JJ Food Service has struck a multi-million pound deal which will see it supply Cooks the Bakery store across the UK.

The open-ended contract, worth £4m per annum, covers 72 Cooks stores, which were previously supplied by 3663.

Distribution company JJ Food Service will supply ambient, chilled and frozen products to the national bakery chain.

Richard Prime, managing director of Cooks the Bakery, said: “We are looking forward to working with JJ Food Service, with the confidence that our stores will receive the ingredients necessary to deliver quality products to our valued customers.