About Us
Procurement led by chefs, for chefs.
Blank Plate Procurement was founded on a simple belief: a restaurant is only ever as good as the produce that comes through the back door.
Our Story
A practice built in the kitchen.
Born out of Blank Plate Creative — the consultancy led by Scott Smith, the award-winning chef behind Edinburgh's acclaimed Fhior — Blank Plate Procurement was created to address the part of the business chefs rarely have time to perfect: the supply chain.
We sit between the grower and the pass, building procurement systems that feel as considered as the menus they support.
Our Approach
Three things we hold to.
01
Provenance over price
We start with where it's grown, caught or made — and only then talk numbers.
02
Fewer, better suppliers
Tight supplier lists make for better produce, simpler ordering and stronger partnerships.
03
Margin without compromise
Cost control should protect your standards, not erode them.