equipment Distribution

akta.pro primary industry

Bar & Beverage Service Supplies Wholesale (AFAIALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bar, Restaurant & On-Premise Beverage Supply Wholesale (AFAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Wholesale kitchen equipment
• Bar supplies distribution
• Catering equipment wholesale
• Hospitality equipment supply
• Commercial foodservice equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Core offering

Sugar & Lime is a wholesale distributor of kitchen, bar, catering, and hospitality equipment. The company supplies commercial-grade equipment and supplies to businesses operating in the foodservice and hospitality sectors across the United Kingdom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Kitchen Equipment
• Bar Equipment and Supplies
• Catering Equipment
• Hospitality Equipment

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Brakes Group: Major UK foodservice distributor with broad product range including some equipment. Overlaps with Sugar & Lime in serving hospitality customers but primarily focused on food rather than equipment.
• Bidfood: One of the UK's largest foodservice wholesalers, supplying caterers, restaurants, and hospitality operators. Comparable customer base to Sugar & Lime but predominantly foodservice-focused rather than equipment-led.
• Bunzl: Global distribution group with significant UK hospitality and catering equipment operations. Represents the scale ceiling that Sugar & Lime must compete against for institutional and chain accounts.
• Bestway Wholesale: UK wholesale group including Bestway Catering, supplying hospitality businesses with food, drink, and non-food supplies. Adjacent competitor serving the same hospitality customers with a broader, foodservice-led mix.

Direct peers

• RH Hall: UK distributor of commercial catering equipment, including cooking, refrigeration, and bar equipment. Directly comparable product portfolio and customer base.
• Nisbets: UK's largest catering equipment supplier, offering kitchen, bar, and hospitality equipment across multiple categories. Direct head-to-head competitor to Sugar & Lime but at substantially greater scale and with a mature e-commerce platform.
• Lockhart Catering Equipment: UK specialist distributor of professional kitchen and catering equipment, serving hospitality operators. Directly comparable product mix and customer base to Sugar & Lime, with national coverage.
• Signature FSB: UK supplier of bar, glassware, and hospitality equipment and consumables. Overlaps directly with Sugar & Lime's bar equipment focus and serves similar independent hospitality customers.
• Alliance Online: UK-based catering supplies and equipment distributor serving restaurants, bars, hotels, and caterers. Closely comparable product range and customer segments to Sugar & Lime.
• Catershop: UK online retailer of commercial catering equipment and supplies. Targets the same kitchen, bar, and hospitality buyers as Sugar & Lime, with a digital-first model that highlights Sugar & Lime's online gap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sugarandlime
• Facebookfacebook.com/sugarandlimeliverpool

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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