Booker to buy Londis and Budgens chains for £40m

Britain's largest cash and carry group says deal will boost efficiency of brands' supply chains and improve service to customers The UK's largest cash and carry chain is to buy Londis and Budgens in a £40m deal. Booker, which operates more than 172 wholesale outlets and supplies more than 129,000 independent retailers, will acquire the supermarket brands in the UK from the Irish food wholesaler Musgrave Group.