How wholesale is chopping and changing | Analysis & Features

		Buying groups	Offer	Depots	Employees	Turnover (£m)	Y-O-Y change	Pre-tax profits (£m)	Y-O-Y change (%)	Profit margin (%)	Margin change (PP)	Year ending
1	Palmer & Harvey		D	13	3,225	4,081.6	-3.6	5.9	24.8	0.1	0.1	Apr-10
2	Booker		C&C, D, FS	173	9,063	3,595.8	6.2	71.4	0.2	2.0	0.3	Mar-11
3	Brakes		F	61	10,000	2,551.7	15.5	-93.7	n/a	-3.7	-0.6	Dec-10
4	Bestway		C&C	62	4,500	2,200.0	10.0	57.0	0.1	2.6	-0.1	Jun-11
5	Smiths News		D	53	4,200	1,734.0	-5.2	38.6	0.1	2.2	0.3	Aug-11
6	3663		F	23	5,403	1,684.6	0.4	28.2	0.3	1.7	0.4	Jun-10
7	Costco		C&C	22	5,328	1,437.7	2.3	10.0	0.5	0.7	0.2	Aug-10
8	Menzies Distribution		D	39	3,449	1,194.7	3.3	4.8	-2.0	0.4	0.8	Dec-10
9	Musgrave GB		D, C&C, F	12	2,540	907.1	-2.1	5.7	0.5	0.6	0.2	Dec-10
10	Makro		C&C, F	30	4,080	796.8	-8.2	-20.0	n/a	-2.5	2.6	Dec-10
11	AF Blakemore & Son	S/L	C&C, D, FS	22	1,957	784.7	12.6	9.5	0.1	1.2	-0.1	Apr-11
12	Matthew Clark		D	9	1,149	579.1	-5.8	11.0	0.0	1.9	0.2	Feb-11
13	Henderson Group	S/L	D, FS	1	2,613	576.5	9.8	13.2	0.0	2.3	-0.2	Dec-11
14	Dhamecha Cash & Carry	TG	C&C	6	414	527.2	23.1	9.9	0.2	1.9	-0.1	Mar-11
15	James Hall & Co	S	D	1	2,107	444.5	2.2	8.5	-0.1	1.9	-0.3	Mar-11
16	WaverleyTBS		D	8	1,015	350.0	-30.5	1.8	-0.8	0.5	-1.3	Dec-10
17	DBC Foodservice Group	L	D	12	1,018	302.0	10.6	-5.0	n/a	-1.6	-2.1	Mar-11
18	AG Parfett & Sons	L	C&C	6	593	301.4	4.3	2.8	0.0	0.9	-0.0	Jun-11
19	Crown Crest		D	1	73	261.3	47.1	18.9	0.1	7.2	-2.8	Mar-11
20	HT & Co Drinks	TG	C&C, D	1	82	242.9	24.5	4.0	0.0	1.7	-0.5	Sep-10
21	CJ Lang & Son	S	D	1	2,084	239.2	-6.8	5.5	0.1	2.3	0.4	Apr-11
22	United Wholesale (Scotland)	TG	C&C, D	2	178	185.0	10.8	2.1	0.2	1.1	0.1	Dec-11
23	JW Filshill	TG	C&C, D	1	248	168.7	-1.9	1.2	-0.3	0.7	-0.3	Jan-11
24	JJ Food Service	L	FS, C	7	869	138.3	2.9	4.7	-0.1	3.4	-0.3	Mar-11
25	Appleby Westward	S	D	1	176	135.9	-0.2	1.7	-0.4	1.3	-0.9	Dec-10
26	Fairfax Meadow		F	2	446	135.2	9.6	2.1	0.0	1.5	-0.1	Dec-10
27	Reynolds Catering Supplies		F	5	627	130.2	14.3	0.9	-0.6	0.7	-1.4	Dec-10
28	DCS Europe	L	D	1	235	128.0	1.6	1.5	-0.4	1.2	-0.7	Dec-10
29	East End Foods	L	C&C, D	3	270	125.9	3.4	5.3	-0.2	4.2	-1.3	Apr-11
30	United Wholesale Grocers	L	C&C	2	137	112.6	18.0	1.3	0.9	1.2	0.5	Dec-11