Four-site café group, where Percy was built and tested
Double Puc
12.5% off fruit and veg spend: enough on its own to offset the April 2025 National Insurance rise across four sites.
The situation
Double Puc is the café group run by Percy’s founders, and where Percy was built and tested before it went to market. Higher employer National Insurance contributions from April 2025 squeezed already tight margins.
What Percy did
- Ran a full audit of fresh produce spend, matching every product to equivalent products across several wholesalers
- Identified a new regional supplier the business had not worked with before
- Forecast annual savings from exact product volumes
- Spotted that existing suppliers had expanded their ranges, so products bought from three suppliers could be consolidated with one, reaching higher-volume price tiers
Outcome
A 12.5% saving on fruit and veg spend, which on its own offset the National Insurance increase across all four sites.