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The Big Food Group
IndustryFood retail and wholesale
Predecessors
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Defunct2005 (2005)
FateAcquired by Baugur Group and split up
Successors

The Big Food Group was a food retail and wholesale company based in the UK. It was created in 2000 when the supermarket chain Iceland merged with Booker Cash & Carry plc.[1]

The company was purchased by Icelandic retail consortium Baugur Group in 2005, and split into:

The property portfolio was spun out into a separate company called PropCo, for £213 million, and then leased back.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jordan, Jeff. "Food saving expert". Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. ^ "BFG agrees to Baugur bid". Food & Drink. 20 December 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
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