HOME OUR SERVICES BRANDS NEWS ABOUT US CONTACT US 18 COMPANY HISTORY On the surface, RH Amar are importers and distributors of fine foods. Scratch the surface and you’ll discover a family-owned company passionate about everything it does. The company proudly takes its name from our founding father, food and drink pioneer Raoul Amar, who set up the business in 1945. 1945 Raoul Amar borrows £2,000 and sets up in business as a distributor of French foods 1948 Based in High Holborn, RH Amar widens activity to include products from many countries 1955 RH Amar enters the fine food sector by becoming distributor for Crespo olives 1960 Henry Amar joins the family business, becoming Sales Director in 1966 1972 RH Amar relocates from the City of London to Amersham in Buckinghamshire 1979 RH Amar participates in the first IFE exhibition 1983 Raoul Amar dies, and Henry Amar becomes the company's Managing Director 1984 One of Henry's first big decisions is to computerise the business 1985 After using third-party warehousing for 40 years, RH Amar opens its first warehouse 1989 David Mellor joins the company as Sales Director, and sets up a national salesforce 1996 RH Amar moves to its present site at Turnpike Way, High Wycombe 2000 Tim Brady joins RH Amar as Operations Director 2001 Henry’s elder son, Rob, joins the company, taking the business into the third generation 2001 Paul Tuhrim joins RH Amar as Finance Director 2002 RH Amar launches its first house brand, Cooks&Co 2006 RH Amar achieves Investors in People accreditation for the first time 2006 Simon Fry joins the Board as Marketing Director 2010 Henry Amar becomes non-executive Chairman, and Rob Amar becomes Managing Director 2010 John Lilleystone joins the Board as IT and HR Director 2011 RH Amar takes on a second warehouse in Turnpike Way to pave the way for future growth 2012 David Mellor retires. John Heynen is appointed Commercial Director 2013 Henry’s younger son, James, extends the family connection by joining the business Home | Our Services | Brands | News | About | Contact © 2021 RH Amar & Co. Ltd. | Privacy Statement | Terms of Use | Cookie Policy