Overview
Why chefs switch to Ocean King.
Every distributor sounds the same: "one of the UK's largest," thirteen thousand product lines, one lorry for the lot. Reassuring — until you're the chef cooking authentic Asian food from it. Somewhere in those thirteen thousand lines, the Asian range is an afterthought. The char siu sauce isn't quite right; the noodles are a near-enough substitute. So you compromise the dish, or buy the good stuff elsewhere. That's the trouble with buying a specialism from a generalist.
We're different. For 29 years, Asian is all we've done — first for the UK's most demanding Chinese restaurants and takeaways, now for university and college kitchens. Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Korean and beyond, across frozen, chilled and ambient: the real ingredients, the proper depth, no compromise.
And your toughest critics will notice. International students grew up on this food — they know real Sichuan heat, proper gochujang and a genuine tonkotsu broth, and they spot a substitute in one bite. Get it right and they queue daily and bring their friends. We supply the authenticity that wins that crowd, because it's the only crowd we've ever cooked for.
You won't cook alone, either. Our knowledgeable team designs the concept with you, develops the menu and gets hands-on — a Korean fried chicken launch, a Lunar New Year or Songkran event — done turnkey, on margin. You won't be account number 44,000: when you call, someone who knows your kitchen picks up. And no silent shortages — if a line's short we tell you before delivery and fix it the same day.
SALSA-accredited, halal options, full specs and allergens, our own cold-chain fleet — plus Innovate UK innovation and a solar-powered home.
Stop settling for the Asian aisle. Let's cook something authentic together.
