Market Update

7th January 2013

Clifton Buying Group• Clifton Buying Group is a leading supply solution business, which specialises in negotiating with suppliers to improve

pricing, and reduce costs in order to enhance profits for our clients. Our services are specifically developed for all business sectors including Healthcare, Hospitality, Education and Retail.

• Clifton Buying Group works with over 2,000 businesses with a combined client spend of over 30 million through a network of over 200 national and local suppliers allowing our customers to make savings across all product categories.

• At Clifton Buying Group we firmly believe in the personal touch, so as a customer you will work with a dedicated account manager, their role is to work closely with you and your team to ensure you get the most out of Clifton Buying Group.

• We offer a full purchasing support system, not only do we secure your prices we undertake all invoice checking, market benchmarking, monitor global product trends and supply our clients with full financial diagnostics on a monthly basis.

3 Neptune Court, Hallam Way, Whitehills Business Park, Blackpool, FY4 5LZ

Contact:Steve LawtonTel: 07768 802319

Jonathan StampTel: 07791 796628

Holly HawthornthwaiteTel: 07867 458931

Office Tel: 01253 607921 Fax: 01253 763400

Content

Currency Exchange Rates

Dairy Prices 2013

Alcohol Price Comparison

Wholesale Fruit and Veg Prices

On the Radar

Currency Exchange Rate

Source: http://www.xe.com/

Currency Rate

GBP – EUR 1.23

GBP - USD 1.63

EUR – USD 1.32

EUR – GBP 0.81

USD – GBP 0.61

USD – EUR 0.76

19th December 2012

Currency Rate

GBP – EUR 1.23

GBP - USD 1.61

EUR – USD 1.30

EUR – GBP 0.81

USD – GBP 0.62

USD – EUR 0.77

7th January 2013Increase/Decrease

= Decrease = No Change = Increase

Dairy Prices 2013

Higher dairy commodity prices are all but inevitable in 2013, on the good side price increases are likely to be less dramatic and happen later in the year than previously expected this is driven by milk production as the cost of feed has soared and production has stagnated

Alcohol Price Comparison

Average Volume Prices

2011 per Litre (£) 2012 per Litre (£) +/-

Lager 2.95 3.05 0.10

Ale 3.65 3.80 0.15

Cider 3.12 3.27 0.15

R T D 6.39 5.87 -0.42

Still Wine 10.09 10.11 0.02

Spirits 26.00 26.20 0.20

Champagne 47.82 45.57 -2.25

Wholesale Fruit & Veg PricesProduct Prices £/t Change

m-o-m Change

y-o-y Potatoes (UK) 242.3 9.8% 11.9%

Iceberg Lettuce (per unit) 0.7 -19.5% 51.1%

Onions (UK) 200 0.0% 48.1%

Carrots (UK) 432.5 20.5% 43.0%

Bananas (UK) 800 -0.8% 11.9%

Oranges (DE) 841.6 -4.2% 11.2%

Pears (UK) 955 -8.0% 6.1%

Tomatoes (UK) 1374.1 14.8% 2.2%

Apples (UK) 1017.5 -7.5% -0.7%

Source: Mintec

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cocoa prices up 93.3% and tea up 4% year on year• First Milk has down played the financial impact of a

food safety recall that affected 31 batches of own label cheese, experts believe the recall will cost as much as £250,000

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