Derbyshire catering firm launches collection service to help out supermarkets

Holdsworths, which has outlets in Tideswell and Chesterfield has provided a wide range of food items to restaurants and other catering outlets for the past 50 years.

But because many supermarkets are straining at the seams as residents struggle with groceries, the retailer has now set up a specialist collection service.

Residents can order online on the company website and then go to collect their items from the depot at a specified time.

The company will then call customers to discuss the items ordered and take payment. There is a maximum card spend of £250 and no minimum cash spend.

The company will then confirm the order and issue an invoice number, and will require 24-hours to make it ready for collection.

Customers should bring identification and their invoice number when they go to collect, at the depots, which are open from 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday.

A spokesman for the company said: “To protect you and our staff, we request that you remain in your vehicle when you come to collect. A member of staff will come to you to take your invoice number and approve your ID. We will then bring your order to your vehicle.”

The depot stocks a wide range of items, including chilled, frozen and ambient goods and can also be contacted by phone on 01298 871435 for Tideswell or 01298 871435 for Chesterfield.