All articles by James Badger – Page 4
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NewsLioncroft launches Bankzy open banking tech at two depots
Open banking allows customers to pay for goods directly from their business account and avoid credit card interchange fees
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NewsTime Wholesale to rebrand and return to pure cash & carry model
The business is discontinuing its delivered service and programme of store fit-outs
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Filshill’s new Westway Park distribution centre in Glasgow
High ceilings, semi-automated shuffling and a click & collect zone all feature at the bespoke site near Glasgow Airport
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NewsParfetts drives sales through the £600m barrier for the first time
Sales at the Stockport-based wholesaler jumped 6.1% to £605m in the year to 30 June 2022
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Analysis & FeaturesParfetts Birmingham: a look inside the wholesaler’s southernmost depot
Last week, Parfetts opened its new 100,000 sq ft Birmingham cash & carry
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NewsJW Filshill to rebrand entire KeyStore estate
The wholesaler plans to roll out the new branding across the rest of its estate across the next five years
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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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NewsWhistl appoints Fliss O’Hara as commercial director
In addition, Whistl announced the appointment of Alistair Cochrane as chief operating officer
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NewsPricecheck reduces carbon emissions by 30% in a year
The company has switched from traditional to electric forklift trucks, started using recycled shrink wrap, and taken advantage of renewable energy sources
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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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NewsUnited Wholesale Scotland on track for £500k savings through open banking
UWS said uptake for the system had been better than expected, with more than 20% of customers now using open banking
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NewsRegal Wholesale will set up European business to target post-Brexit trade
The business used to conduct around 26% of its business within the EU before the Brexit vote
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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