Archive of all Wholesalers articles – Page 109
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NewsSoft drinks wholesaler JC Sudders ceases trading
Soft drinks wholesaler JC Sudders has ceased trading after going bust, leaving 20 staff without jobs…
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NewsBudgens, Londis have high hopes of Booker
Booker created a convenience retail powerhouse when it swooped on Budgens and Londis in a £40m deal last month
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NewsRenamed Bidvest Foodservice rolls out new company vision
Bidvest 3663 is changing its name to Bidvest Foodservice as part of a wider strategic programme of change…
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Comment & OpinionBooker's £40m swoop on Musgrave GB looks like a steal
To gain an extra 2,000 stores and an extra £1bn in buying power for the cost of a couple of Extras looks like a steal…
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NewsCity Snapshot: Booker to buy Londis and Budgens
Booker has signed a deal with Musgrave to buy its Londis and Budgens chains in the UK for £40m, plus Dairy Crest’s annual profits collapse, Booker’s full-year results and the rest of today’s news from the City
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NewsBooker succeeds in £40m bid for Budgens and Londis
Londis currently has 1,630 convenience stores and sales of £504m in the year to December 2014, while Budgens has 167 convenience stores and supermarkets and sales of £329m.
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NewsBooker adds four meat SKUs to Butcher's Market range
Chicken thighs (rsp: £1.99/600g) and whole chickens (rsp: £3.99/1.4kg) are among four SKUs to be added to the range
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NewsLandmark signs up two new members
Country Fare, based in Bournemouth, and Esin Cash and Carry, based in London, sign up with the wholesaler
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NewsBooker's new campaign promises retailers better POR
The UK’s biggest wholesaler reduces the wholesale selling price of brands covering categories such as pet food, confectionery, grocery and soft drinks
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NewsJJ Food Service creates glass display area at Enfield
JJ Food Service is creating a new glass-fronted “shop area” at its Enfield depot…
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NewsDhamecha Foods explores further Midlands cash & carry openings
Dhamecha Foods’ planned Leicester cash & carry could become a “springboard” for further openings…
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NewsLondis reshuffles management team
John Ridgley, Paul Adam, John Taylor and Des Dunbar on the move
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NewsConnect Group reports profits rise
Connect Group said total sales rose 1.2% to £909.9m in the six months to 28 February, while underlying profits rose 3.3% to £27.7m
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NewsSpar wholesaler James Hall launches Training Academy Programme
The Training Academy Programme will include customer service inductions, staff and performance management, fruit & veg training and conversational selling
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NewsCaterway shuts its doors following collapse in trading
Wholesaler Caterway has ceased trading after attempts to secure the external investment it needed to survive failed.
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NewsSpar wholesaler James Hall revamps lunchtime offer with sushi
James Hall has completely overhauled its lunchtime offer with a new meal deal and new products
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NewsWorld of Zing to distribute unusual ingredients
Products include YogiYo Korean cooking sauces, Pump Street Bakery chocolate, Bermondsey Tonic Water, and Stellacello grapefruit liqueur
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NewsMenzies Distribution delivers 'robust' performance
Several “positive actions” offset newsprint and magazine declines, maintaining 2013 profit levels into 2014 at £24m – marginally down on last year’s £24.3m
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NewsMusgrave to Spar switch planned by Simon Smith convenience group
The Simon Smith Group will change all their stores to Spar, implementing the brand’s unique feel and benefiting from its international reach
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NewsBestway sees 22% increase in delivered sales, outstripping Londis
Bestway said it had clocked up delivered sales of more than £650m in retail in the past year for the first time