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Existing suppliers include: Aviko, Blenders, Boyne Valley, Irish Country
Cuisine, Excellence, Glenhaven Foods, Granby of Dublin, JDS Foods, Kepak,
Kerry Foods, Lakeland Dairy, Lamb Weston, Lutosa, Manor Farm, Meadow
Vale Foods, Pan Euro Foods, Patisserie Royale, Darta, Manor Farm, Grove
Farm, Mertonbury Ltd and JJ Darboven, Van Leewan and Coolhull Farm Ltd.

Sectors served

The main sectors served include bars, butchers, canteens, caterers, coffee
shops, delicatessens, fast food restaurants, food manufacturers, golf clubs,
hotels, nursing homes, restaurants, retail hot counter, schools, wholesalers
and food markets.

Opportunities for Irish food and drink suppliers

Millbrook is looking to expand its product range across the board.

The Company currently carries in excess of 1,000 products in the range and
has plenty of capacity for expansion. Millbrook is seeing more demand for
local Irish products from its customer base.

Purchasing policy

There is a preference for Irish and local products.

For most customers, quality is first preference and price second, though
there are those that are more price sensitive.

The Head of Procurement makes all purchasing decisions.

Supplier requirement and ordering procedure

Millbrook runs a detailed check on the quality standards of all of its
suppliers and written certification of verified third party accreditations and
HSE approval are a requirement. Some audits are carried out at no cost to
the supplier.

Orders are managed by an ERP system. All orders are placed by email by the
purchasing team.

Delivery methods are a combination of suppliers delivering into the
Millbrook depot and Millbrook backhauling from suppliers.

Millbrook delivers to customers 6 days per week.

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