All Booker articles – Page 18
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NewsBooker slashes debt by £24.9m in a year
Booker Group has posted a rise in like-for-like sales of 7.6% for the past three months and revealed that its group debt has fallen by almost £25m in the past year.
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Other Movers 5/9/09
Booker CEO Charles Wilson started a one-year term as president of Sweet Charity this week. Wilson, formerly vice-president, replaces Cadbury's sales director Dave Pogson.
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Makro is in it for the long haul as depot refit plan continues
Makro is planning to refit a further eight depots in 2010 as part of its multimillion-pound refurbishment plan. Speaking exclusively to The Grocer at Makro's first Christmas show for suppliers and customers, held in Bolton last week, MD...
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Makro’s first own-brand cider arrives
As the Pimm's and Sainsbury's copyright row rumbles on, Makro has taken on Bulmers and Magners by launching Felsgold, its own-brand pour-over-ice cider. However, the cash & carry retailer was quick to point out that Felsgold's pack...
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3663 buffs up buffet offering for Christmas
There are signs the worst of the recession is over, but 3663 First For Foodservice is still expecting its customers to economise this Christmas.In anticipation that many office parties will be downgraded from sit-down meals to finger...
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3663 bid for ‘perfect supply chain’ goes on with £18m depot
3663 First For Foodservice will open an £18m multi-temperature depot this week and add two similar sites in a bid to create the perfect supply chain.The foodservice giant will debut its 120,000 sq ft Paddock Wood depot on Tuesday and...
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Booker course boosts staff butchery skills
Booker will next month begin a second wave of butchery training.The wholesaling giant has already trained more than 40 staff in butchery over the past 12 months as it attempts to address a shortage of butchers in the trade. "Due to the...
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Veteran ops director Legro to join Makro UK turnaround team
Makro has made its third senior management appointment in two months as the cash & carry wholesaler attempts to turn around the business.Makro's German parent company Metro Group has parachuted in Patrick Legro, operations director at Makro...
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Takeaway pay day for cash & carry Makro
Makro has signed up 1,500 new takeaway operators following the launch of its Every Day Takeaway campaign two months ago.Makro said sales from existing takeaway customers had risen 20% following the push, which included new everyday products...
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Threat to Lichfield site as 3663 volumes fall
3663 First For Foodservice is considering shutting down a depot in Lichfield that employs 220 staff, following the closure of six other sites in the past 12 months.The foodservice giant said it had decided to reduce the number of its...
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Full sale or return on all Booker's Best Sellers
C&C giant Booker, which this week moved from the AIM to the main market, is offering sale or return on all full cases from its Retail Best Sellers range.
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Wine all the way from Blighty
Producing wines in a Sussex-based vineyard good enough to sell alongside the classics is no mean feat. But Bookers is doing just that - and doing it well. Alex Beckett reports
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DBC aims to compete aggressively to win high-street contracts
DBC Foodservice's new owners at Iceland Foods want to add at least £30m to its annual turnover by taking on giants Brakes and 3663 First for Foodservice.The wholesaler plans to "annoy the market" by aggressively competing for high street...
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Booker unveils 49p Wall's Magnum rival
Booker is to launch a hand-held ice cream under its Euro Shopper own-label range this month.The Euro Shopper Classic, a vanilla ice cream coated with Belgian chocolate, is price-marked at 49p and will provide a profit on return of...
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Makro fightback kicks off with depot refurbs
Makro Cash & Carry is set to revamp eight depots this year in an attempt to reverse declining sales and pre-tax losses of nearly £20m.The chain this week unveiled a "multi-million pound" customer investment programme, which will include the...
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NewsMakro pulls kangaroo meat from sale
Makro has pledged to stop selling kangaroo meat after animal welfare campaigners threatened to boycott the cash & carry chain.
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Booker adds chilled lines to Euro Shopper
Booker has launched its first Euro Shopper chilled range - five products all price marked at £1.The range, which includes two cheeses, bacon, honey roast ham and turkey, would offer retailers 30% profit on return, said director of retail...
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3663 backtracks over future of Barking depot
Foodservice giant 3663 is considering closing its London depot - just two months after CEO Fred Barnes denied rumours of a possible closure.An internal memo seen by the Grocer revealed the depot's future was being reviewed following a "...
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Editor's Comment: Booker's Indian wholesale move shows Charles Wilson's entrepreneurial spirit
Charles Wilson is a canny one. The CEO of Booker has done a great job since returning to his old stomping ground, and the latest quarter's 6.4% like-for-like growth confirms the progress. Indeed, coming in the same week M&S announced a 4.2%...
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Booker enters India with Mumbai depot
Booker Wholesale is venturing overseas with plans to open a cash & carry in Mumbai in the summer.The depot would serve stores, food stalls and the restaurant trade in India, with an emphasis on fresh foods, pulses and staples, said CEO...