All articles by James Badger – Page 5
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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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NewsSugro partners with PepsiCo to test marketing profiling tech
The two businesses are using B2B Store’s digital advertising technology to run a series of tests, with the goal of identifying variables that drive improved online sales
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NewsJW Filshill appoints Laurence Ward as development manager for east and north of Scotland
Ward joins the business having previously held the position of operations manager at Batleys Edinburgh
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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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NewsCo-op launches second wave of ‘The Apiary’ business support scheme
Successful applicants for the initiative will be able to pitch their products to Co-op’s buyers, with the aim of seeing them stocked on the convenience retailer’s shelves
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Analysis & FeaturesPower List: The most influential women in grocery wholesale
Female talent continues to rise to the top of the food industry, yet gender diversity is still far from perfect
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NewsJJ Foodservice set to double the number of schools it works with by 2026
JJ said it planned to attract schools with its fully digitalised ordering systems and strong focus on sustainable produce and social value
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NewsPublic sector food provision plans ‘potentially catastrophic’ say wholesalers
Under the new plans, the government is preparing a tender for a four-year £100m contract supplying 14,000 food and drink products for the public sector
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NewsFWD launches Diversity in Wholesale initiative
The move is intended ensure all forms of diversity are accounted for
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NewsFresh Direct invests £2m in Bicester site as demand increases
As part of the expansion, Fresh Direct has also added two new development chefs and one product development executive to its team
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NewsSugro UK offers open banking service to members
Average credit card interchange fees for wholesalers have increased significantly over the past year, largely due to an increased use of corporate cards
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NewsPricecheck announces exclusive new partnerships with a series of brands
The wholesaler said it had agreed partnerships with brands including W7 cosmetics, Interlude sanitary care, and Enjoy Chocolate
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NewsLogistics provider DX appoints Paul Ibbetson as new CEO
Ibbetson spent over 10 years as operations director of Tuffnells Parcel Express, before joining DX in 2017 as MD of the business’ freight division
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NewsParfetts expands team to support retailers and grow sales
The wholesaler has appointed three new regional managers who will oversee a network of 25 regional development advisors
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NewsSysco extends partnership with food charity City Harvest
City Harvest will collect surplus food from Fresh Direct, Wild Harvest, and Brakes’ London depots several times a week
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NewsBidcorp UK acquires Suffolk-based wholesaler Thomas Ridley Foodservice
Formerly a member of the Country Range group, Thomas Ridley has over 2,000 catering and hospitality customers throughout London and East Anglia
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NewsCJ Lang & Son to implement new technology to drive business efficiency
The company has partnered with software company Relex Solutions to automate and optimise its business processes
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NewsParfetts to open nine new The Local stores by the end of March
The opening of the new stores will take the overall total in the estate to 29, just 18 months after it launched