Putting the Pride into Food Service Friars Pride is an independent family owned company, established over 45 years ago in Peterborough. Today the company spans three generations and has grown to be one of the premier suppliers to fish & chip shops, fast food outlets and bakers in the Midlands, South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, the East of England and the South of England. Friars Pride is a member of the Q Partnership, a group of companies that together offer a distribution network across the UK. The national Q Partnership consists of three independent companies across the UK (Friars Pride, V.A. Whitley & Co and Henry Colbeck). These companies work together to initiate trade innovations and supply exclusive branded products nation-wide. Friars Pride offers a variety of both quality branded products in addition to a wide range of quality own label brands, the majority of which are shared with the other members of the Q Partnership. See “our brands” on this web site. Our “ambition” is to offer unrivalled customer service. Our motto is: Putting the “Pride” into Food Service”