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Impex
Foods Limited was founded in 1957 to
market surplus products from the group. In
1962 it began to import frozen fish for
the catering trade and this led to
supplying of frozen vegetables and other
goods. In 1965 it decided to switch to
supplying the bulkier, but more
profitable, market of independent
wholesalers and national frozen food
companies. Most of the frozen goods were
marketed under the Impex brand name. In
addition Impex Foods held importing
agencies for M. W. Groves, a large quality
Canadian grower, whose specialities were
peas, beans and apple slices; and for
Rockinghams of the USA, a poultry
co-operative.
Goods for
Impex entered the UK via Grimsby and
sometimes London; and the Canadian imports
through Liverpool. This operation was
supported by the transport and shipping
sections of Central Buying.
Based
originally in Cannon Street, London, the
firm moved to Smithfield in May 1968 where
a larger, below-street, coldstore could
handle the increasing trade. The coldstore
was capable of storing 200 tons of stock
at a temperature of minus 10 degrees
Fahrenheit. Other coldstores in London,
?King's Lynn and Grimsby were also
used
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