Mark Taylor has been appointed managing director of Sysco subsidiary KFF, replacing the outgoing Phillip White who is leaving the company to take up the role of chief executive of Scottish whisky business Gordon & MacPhail.
Taylor joins KFF having spent 10 years working in various roles across Sysco’s British businesses, seven of which were spent at sister company Brakes. He said: “I am very excited by the opportunity at kff. The business has an enviable reputation for customer service and product quality. With a talented team already in place, we have great plans to grow our customer base and continue to develop sales of our fantastic range of locally sourced products.”
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KFF supplies to local pubs, restaurants, schools and other venues serving food and recently invested more than £3m in its operations, including the purchase of a satellite warehouse next to its original Aylesford site, as well as a £2m purchase of a vehicle fleet.