Welcome to My Purchasing Partner
Helping You Buy Better
Founded in 2012, My Purchasing Partner was built on a simple idea: helping organisations make smarter purchasing decisions without compromising on quality or service.
Starting with food and drink procurement, we quickly expanded our expertise across a wider range of spend categories, building trusted relationships with both clients and suppliers along the way. Our focus has always been on delivering measurable savings, operational efficiencies, and long-term value while maintaining the highest standards of service.
Today, My Purchasing Partner supports organisations managing over £230 million of client spend annually.
In 2024, we became part of Buyers Edge Platform, combining the agility and personal service of a local procurement partner with the strength, technology, and buying power of a global organisation.
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Our Mission
Our mission is to help organisations make smarter procurement decisions that deliver lasting value. We simplify procurement through trusted expertise, strong supplier partnerships, and data-driven insight – balancing cost, quality, sustainability and service to help every client achieve better outcomes.
Fresh Alliance
Our Mission
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Cool School Fresh is a new collaboration with Fresh Alliance, the procurement arm of the Fresh Division, which offers operators produce procurement solutions now with the added value of Cool School Bonus Points to enhance child nutrition meal programs.
Healthy Solutions 4 Kids is an educational marketing entity of Fresh Alliance, aimed at supporting child nutrition meal programs. Marketing materials available include, but are not limited to, an immersive classroom activity developed around a wide variety of produce items, a monthly menu featuring “Funky Fruit & Vegetable” offerings, nutritional information, and take-home recipe resources.
“When we invest in our youth at a young age, we teach them to lead a healthier, balanced, and more nutrition based lifestyle. We want kids to get excited about produce by showing them how their food is grown and why it’s good for them, all through immersive activities and things they can try at home.”
Logan Nicely
Director of Healthy Solutions
We are
Your Trusted Procurement Partners
Procurement expertise tailored to your organisation
At My Purchasing Partner, we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all procurement. We take the time to understand your organization, challenges and ambitions before building a procurement strategy that delivers measurable results.
Our expertise includes:
- Procurement strategy & category management
- Supplier sourcing & relationship management
- Cost reductions & commercial negotiations
- Procurement analysis & reporting
- Budgetary controls
- Onboarding
- Operational support
- Continuous performance reviews
One Dedicated Contact
A dedicated Account Manager backed by a team of procurement specialists focused on your success.
Tailored Procurement Solutions
Procurement strategies designed around your organisation, priorities, and operational goals.
Supplier & Contract Management
We manage supplier performance, pricing, contracts and negotiations to maximise value.
Continuous Value Delivery
We continuously identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve efficiency and support sustainable growth.
No contract and no fee
Just measurable procurement value and ongoing support.
Our Leadership
Industry experts dedicated to your success.
Ray Treacy
Founder
Years with Produce Alliance: 16+
Ray brings decades of hands-on experience across the food service industry, having begun his career as an Executive Chef in international London hotels before moving into contract catering and twelve years in food wholesale, where he held Business Development Manager and Director roles with some of the market’s largest suppliers.
In 2010, Ray founded MPP with a clear mission: to help clients across contract catering, healthcare and hospitality source the high-quality goods and services they need to run efficient and profitable businesses. Over 15 years on, MPP retains most of its original clients — a testament to delivering on its promises and consistently challenging price increases.
Today, MPP offers a comprehensive one-stop procurement solution covering food and drink, chemicals, equipment, uniforms and more — operating either as an extension of in-house purchasing teams or as a fully outsourced procurement partner.
Steve Quinn
Co-founder
Years in industry: 11
Steve is co-founder of My Purchasing Partner (MPP) alongside Ray Treacy, as well as Big Drinks Ltd. Together, MPP now purchases close to £230 million in food, drink and ancillary goods for contract caterers, schools, restaurants, care homes and the wider hospitality sector — leveraging collective buying power to secure quality and terms clients could not achieve independently.
Steve founded Cucina Restaurants in 2005 with a vision to bring restaurant-quality food into state schools, growing the business from concept to 75 schools before a successful sale to Bridges Fund Management.
He is also owner of Kitchen Food Co — formerly The Oxford Kitchen, where the team achieved and retained a Michelin Star — now an award-winning farm shop and deli, recognised with a Best Farm Shop & Deli accolade and multiple Gold Taste Awards for its own-brand homemade products.
A passionate foodie at heart, Steve brings a wealth of entrepreneurial experience across procurement, hospitality and food retail.
Terry Swift
Managing Director
Years with Produce Alliance: 15
With over 30 years of experience in the foodservice sector, Terry brings deep industry knowledge, commercial insight and hands-on expertise to My Purchasing Partner.
Terry works closely with clients and suppliers to negotiate the best possible deals, taking a collaborative and detail-focused approach that consistently delivers sustainable procurement solutions. He is known for asking the tough questions when they matter most — ensuring that every client relationship is built on transparency, rigour and results.
Driven by a genuine commitment to getting the best outcomes for MPP’s clients, Terry combines strategic thinking with practical, sector-specific knowledge accumulated across three decades at the sharp end of foodservice procurement.
Sam Tippins
Client Director
Years with Produce Alliance: 15
Sam Tippins has been with My Purchasing Partner for over 10 years, having joined the business in its early days and played a key role in its growth. Now serving as Client Director, he remains committed to the company’s core values and the flexible, client-focused approach that has helped build long-standing relationships.
Working closely with clients and suppliers, Sam supports business development, menu and service innovation, and effective cost-control strategies. As the business has grown, so too has the level of support offered to clients, further strengthened by the technology and capabilities that come with being part of BEP.
Outside of work, family life keeps Sam grounded. A proud dad to three, Gracie, Charlie, and Maddie, he enjoys spending time with his family and planning weekend adventures together.
The Buyers Edge Platform Reach
We’re part of Buyers Edge Platform, providing access to an extensive industry network designed to amplify your success and connect you to a vast ecosystem of cutting-edge industry solutions and exclusive benefits.
Growing with Purpose
Our commitment to sustainability starts at the source—with responsible practices and future-focused partnerships.
We partner with growers and suppliers who use sustainable practices like crop rotation, energy conservation, and water reduction.
Our Values
Great procurement is built on more than expertise, it requires trust, collaboration, and integrity. Our values guide every recommendation we make and every partnership we build, helping our clients achieve sustainable, long-term success.
Be passionate
Approach every task with enthusiasm, dedication, and a genuine desire to make a positive impact.
Have integrity
Act with honesty, transparency, and an ongoing commitment to doing what is right.
Work in collaboration
Foster teamwork, value diverse perspectives, and achieve success together
Be impactful
Strive to create meaningful, lasting results that make a difference.
Be adaptable
Embrace change with agility and innovate to find effective solutions.
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