All Sysco articles – Page 4
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NewsBrakes records £25m loss and warns over coronavirus impact
The loss came in the wake of £39.3m pre-tax profit from the previous year
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Comment and OpinionBrakes’ woes illustrate wholesale sector’s urgent need for government support
Many wholesalers believe sector-specific support could save their businesses
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NewsHundreds of Brakes jobs at risk as part of coronavirus recovery plan
As many as 70 workers at Brakes’ head office at Eureka Business Park in Ashford have been entered into a 45-day consultation period
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NewsBrakes offers home grocery delivery service for blind people
The scheme aims to help people that have difficulties maintaining social distancing in stores and accessing online delivery slots
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NewsBrakes supplies 550 extra care homes after food sourcing struggles
Brakes has offered advice on simplifying menus to care homes experiencing staff shortages…
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NewsBrakes starts selling direct to consumers via Food Shop service
Brakes’ new Food Shop venture went live this week at its Reading, Portbury and Warrington depots
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NewsSainsbury’s trials sale of Brakes catering-sized products
Sainsbury’s is currently selling catering-sized packs of Brakes own-label food in 10 stores in Kent
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NewsMedia Bites 5 March: Tesco, John Lewis/Waitrose, Intu
Tesco is to price-match Aldi on hundreds of branded and own-label goods in a sign of growing confidence in its ability to win back customers from the German-owned discounters.
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NewsWinners of Chefs’ Choice Awards 2020 announced
This year’s awards received a record amount of entries, with nearly 100 products shortlisted across 19 categories
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NewsMedia Bites 4 March: Greggs, Grocery market share, Reckitt Benckiser
The popularity of vegan sausage rolls has resulted in record profits for Greggs, but the bakery chain said yesterday that stormy weather had depressed sales last month as it raised concerns about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsBrakes breaks into posh booze delivery with Bibendum tie-up
The tie-up will see the foodservice supplier offer a 100-strong range of wines from around the world
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NewsBrakes launches ‘Perfect for Pubs’ promotional campaign
A series of recipe videos will feature Brakes customer and Michelin-starred chef Mark Sargeant
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Analysis and FeaturesIs Amazon a threat to the wholesale sector, or does it offer an opportunity?
Until recently, wholesale has been relatively unscathed by the online giant. But could the advent of Amazon Business change that?
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NewsThe Meatless Farm Co announces nationwide tie-in with Brakes
The plant-based company will have three SKUs listed with the wholesaler from next week
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NewsBrakes owed £864k in Jamie Oliver restaurant collapse
The figure was revealed this week in a report from administrators KPMG
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NewsBrakes teams up with Daring Foods to offer six-strong vegan range
Brakes will offer Daring Foods’ range to its 8,900 restaurants, cafés and hotels in Scotland
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NewsNick Redford to step down as Caterforce MD
Caterforce is hoping to have a successor in place by December, when Redford departs
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NewsAmazon ‘poses biggest risk to wholesalers in the UK’
Delegates at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors annual conference have been warned of the threat to market share
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NewsCaterforce grows sales despite departure of Kent Frozen Foods
The foodservice buying group recorded annual sales of £524m for the year to the end of 2018
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NewsBidfood owner BFS Group suffers £14.8m loss driven by logistics weakness
Bidfood owner BFS Group slumped to a headline loss of £14.8m in its most recent financial year due to heavy losses outside its core foodservice business.