Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is the UK's leading managed pub operator. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, is a member of the FTSE250, and has a turnover in excess of £1.5 billion. Recently, the company has grown through acquisitions and thanks to the increasing popularity of its branded establishments, including All Bar One, Vintage Inns, Toby Carvery, Ember Inns, O'Neill's, and Metropolitan Professionals.

Mitchells & Butlers and GXS Product Data Quality (PDQ)

M&B joined the GXS PDQ initiative in early 2002 along with several other high profile organisations belonging to Optimum Foodservice Supply Chain Initiative (OFSCI).

M&B utilizes GXS PDQ solutions to receive data for all new and changed food and drink products. M&B have, from the very beginning, taken full advantage of extended product attributes, including dietary, nutritional and waste packaging information. In addition, the company uses GXS PDQ solutions to enable it to pass on the highest quality product data to pre-specified distribution partners.

M&B have taken an active role in developing and implementing OFSCI standards and recognised early on that PDQ Certified product data is crucial to achieving their full benefits. One area of key importance is the reduction of invoice failures and subsequent late payment to suppliers. M&B's focus on using GXS PDQ to improve its trading partner's cash flow has helped to reinforce its suppliers' commitment to PDQ.

Mitchells & Butlers Says

"Data is fundamental to the success of M&B supply chain strategy. By following the GXS PDQ process M&B and its suppliers are provided with a common set of 'normalised' data that can be used to deliver a more efficient supply chain. This will deliver benefits that can be shared by both M&B and its suppliers."
Richard Pratt, Commercial Director, Mitchells & Butlers