The Country Range Group understands that our responsibility extends further than enabling our members to achieve faster, more profitable growth. We believe that we have a duty to give back to the communities in which our members operate and promote sustainable and ethical practices in every aspect of our business.
Our commitment to the future in centred on our belief that as a group, we have a significant role to play in addressing some of the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. By aligning our Group’s values with our operational practices, we can create a positive impact that benefits our members, our employees and the wider community.
CRG believe that sustainable practices are a necessity for doing business, especially within wholesale foodservice. With the future of the sector being shaped by consumer trends, government legislation and technology it is more important than ever to focus on our environmental impact. This is why, we have chosen to collaborate with ClimatePartner to help us identify targets, initiatives and solutions to help us and our members achieve our sustainability commitment.
Outside of the day to day challenges of being a leading foodservice buying group, we have a strong passion for helping the local communities of our members and central office. Supporting a number of charitable organisations throughout the UK and Ireland, we are proud to regularly be undertaking challenges and supporting charitable fundraising events. As a Group we raised over £180,000 in 2022 as part of our 30th Anniversary Fundraising Challenge.
We truly believe that our team are the greatest asset of The Country Range Group, which is why we strive to create a working environment that supports their health, happiness, and productivity. The CRG management team recognise that our employees' wellbeing encompasses not just their physical health, but also their mental and emotional wellbeing. As such CRG are dedicated to providing our team with all the tools they need to develop and thrive.
In 2016, Country Range took over the lead sponsorship of the Student Chef Challenge, partnering with the esteemed Craft Guild of Chefs to elevate the competition's standards and reach.
In 2023, CRG proudly entered into a three-year partnership with The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, the only UK charity dedicated to scientific and medical research into allergies.
Passionate about addressing the skills gap in the hospitality industry Country Range is proud to be a Headline Sponsor for the 2025/2026 Springboard FutureChef competition.
The Country Range Group is owned by our members, with all members equal shareholders with mutual trading status. As one of the UK and Ireland's leading foodservice buying groups our mission is simple, to enable foodservice wholesalers achieve faster, more profitable growth as a result of being a member of our Group.
Through our members commitment and discipline we are a unified, single entity building credibility and trust with global brands and suppliers.
We enable our members to access services they could not access effectively as an independent wholesaler.
As a Group we combine members volumes effectively to achieve group scale, enhancing our members purchasing proposition.
Raise our members’ bottom lines, supporting them as independent businesses.
We have long standing relationships with leading brands and suppliers from around the world, ensuring our members have access to the best possible agreements with improved terms and additional opportunities.
Find out more about some of the projects, events, milestones and successes The Country Range Group achieve in our commitment to the environment, our members and local communities.