Archive of all Foodservice articles – Page 23
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NewsQ Catering leaves Fairway for Caterforce buying group
The Kent-based wholesaler supplies more than 800 customers across south east England and specialises in grocery, chilled and frozen food products
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NewsNando’s trials robot chip fryer from Ocado-backed automation startup
The FRYR210 robot will be processing Nando’s chips ’from freezer to scoop’ in the trial, which is taking place at the restaurant chain’s Park Royal location
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NewsJJ Foodservice doubles range across smaller branches with Advance Order system
The Advance Order system allows customers to buy seasonal and local produce despite the goods not being physically stocked in depot
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NewsHarlech Foodservice to join Country Range buying group
The business, which has depots in Criccieth and Chester, is set to join the group on 1 April, leaving its previous buying group Fairway Foodservice
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NewsBrakes introduces new sourdough bread range under La Boulangerie brand
The company has partnered with bakery Nicholas & Harris to create the range
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NewsHarlech Foodservice introduces ‘bendy’ forklift trucks in plan to boost storage capacity
It comes as the wholesaler is set to post record turnover of £38m in 2022, beating its previous, pre-pandemic record of £32m
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NewsDunns Food & Drinks to invest £1.5m in pursuit of net zero
The company is also set to trial an electric van as part of the Scottish Wholesale Association’s decarbonising project
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NewsWholesaler concerns dismissed following public sector procurement query
Shadow environment minister Daniel Zeichner MP raised the issue during Cabinet Office questions in the House of Commons last week
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NewsJJ Foodservice awarded £3.5m worth of contracts to supply schools in north of England
Last month, the wholesaler set out plans to double the number of schools it works with by 2026
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NewsBrakes launches Best of British seasonal food campaign
As part of the campaign, Brakes will be sponsoring Love British Food and creating resources to help customers make the most of British Food Fortnight in September
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NewsScottish Wholesale Association launches Local Food Champion training programme
The programme will encourage Scottish wholesalers to appoint an individual within their business to take responsibility for shaping local sourcing strategy
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NewsBrakes losses reduced to £57.2m after post-pandemic recovery
Newly filed accounts for Brake Bros, which include its parent company Sysco’s operations in Sweden and France, showed pre-tax losses had reduced by £161m
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NewsBrook Street Foodservice joins Country Range buying group
Brook Street MD Mark Thomas said joining Country Range formed part of a five-year plan to establish the business as the dominant player in the East Anglia region
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NewsDoritos and Burger King team up for Whopper tortilla chips
The new tortilla chips tasted ‘deliciously close’ to BK’s flagship burger, said PepsiCo
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NewsWelsh wholesalers relieved as public sector food reforms confirmed as England-only
The new model proposed for England will see a prime supplier awarded a single contract to service the entire public sector
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Analysis & FeaturesHow public sector food & drink procurement plans affect wholesalers
The news has provoked strong reactions from wholesalers, who say the changes could negatively impact their business. But how will the new contract work? Who might win the tender, and are there any positives to be taken?
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Comment & OpinionTalking Food: Bidfood’s podcast is spilling over with useful tips
Launched in 2020, Bidfood’s podcast is packed with pragmatic and practical advice
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NewsWafflemeister launches trio of ambient waffles into Waitrose
‘We want everyone to be able to buy our waffles and this entry into retail is the start of the journey’, it said
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NewsTap wall tech self-serves Guinness in seconds at Twickenham
Diageo has partnered with self-serve tech company Drink Command
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NewsHenry Dimbleby: case for free school meals ‘irrefutable’ after £130m intervention
The mayor’s office said it is estimated the one-off funding could help more than 270,000 children in the capital during the 2023-24 academic year