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The KC Peaches cafes cater for all day eating occasions including breakfast,
morning pastries, lunch, afternoon, coffee & cake, treats, ‘on the go’ and
evening.

For catering clients, the Company offers a wide menu variety which can be
developed further and bespoke to customer needs occasions, all of which
is delivered by their own in-house team.
The KC Peaches offer is diverse and includes a large selection of vegan,
vegetarian, gluten free & dairy free options.

KC Peaches provides healthy, fresh, all-natural food, free from additives,
preservatives, artificial colours or flavours.

Opportunities for Irish food and drink suppliers

KC Peaches has a strong preference to source from Irish suppliers.

There are future opportunities in the ‘healthy eating’ market and innovation
is key in this area.

The Company is continuing to expand the ‘free from’ ‘vegan’ ‘gluten free’
and ‘dairy free’ categories.

Purchasing policy and supplier requirements

KC Peaches likes to use the best local, sustainable suppliers that align with
their food philosophy.

Whenever possible and where financially viable, the Company aims to
source locally.

The Company operates an approved supplier and product procedure and
tenders for their main food ingredients quarterly / seasonally.
Supplier quality standards are HACCP at a minimum. KC Peaches is an
853 accredited production facility. All supplier’s premises are audited and
generally, this is a supplier cost.

Suppliers are required to deliver to each individual outlet.
The Purchasing Manager, culinary and senior operations team influence
purchasing decisions. The Purchasing Manager agrees the terms and
orders are placed by chefs and managers.

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