Market Update 19 th December 2012

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 Lawton Tel: Jonathan Stamp Tel: Holly Hawthornthwaite Tel: Office Tel: Fax:

Content  Currency Exchange Rates  Wheat, Maize and Soya Bean 2013  Top Product Survey 2012  Wholesale Seafood Prices  On the Radar

Currency Exchange Rate Source: CurrencyRate GBP – EUR1.24 GBP - USD1.60 EUR – USD1.29 EUR – GBP0.81 USD – GBP0.62 USD – EUR th November 2012 CurrencyRate GBP – EUR1.23 GBP - USD1.63 EUR – USD1.32 EUR – GBP0.81 USD – GBP0.61 USD – EUR th December 2012 Increase/ Decrease = Decrease = No Change = Increase

Price Volatility Forecasted for 2013 Wheat, maize and soya bean prices are forecasted to rise early in 2013 as the commodities markets are hit with more price volatility, rebuilding global stocks after poor harvests is the early key challenge, on a positive note prices should drop later in the year barring bad weather

Top Product Survey 2012 Source: The Grocer Product CategoryProduct£Million Sales Carbonated DrinkCoca Cola1,152.0 RiceUncle Bens134.0 TeaP G Tips136.5 CoffeeNescafe Original163.6 Fresh MilkCravendale151.2 ChocolateCadbury Dairy Milk424.7 CerealsWeetabix145.8 BreadWarburtons526.2 LagerStella Artois462.0 SpiritsSmirnoff Red Label346.0 WineBlossom Hill252.4

Wholesale Seafood Prices ProductPrices £/tChange m-o-m Change y-o-y Coldwater Prawns2, %25.6% Skipjack Tuna1, %5.8% Jack Mackerel2, %8.8% Salmon2,8409.1%14.7% Cod3, %-13.6% Haddock %-24.2% Yellow Fin Tuna1, %17.8% Source: Mintec

On the Radar Coffee, cocoa and sugar price forecasts for 2013 look relatively stabled as supply and demand is better balanced Prices soar on 40% of supermarkets value own label lines – brings a true meaning to value !! Brakes have refinanced £900m as it looks to build more multi temp depots Gas prices are again moving in the wrong direction up 4.6% month on month and 20.7% year on year