TheProcurementCo was established in 2014 by Richard Wilcox who started his hospitality career at the age of 12 in a local restaurant kitchen in Somerset. After 18 years in the kitchen, Richard's last chef role was Executive Chef at DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol, where he oversaw three kitchens with food sales of over £2 million a year.
Richard’s passion for controlling costs whilst delivering quality then led him to a Group Executive Chef & Procurement role for 13 hotels and restaurants from 2009-2012. He later became Procurement Director for one of the largest hotel management companies in the world where he negotiated on behalf of over 50 hotels and restaurants in the UK.
With this experience behind him and the huge benefit of fully understanding food procurement, as well as lots of other categories, Richard wanted to help both independent sites and groups to reduce costs within their businesses whilst maintaining quality.