Tout’s joins forces with Nisa to focus on local sourcing

EXPANDING forecourt retailer Tout’s has signed a supply deal with convenience wholesale specialist Nisa.

The South West operator currently has two sites in the Bristol area, in Nailsea and Langford, but is looking to develop further.

It previously operated under the Budgens brand, but with a desire to bring local sourcing to the fore as an independent, it has turned to the Scunthorpe giant.

Zena Tout, brand director at Tout’s, said the plan for the future was to concentrate on fresh as well as local produce. She said joining Nisa will enable them to increase the choice of products for customers, including in areas such as the ‘food for tonight’ offer. She said: “Our move to Nisa is not just about the products that we offer changing, but about us being able to discover our own brand Tout’s. With the long-term vision of the business and new site developments in the pipeline, having the opportunity and support to trade under our own brand was extremely appealing and is something we have wanted to do for some time. We will now be actively looking for more local suppliers in every department and increasing our ongoing training with all members of our team, especially our department heads, to ensure their product knowledge is brilliant.”

An award-winning business, it was founded in 2001, but has a legacy stretching back nearly 40 years to Philip and Lesley Tout’s repair workshop in Shipham, in the Mendips. A taste for the forecourt business saw a retail unit built in Rowberrow, before adding Langford – now the busiest site. In 2006 a Nailsea site was bought, demolished and rebuilt to offer 5,000sq ft of space, with Subway franchises added under second generation stewardship.

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