Archive of all Sysco articles – Page 5
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NewsBrakes reports 35% sales decline as result of hospitality shutdown
Across the wider European business sales fell by 25.7% to £2.6bn for the year to 4 July 2021
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NewsBrakes launches ‘Virtual Chef’ tool ahead of calorie labelling legislation
The new technology would reduce the potential for human error and save businesses time by providing bespoke label design functionality
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Comment & OpinionBig 30’s historic losses last year only tell half the story
Last year was the most challenging for the UK’s grocery wholesalers since the Second World War
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Analysis & FeaturesBrakes’ suffering turnover proves the pain of hospitality’s closure
The numbers cover the year to June 2020 and so include the period when the UK went into total lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic, though not the subsequent highs that came with the Eat Out To Help Out scheme
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Analysis & Features2022’s Big 30: the inflation battle facing Britain’s biggest wholesalers
Wholesalers have battled the challenges of Covid and Brexit with aplomb. But they now find themselves in the eye of another storm with rampant inflation… and patchy availability
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NewsMeadow Foods adds Yoat yoghurt alternative to dairy-free offering
The yoghurts are available now to foodservice operators
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NewsSysco’s Raj Tugnait to become Meadow Foods CEO
Tugnait joins Chester-based Meadow Foods in April and will replace Mark Chantler – who takes a seat on the board
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NewsGist appoints former Tesco HR head Nick Williams as group HR director
Williams is replacing previous HR director Lynn Brown, who left the business in March this year
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NewsNisa opens 1,000th symbol store with new site in Camden
The 1,800 sq ft site in Camden, London is owned by LA Food Group, taking its estate to 14.
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NewsSysco to take over foodservice wholesaler Medina
Medina operates out of two sites and provides more than 5,000 products to businesses
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NewsSysco consolidates its five UK wholesalers under one group
Sysco Speciality Group will bring together Fresh Direct, M&J Seafood, Fresh Fayre, Wild Harvest and KFF
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NewsBrakes reports surge in sales as al fresco hospitality reopens
Brakes has put a raft of measures in place to help hospitality customers “get back on their feet”
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NewsBrakes cuts prices on 3,500 products in ‘Help for Hospitality’ campaign
The ‘Help for Hospitality’ campaign will also see Brakes offer 10% cash back on key categories
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NewsBidfood and Brakes to deliver Covid test kits to schools for government
The wholesalers will deliver 15 million lateral flow kits a week to more than 30,000 senior schools
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NewsThe winners of The Grocer Gold Awards 2020
We celebrate the value of the industry’s achievements new and old, and the extraordinary role it has played in response to the pandemic
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NewsBrakes cuts 500 jobs and closes depots and call centres
The news comes at the end of a three-month consultation process
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NewsSainsbury’s clearing foodservice cans of Brakes baked beans
The retailer was spotted selling the 2.5kg tubs of beans for as low as 63p in some cases
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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 & OpinionBrakes’ woes illustrate wholesale sector’s urgent need for government support
Many wholesalers believe sector-specific support could save their businesses