Client Feedback

We are proud to provide a high quality catering benchmark service to our clients.

House of Commons

CPI has been used by House of Commons to monitor commodity pricing for many years.

“We have found the Catering Price Index very useful as we can see how effective our prices are. We have already negotiated new prices with suppliers as we have found we are paying too much on certain products. Our prices are fixed for a month or a year but by using the Catering Price Index we can then go back and re-negotiate. The possibilities with this system are endless and with your help you have certainly made it easier.”

Lincoln's Inn

"Lincoln's Inn have been working closely with PPI Ltd since October 2009 when we commissioned an initial audit of food purchasing.  This audit identified an overspend in excess of 18% above market values.  The information and assistance provided to us by PPI Ltd has enabled us to make the decision to change our purchasing practices.  It is our intention to work with PPI Ltd for ongoing benchmarking in order to facilitate informed future negotiations with suppliers.  We hope to see food spend reduce by 20% which, with a spend of £1 million per annum, is indeed a significant saving."

MOD

The MOD has used CPI to benchmark food supplies since 2001. By implementing a proactive approach towards monitoring suppliers’ commodity prices, we have been instrumental in proving and maintaining ‘best value’.

"Catering Price Index provides regular updates and an easy to use database, which means we can benchmark our prices with confidence."

Virgin Trains

Virgin Trains have used CPI to monitor food pricing since 2000.

"Virgin Trains use CPI to benchmark the catering function, and are reaping the benefits."

BMW

CPI is used in the five main manufacturing and administration sites across the country.

CPI is also used by many other orgainsations in the public and private sector. Clients include:

A Healthcare Company

"As an Interim Director of Procurement for a £1bn turnover organisation, it is imperative that the Procurement team has access to accurate and up-to-date market intelligence, such as pricing information, in order to evaluate overall costs, and to pro-actively drive the procurement process.

Working with PPI Ltd on circa £35m per annum of food expenditure, we were able to identify areas of purchasing inefficiency which, through negotiating with suppliers using the reports PPI Ltd provide, has enabled us to:

1. Drive down our direct food purchasing costs by an average of 12.5%.
2. Provide a market based mechanism enabling us to maintain this efficiency over the longer term and,
3. Provide an accurate base point to gauge the 'benefit' of potential alternative fulfilment solutions (e.g. out-sourced catering)."

Steve Bridges, Interim Director of Procurement – Expert Purchasing Solutions

Business and industry

Banks, building societies, investment banks, insurance companies, breweries, law firms, utility providers, manufacturing companies, retailers, supermarkets, broadcasters.

Public sector

Government departments, county councils, borough councils.