Direct trade sourcing of catering supplies for UK caterers, event caterers, canteens and delivery kitchens — packaging, disposables, cutlery, cups, napkins and custom branded catering supplies. Nationwide, London included.
AC Supply Co. supplies UK catering businesses with the packaging, disposables and consumables they need to run their operation — sourced directly at trade prices. We don't run a stocked warehouse pretending to hold everything; we source what you need against your actual weekly or monthly usage, so pricing is honest and volumes match reality.
That means we're a good fit if you're a caterer, event caterer, canteen operator, delivery kitchen, hotel or hospitality group that buys catering supplies in volume and wants a single trade contact rather than a dozen different websites. Contact us with your line-item list and we'll come back with pricing, usually the same day.
Custom branded catering supplies — printed cups, napkins, sleeves, boxes and bags — are also available. See our custom packaging page for the branded side of the range.
What We Source
The range typical UK caterers buy from us. If your line-item list has something not covered here, ask — we source across the trade.
Hot and cold food containers, takeaway boxes, food-to-go packaging and catering trays. Bulk trade orders and regular repeat supply.
Single- and double-wall coffee cups, cold drink cups, matching lids and sleeves — recyclable and compostable options.
Napkins in single and multi-ply, wraps, kraft and greaseproof papers, tissue and paper towel. Plain and custom printed available.
Disposable cutlery, straws, stirrers and other utensils across the range typical caterers use for events, deliveries and canteens.
Kraft, brown and printed paper bags plus carrier bags for takeaway, delivery and event service. Custom printed available.
If your catering line-item list has something we haven't listed, send it over and we'll tell you honestly whether we can source it.
Cups, napkins, boxes, bags and sleeves printed with your logo — a useful brand touchpoint for event caterers, delivery kitchens and any operator whose brand meets the customer through the packaging.
We operate as a UK catering supplies wholesaler at the trade end of the market — no consumer store, no counter, no upsells. Send us the list of catering supplies you buy regularly (with rough quantities and format), and we'll come back with trade pricing on the whole basket. Sourcing model beats stocked-warehouse pricing when your line-items are non-standard or your volumes vary month to month.
"Catering supplies near me" is a fair search — but for trade buyers the geography that matters is where the goods land, not where the supplier's shop is. We deliver UK-wide, including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and the rest. If you'd rather a supplier who ships direct to your kitchen than one you visit in person, this is what we do.
London catering businesses — event caterers working across the City, delivery kitchens in the outer boroughs, hospitality operators covering central postcodes — are a big share of who we supply. We deliver catering supplies across London on the standard trade schedule. Same trade pricing whether you're in EC or Zone 5.
Events and one-off catering jobs have a different supply pattern than a running restaurant — larger single orders, tighter dates, disposables that need to fit the venue's brief. If you're an event caterer or wedding caterer needing a burst of catering packaging, cups, napkins, cutlery or custom branded items for a specific date, get in touch with the date in the brief and we'll work backwards.
The types of business already on the ledger include: event caterers (weddings, corporate, festivals), workplace canteens and staff catering, delivery kitchens and dark kitchens, hotels and hospitality groups, film and production catering, private chefs and private catering, and small restaurant chains that buy across multiple sites through one contact.
UK catering businesses that buy in volume and want honest trade pricing without the friction of navigating a consumer catering-supplies site. If you're placing orders in the hundreds or thousands of units and want a single trade contact, we're set up for you.
Line-items, rough quantities, delivery cadence — we'll come back with trade pricing, usually the same day.
