Golf Accountancy Matters have announced that Ben Hoskin, MD of Regency Purchasing, and Alex Demetriou, CEO of Foodbuy UK, will be presenting at their Workshop & Golf Business Conference at Kingswood Golf & Country Club in Surrey, on Thursday 27th February.
As CEO of Foodbuy UK & Ireland, Alex is responsible for all purchasing businesses operating within the division of Foodbuy Group. Alex’s career began at a young age, when he worked in kitchens within his family’s catering businesses. He then went on to own and operate several hospitality and event businesses.
He created Regency Purchasing Group as a mechanism to consolidate purchasing and secure more competitive pricing for his family’s own 15 sites. Today, the business is headed up by Managing Director Ben Hoskin and has developed into a cross-category support service for the hospitality and leisure industry, with over 7,500 members.
Ben joined the team at Regency in 2009 as Procurement Manager, having spent many years working in the on-trade beer industry. After four successful years with the company, Ben was promoted to National Sales Manager and five years later, Ben took on the role of Sales Director managing the largest network of procurement managers in the UK. In January 2022, after almost 13 years with Regency, Ben was appointed Managing Director.
Commenting on the announcement, Paul Mould, Director, says “We’re thrilled Ben & Alex are joining us on 27th. Their experience of purchasing within the hospitality sector is second to none, so their insights will be invaluable to the attendees.”
“Securing best prices for food and drink was always important for golf clubs – but has become even more so over the last five or so years. Ben & Alex will be focusing in on how technology usage in F&B buying is changing the game dramatically – from ordering, allergens, pricing, central billing and reporting. And how these systems are dovetailing with accounting information for huge benefits to the club.”
The Foodbuy Group is the UK’s largest group purchasing organisation, working within the hospitality and leisure sectors, amongst many others. The organisation has purchasing power of over £2bn across 70+ categories.
The Workshop & Golf Business Conference will also host keynote speaker, Ben Sharpe, Managing Director & President of Callaway Golf, EMEA Division, with further guest speakers being announced shortly.
Limited places are available on the Workshop & Golf Business Conference for non-Accountancy Matters clients. Contact Paul directly on paul@amglltd.com or call 01252 621114 for more information and to purchase your tickets.