HANCOCKS HOLDINGS

Hancocks Group

• The group owns 20 specialist confectionery cash & carries plus World of Sweets, a specialist distributor through all sectors of the UK confectionery market

• The largest UK confectionery wholesaler

• Stocking over 5,000 confectionery lines

• Hancocks do not own any manufacturing sites

• Global supply base

• Specialist importers of confectionery

Kids Novelty Specialists

World of Sweets

• Established in 2002

• A UK sales and distribution arm to a collection of worldwide confectionery manufacturers – NOT an agency

• We provide a consistent selection of innovative, branded own label products

• We manage long term relationships with customers which include Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Bobby’s, Merlin Group, Poundland, 99p Stores and TM retail.

• We also have many longstanding agreements to represent brands and factories in the UK, some of these exclusively. These include Zed Candy, Astra Sweets, Vidal, Lonka, Plasticsam and The Candy & Toy Factory.

Centralised Buying Team

• Primarily focused on confectionery

• Swift communication and rapid decision making

• Strong relationships with suppliers and a “can do” attitude

• Regularly searching for new products across Europe and further afield

• Technical strength and high standards of quality control

Technical and NPD

• Technical team is comprised of an experienced and knowledgeable Technical Manager and two Technical Co-ordinators

• In house technical team dedicated to supporting and maintaining factory standards and legal compliance

• A customer focused NPD team are dedicated to creating a more customer satisfactory experience through the development of innovative products

• In house design studio create custom designs for private label, licensed products and tertiary brands.

Marketing

• A clear set of objectives to drive the business forward

• An ongoing program of trade press activity to maximise exposure

• A strong programme of direct marketing to existing and prospective customers

• In depot activities and point of sale

Distribution

• Set up to effectively manage the growing number of deliveries from overseas

• A 55,000 square foot centre built in 2001

• Can hold 6,000 pallets (potential to expand to 10,000) and receives no less than 50 deliveries a week

• Every year no less than 1,000 full loads are delivered to Hancocks depots from this distribution centre

Company Background

• World of Sweets acquired JTS in March 2014

• Parent company Hancocks Group

• Unique confectionery specialist group

Capabilities

Resources

• Sales team dedicated to meeting the needs of its customers

• Supported by Technical & NPD Team

• 8 managers • In house design

studio• Supporting factory

standards and compliance

• Delivering innovation• Customer facing

within sales team

Supplier BaseLogistic Network

• Flexible logistics infrastructure

• Own 55,000 sq ft central warehouse

• Outsourced additional warehouse space & transport

• 3rd party primary hubs

• Backhaul operations

• Tailored to however our customer needs are best serviced

• Many suppliers work exclusively with Hancocks for supply into the UK market

• Suppliers rely on our expertise for sales into retail multiples.

• Some suppliers only supply into the retail multiple sector to support Hancocks / World of Sweets.