Brakes Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1958

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 15,257

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 6

  • Investments
  • 9

Brakes General Information

Description

Operator of a food supply company intended to serve restaurants, hotels, fast food outlets, schools, hospitals and contract catering groups. The company offers non-food as well as fresh, refrigerated and frozen food products such as dairy, meat and poultry, fresh produce as well as equipment, crockery and glassware products.

Contact Information

Website
www.brake.co.uk
Formerly Known As
Brake Bros PLC, Trialprobe, Brake Bros (Poultry Packers)
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Enterprise House, Eureka Business Park
  • Kent
  • Ashford TN25 4AG
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 0345
Primary Industry
Distributors/Wholesale
Other Industries
Food Products
Parent Company
Sysco
Vertical(s)
Industrials
Corporate Office
  • Enterprise House, Eureka Business Park
  • Kent
  • Ashford TN25 4AG
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 0345

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Brakes Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Brakes Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Operator of a food supply company intended to serve restaurants, hotels, fast food outlets, schools, hospitals and contr
Distributors/Wholesale
Ashford, United Kingdom
15,257 As of 2024

Rosemont, IL
 

Providence, RI
 
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Brakes Competitors (26)

One of Brakes’s 26 competitors is US Foods Holding, a Formerly PE-Backed company based in Rosemont, IL.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
US Foods Holding Formerly PE-Backed Rosemont, IL
United Natural Foods Corporation Providence, RI
Core-Mark Holding Company Formerly PE-Backed Westlake, TX
Performance Food Group Formerly PE-Backed Richmond, VA
Lipari Foods Private Equity-Backed Warren, MI
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Brakes Signals

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Brakes Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Brakes Investments (9)

Brakes’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Davigel for . The deal was made on 02-Nov-2015.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Davigel 02-Nov-2015 Buyout/LBO Distributors/Wholesale
Fresh Direct (UK) 23-Feb-2015 Buyout/LBO Food Products
Menigo 26-Feb-2010 Buyout/LBO Distributors/Wholesale
Freshfayre 24-Dec-2009 Buyout/LBO Distributors/Wholesale
Brakes Ireland 01-Nov-2008 Buyout/LBO Distributors/Wholesale
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Brakes Exits (1)

Brakes’s most recent exit was on 26-Feb-2010 from Menigo. The exit was categorized as with 2 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Menigo 26-Feb-2010 Completed
  • 2 buyers
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Brakes Affiliates

Subsidiaries (8)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Sysco France Holding Limonest, France 2015
Victua Chevilly-Larue, France 2015
Fresh Direct (UK) Bicester, United Kingdom 1995
Wild Harvest Ashford, United Kingdom 1993
Freshfayre Leeds, United Kingdom 1983
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Brakes FAQs

  • When was Brakes founded?

    Brakes was founded in 1958.

  • Where is Brakes headquartered?

    Brakes is headquartered in Ashford, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Brakes?

    Brakes has 15,257 total employees.

  • What industry is Brakes in?

    Brakes’s primary industry is Distributors/Wholesale.

  • Is Brakes a private or public company?

    Brakes is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Brakes?

    The current valuation of Brakes is .

  • What is Brakes’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Brakes is .

  • How much funding has Brakes raised over time?

    Brakes has raised $8.56M.

  • Who are Brakes’s investors?

    Bain Capital, CCMP Capital Advisors, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, and Norwest Equity Partners have invested in Brakes.

  • Who are Brakes’s competitors?

    US Foods Holding, United Natural Foods, Core-Mark Holding Company, Performance Food Group, and Lipari Foods are some of the 26 competitors of Brakes.

  • When was Brakes acquired?

    Brakes was acquired on 05-Jul-2016.

  • Who acquired Brakes?

    Brakes was acquired by Sysco.

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