Introducing CQS

• Specialist Italian food and wine expert.
• Leading importer, agent and distributor of over 1500 specialist continental foods, wines, liqueurs & spirits.
• Sites based in Huddersfield, Edinburgh, Newcastle & Glasgow.
• Bi-lingual sourcing team based in UK and Italy, working closely with Agency partners to provide best product solutions.
• Exclusive UK Agency agreements with Blue Chip brands through to niche sector offerings. Dedicated NPD team for innovation and bespoke product solutions.
• Product portfolio encompassing Frozen, Chilled and Ambient sectors from catering, retail pack through to bulk ingredient sizes for food manufacturing.
• Focus on innovation, quality & service.
• Major Audit Approval from STS Group and food service operators.
• Blue chip trading partners across Italian and continental food service sector, but also servicing major multiple & independent catering groups, retailers, wholesalers and food manufacturing.
• CQS owned warehousing, cold storage & logistics. Bonded facilities for 200,000 cases.
• CQS owned multi-temperature transport fleet comprising over 30 vehicles ranging from 3.5 to 44 ton.
• Long established business since 1960 with strong capital base and financing.

Setting the Standard

CQS strives to maintain the highest standards through all levels of its business. Proof of this is provided by a number of independent quality audit standards that we have achieved over recent years, after meeting exacting criteria and successfully passing rigorous inspection programmes. Our aim is to consistently provide our customers and their consumers with excellent quality products.

The quality audit standards that we have achieved are:

STS Approval Standard