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Crazy Bear

Crazy Bear

With two distinctive hotels in the home counties, Crazy Bear works with Lynx Purchasing to maintain close relationship with suppliers as well as get the best value from its purchasing. Lynx has supported Crazy Bear to rationalise and improve the drinks range offered, including wine and cocktails.

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Lynx Purchasing - School Meals

‘Decimated’ independent schools must control costs, warns Lynx Purchasing

As new research shows the UK’s independent schools have lost almost one in ten pupils since the imposition of VAT on fees, purchasing specialist Lynx Purchasing warns many schools are still wasting money through inefficiency and duplication. Lynx Purchasing managing director Rachel Dobson said: “At every school which has asked us to look at their

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Food costs rise Spring 2026 forecast

Wild weather threat to Spring menus, warns Lynx Purchasing

The wet and stormy weather at the start of 2026 could delay spring produce and push up food costs as Easter approaches, warns hospitality purchasing specialist Lynx Purchasing. “There was a widespread freeze across the UK at the start of January,” says Lynx Purchasing managing director Rachel Dobson. “That’s been followed by stormy weather and

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Lynx Purchasing for Education

Inspired Learning Group

Inspired Learning Group (ILG) currently operates in 32 settings, from mainstream independent schools to nurseries and special educational needs’ units and continues to expand through acquisition. ILG’s Group Operations Manager Garth Wray has drawn on his background in the hospitality sector to achieve substantial savings for the group across a broad range of products and

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Lynx Purchasing School Catering

Lynx Purchasing targets £2bn education sector as operator costs bite

Lynx Purchasing is offering the education sector access to leading suppliers and targeted support, to help hard-pressed independent schools manage costs and improve cash flow. With the sector spending £2bn on goods and services annually, Lynx can demonstrate that simple changes in purchasing policy can deliver savings of hundreds of thousands of pounds across a

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Plan 2026 menus now

Look beyond the Budget to 2026 menus, urges Lynx Purchasing

Hospitality operators must quickly put the disappointing Budget behind them, as well as accept high prices for some core Christmas products, warns hospitality purchasing specialist Lynx Purchasing. “The focus now needs to be firmly on working with suppliers to trade through the challenging first few months of 2026,” says Lynx Purchasing managing director Rachel Dobson.

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Matt Thompkins - Lynx Purchasing

Resilience required!

Speaking at the Lynx Purchasing Annual Conference 2025 in June, Matt Thompkins, Director of Business Development, spoke about the need for businesses and individuals to show resilience as tough trading conditions continue for hospitality. Here’s a summary of what Matt had to say. Resilience sits at the very heart of long-term success in business, as

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