Latest wholesale news – Page 2
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NewsKent Frozen Foods appoints Mark Taylor as new MD
Taylor joins KFF after spending 10 years working across various roles within Sysco’s British businesses, including seven years at Brakes
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NewsWinners of The Convenience Awards 2024 revealed
The awards took place at the Victorian Warehouse in Manchester and celebrated the entire convenience industry
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NewsLWC Drinks installs 160 solar panels at Cornwall depot
Set to generate 90,000kwh of renewable energy annually, Cornwall joins LWC’s sites in Hereford and Aylesbury, which are also benefiting from solar panels
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NewsBooker renews contract with Rontec for five more years
Rontec has been working with Booker since 2015. It also owns Spar and Morrisons Daily sites, amounting to 266 stores across England and Wales
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NewsScottish Wholesale Association unveils decarbonisation plan
The association has co-developed a new pathway to sustainability with leaders across Scotland’s HGV industry
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NewsParfetts enjoys 6.7% turnover boost to £646m
The Stockport-based wholesaler said the sales growth was driven by development of product ranges and more frequent promotions
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NewsCJ Lang to use eco-friendly video walls at trade show
LED screens will replace traditional paper and vinyl marketing in a big push for sustainability
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NewsAG Barr to cut 200 jobs as its switches wholesale delivery model
Irn-Bru owner AG Barr is slashing almost 200 jobs in a cost-cutting overhaul that will see the drinks producer change the way it supplies symbol operators and independents
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NewsLynas Foodservice opens new cash & carry in Antrim
The Lynas Food Outlet will not require a membership to enter and is open to both foodservice businesses and the public
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NewsWill Quince MP appointed to review public food procurement
Quince will assess ways to make the system more accessible to SMEs, as well as reviewing current government buying standards
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NewsSugro welcomes new member Jambo Supplies
Jambo Supplies has over 30 years’ trading history supplying a wide range of organic and branded non-food products
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NewsHarlech Foodservice launches ‘aggressive’ price-cutting campaign
Harlech claims its offer is 38% cheaper than Brakes, 15% cheaper than its biggest rival in Wales, Castell Howell, and 5% cheaper than the UK’s biggest wholesaler Booker
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NewsBrakes owner Sysco GB records profit for the first time since 2018
The foodservice giant registered a pre-tax profit of £33.7m in 2023, returning to profit after five years
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NewsRegal enters distribution agreement with Reckitt Pro Solutions
The partnership further strengthens Regal’s expanding portfolio, from paper and tissue to wider commercial cleaning including hospitality and catering operations
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NewsCaterfood launches new foodservice magazine for buying group customers
The magazine will feature interviews, ideas and resources to keep hospitality and catering readers up-to-date with the latest
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NewsC&C Group announces move to new depot in London
The new site for the drinks distributor is 40% bigger than the previous London depot
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NewsDCS Group extends category advice website with more planograms and insights
New category advice pages and planograms for the healthier snacking and petcare categories are also now available on the free-to-use website, called CoreRange.com.
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NewsUnitas partners with Acquired.com as new open banking provider
The new open banking service will allow members to use Pay by Bank system at no extra cost
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NewsJJ Foodservice launches ‘shop by sector’ microsites
The launch coincides with JJ Foodservice introducing a ‘World Food Asia’ range covering south, east and southeast Asian menus.
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NewsBidfood’s Anna Turner appointed Food Packaging Association interim vice chair
Turner has been an ‘active member’ of the FPA board, and will now occupy key leadership roles in the association alongside her national account manager position at Bidfood