Lyndsey Cambridge
Lyndsey is a reporter on The Grocer covering the convenience and wholesale sectors
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NewsBidfood set to repeat 29 March Brexit stockpiling levels
The wholesaler has been working to ensure it has a ‘sensible level’ of long-life and ambient contingency stock
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Confex signs another member as part of ‘aggressive’ strategy
NBC was unveiled in May, led by former Confex director David Lunt, with 20 Confex wholesalers
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Thirty Spar members selected for retailer wine club
Opportunities to attend all-expenses paid, incentive-driven trips to vineyards around the world will also be available
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National Buying Consortium reports strong first month of trading
NBC had purchased a new office in Chipping Norton with four staff now working there
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Kitwave acquires chilled product wholesaler Central Supplies
The deal marks Kitwave’s first major acquisition since it bought on-trade alcohol wholesaler HB Clark in 2016
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Best-one to offer rebate scheme to encourage core products purchases
Retailers must purchase 75% of the Core Rewards range to qualify for the rebates
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Andrew Walker steps down as chief executive of Eat
Chief finance officer Mike Rainer will assume the role of managing director
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Thornton’s Budgens adds raft of vegan products in sustainability push
The store now sells around 800 lines which are clearly signposted as vegan
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Costa Coffee rolls out mobile ordering service to 500 branches
Users are able to identify their nearest participating store and order any number of drinks from the menu
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McDonald’s opens Grab & Go takeaway-only store in Fleet Street
The Grab & Go store will have extended open hours from 6am-midnight seven days a week
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Select & Save to install Amazon lockers in stores
Select & Save said it would now be discussing the opportunity with those members
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Fairway Foodservice to increase own-label range to 650 products
Development work is being carried out in categories including desserts and seafood
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Simply Fresh to launch pop-up food festival with Next
The collaboration comes weeks after Simply Fresh opened its first Foodhall in Manchester
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Bidfood increases focus on vegan and gluten-free in new Christmas range
This year’s 750-stong Christmas product portfolio is themed around food from the past, present and future
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Track and trace support urged as retailers and suppliers fear non-compliance
The law states that manufacturers of tobacco products must provide retailers and wholesalers with the equipment necessary
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Brakes relaunches website with personalised ‘My Brakes’ feature
The site will automatically customise and tailor user content according to personal buying and browsing behaviour
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Brakes owed £864k in Jamie Oliver restaurant collapse
The figure was revealed this week in a report from administrators KPMG
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JW Filshill launches same-day click & collect at Hillington Park
The move to a more flexible ordering model is a result of customer research which showed a need for same-day collection
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James Hall hits £500k in own label charity donations
The own label sandwiches are sold across the wholesaler’s 640 Spar stores
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Sugro urges penalties for sugar tax avoiders that import cheap soft drinks
The buying group says its members are struggling to compete with importers avoiding the levy
