Our most valuable asset is the competence of our team combining complimentary skills to deliver the best products and service to our customers.
Name: Brian Pinder
Job Title: Chairman
Telephone: 01484 532666
Mobile: 07860 813332
Email: brian@catererschoice.co.uk
Biography:
Responsibility for the totality of the Company.
Creating a solid financial base to continuously reinvest in the business to grow our customer base, our product range and our people.
Career Highlights:
Read Law at Kings London
1972-1987 Snowdon & Bridge – Foodservice Wholesaler
(sold to Fitch in 1986)
1988 Founded Caterers Choice Ltd
1988 to date Caterers Choice Ltd
Name: Charles Pinder
Job Title: Managing Director
Telephone: 01484 532666
Mobile: 07885 749203
Email: charles@catererschoice.co.uk
Biography:
Responsibility for all sourcing and price negotiation and selecting new strategic alliance partners worldwide. Building the trading relationships with our major customers.
Career Highlights:
Read History at Lancaster University
Joined Family Business
1993 to date Caterers Choice Ltd
Name: Sarah Pinder
Job Title: Commercial Director
Telephone: 01484 532666
Mobile: 07702 201111
Email: sarah@catererschoice.co.uk
Biography:
Responsibity for trading key accounts.
Career Highlights:
Read Sociology at York University.
Joined Family Business 1995 Caterers Choice Ltd
Left Caterers Choice in May 2005 to return one year later.
Name: Hilary Pinder
Job Title: Credit Control - Director & Company Secretary
Telephone: 01484 532666
Mobile: 07850 633618
Email: hilary@catererschoice.co.uk
Biography:
Responsibe for Credit Control and co-ordinating the Caterers Choice Business and Sales Plan.
Career Highlights:
1968-1972 Alexander Sagar & Co Chartered Accountants
1972-1988 Housewife
1988-2000 Founded and ran Spinnies Ltd Coffee Shop & Retail Outlet in Halifax. Sold this business in 2000 to a Management buy out
2000 Undertook Executive role at Caterers Choice
Name: Beverley Astin
Job Title: Shipping Manager
Telephone: 01484 532666
Email: bev@catererschoice.co.uk
Biography:
Responsible for Shipping Containers and overall care of the Sales Office.
Career Highlights:
1983 - 1991 Luomo Menswear (Italian Menswear Clothes manufacturer)
1991 - 1999 Jackdaw Polymers (Polymer Manufacturer for Inject Moulders)
1999 - 2006 Leach Transport
2006 to date Caterers Choice Ltd
Name: Jeanette Brown
Job Title: Senior Administrator
Telephone: 01484 532666
Mobile: -
Email: jeanette@catererschoice.co.uk
Biography:
Responsible for Purchase Ledger and PA for the Chairman.
Career Highlights:
1994 – 2000 The Graham Group plc (Builders Merchants)
2000-2001 Naylor Industries plc (Drainage Manufacturers)
2001-2002 Civil Service (Government Agency)
2002 to date Caterers Choice Ltd
Name: Lesley Garraty
Job Title: Sales Office Administrator
Telephone: 01484 532666
Mobile: -
Email: lesley@catererschoice.co.uk
Biography:
Responsible for Sales, Orders and invoicing.
Career Highlights:
1983 - 2001 - Wheatley Dyson (Independent Department Store)
2001 - 2006 Tradex (Local Independent Retailer)
2006 to date Caterers Choice Ltd
Name: Kate Vokes
Job Title: Technical Manager/Sales
Telephone: 01484 532666
Mobile: 07947 353122
Email: kate@catererschoice.co.uk
Biography:
Responsible for all technical and quality aspects of the business.
Career Highlights:
Career history:
- BSc Hons Chemistry at University of Nottingham
- 12 years experience of technical and quality in manufacturing, the last 8 years of which were spent with
a manufacturer of chilled, ambient and frozen ingredients to the food industry.
- Joined Caterers Choice in 2007
Name: Toni Wells
Job Title: Financial Controller
Telephone: 01484 532666
Email: toni@catererschoice.co.uk
Biography:
Day to day running of accounts office.
Career Highlights:
1981 – 1984 Telefusion Plc
1984 – 2006 Coats Crafts Ltd
2006 to date Caterers Choice Ltd
Caterers Choice Limited
Parkdale House
1 Longbow Close
Pennine Business Park
Bradley
Huddersfield
HD2 1GQ
Tel: (01484) 532666
Fax: (01484) 532700
info@catererschoice.co.uk