How we work
A partnership approach to help you buy better – and be more profitable.
We create bespoke purchasing solutions for independent hospitality businesses and care homes.
It’s not magic. We use our experience, expertise and network to find options that work better for your business.
How we do it
It’s not magic. We use our experience, expertise and network to find options that work better for your business.
Finding the right suppliers and negotiating the right deals takes time and expertise in today’s complex buying market. That’s where Lynx can help because saving your business time and money is our business.
Every business is different and that’s why we take a partnership approach to understand the particular challenges you face and help you buy better, control your costs and be more profitable.
Our services
We create bespoke purchasing solutions for independent hospitality businesses and care homes so you get the products and services you need.
We’ll get to know your business. We’ll listen to you and use our industry experience and expertise to understand your goals and challenges. The devil’s in the detail so we’ll scrutinise your costs and benchmark your expenditure in as many categories as you wish from food to utilities.
We recommend better options and negotiate on your behalf to get you the best value. That might be with your current suppliers or with new ones. If you buy from a national wholesaler, we will ensure that your deal is the best you can get. If local food producers are important to you or you want to buy from regional suppliers, we can help you get the most out of your budget – and source new suppliers if needed.
Our purchasing service and expertise means we can track down niche and artisan food and drink suppliers as well as specific foodservice products. We recommend better value alternative ingredients, support menu and dish development, sustainable options, portion control and ways to cut costs without affecting margins.
We use our extensive market knowledge to create regular market reports and updates on price and availability to help you with forward planning and budgeting. And we’re constantly looking at costs and analysing invoices to benchmark what our customers are paying to monitor and improve our performance.
Our process
Commonly asked questions
Do I have to pay any joining or membership fees?
No. You can take advantage of our very competitive pricing without any charge.
So I keep all the money I save?
Yes. All of it.
If I don't pay, how does Lynx Purchasing make money?
We are paid a small rebate by our suppliers.
What about contracts and agreements?
We have no contracts with our customers, and you are never obliged to buy from any supplier.
So how does it work?
You continue to place your order directly with the supplier – and pay them as before. The exclusive prices are picked up using the Lynx group account number when you buy through our recommended suppliers.
Do all Lynx Purchasing suppliers conform to current legislation?
We expect all our suppliers to meet the very highest standards regarding safety, legality, quality and transportation of your products.