Peter Saunders has been promoted to head of buying at Caterforce, while Joanna Halucha has been appointed head of own brand buying & technical at the buying group.
Prior to joining Caterforce, Saunders served as trading and marketing controller at AF Blakemore Foodservice and foodservice controller at Landmark Wholesale where he developed a range of own brand foodservice products for members.
Halucha has been at the buying group for almost five years and previously worked at the Country Range Group before that.
Read more: Caterforce reports 8% yearly growth
Back in November, Caterforce managing director Gary Mullineux revealed that group turnover is set to grow by 8% year-on-year to £800m.
Speaking at the buying group’s biennial conference in Wembley Stadium, he said this equates to growth of 41% since 2019 compared to the foodservice market of 25%.
Citing the group’s sector leading average member turnover of £83m, Mullineux also pointed out that Caterforce, which added Q Catering to its membership in 2023, is not closed to new members ‘but they have to be the right fit.’
