Surplus stock. Urgent shortfalls. Better tender prices.
materiq gives UK food manufacturers three structured ways to trade when normal supply routes don't fit — recover value from surplus, fill gaps fast, or run competitive tenders. All verified. All B2B.
Three tools for the situations your normal supply chain wasn't built for
Each module serves a distinct procurement need — opportunistic, urgent, or competitive.
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Verified Surplus Exchange
“You have 12 pallets of cocoa powder your customer cancelled. Or you need 5 tonnes of modified starch and your usual supplier is 6 weeks out.”
List and source verified surplus food-grade raw materials from approved UK businesses. Original packs, full pallets, documented provenance.
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Urgent Shortfall Board
“Your supplier just short-shipped and production starts Monday.”
Post urgent material requirements and get matched responses from approved suppliers within 48 hours. Automatic sector and material matching.
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Blind Tender Workflow
“You want three competitive quotes but don't want suppliers to see each other's pricing.”
Run structured blind competitive tenders with live supplier ranking. Suppliers bid anonymously. Buyer concludes offline with full digital audit trail.
Learn moreSee what's trading today
Browse current surplus listings and urgent material requests — no login required.
Surplus listings
Urgent requests
Built on trust and verification
Every business on materiq is manually approved before they can trade. We verify company details, review food safety certifications, and maintain ongoing due diligence records. This is not an open marketplace.
Screened supply route for buyers
Every material listed on materiq passes through a structured assurance route — GFSI-certified sellers, original manufacturer traceability, batch COAs, controlled storage evidence, and shelf-life checks. Where the original manufacturer is already on your Approved Supplier List, the route is typically lower risk because the manufacturing source hasn't changed.
Got surplus to shift, a gap to fill, or a tender to run?
Register your UK food business and get approved to start trading. Three structured tools, one verified platform.