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Archive of all Wholesalers articles – Page 132
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Appeal of the interior
The Cameo apple is consolidating its presence in UK retail with five UK supermarkets now stocking it – Tesco, Budgens, the Co-op, Booths and Somerfield.Cameo is grown in Europe by members of the European Cameo Club, which controls all aspects...
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Pressure for Jacksons probe
As The Grocer went to press this week, a delegation from the Federation of Wholesale Distributors was meeting OFT officials in a bid to block Sainsbury’s takeover of the Jacksons c-store chain.The delegation comprised Musgrave UK boss Eoin...
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ADM Londis gets capital for growth
ADM Londis, the Irish c-store franchise group, is to convert from a co-operative to an unlisted public company, enabling retailers to buy and sell shares in the company.The change in corporate structure, approved by members in a weekend vote,...
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retailers’ exposure to abuse unchecked
from Shamus Lehal, Londis retailerSir; Phil Thomas’ letter (Retail’s role in curbing alcohol abuse, The Grocer, September 25, p28) is a typical head-in-sand response from officialdom.While I agree with him that retailers have to...
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Budgens enters LinkPork Scheme
Budgens has entered a partnership with pork processors, George Adams & Sons and a group of British pig farmers in order to ensure high quality supply of home produced pork.The new relationship with the LinkPork Scheme follows the recent...
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The Saturday Essay
>>why we need local shops with local produce…Martin Hyson, chief executive, BudgensToday marks the beginning of British Food Fortnight and for the first time Budgens will be sponsoring it. The organisers approached us at the...
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Lloyd Maunder signs deal
Meat supplier Lloyd Maunder has won a contract to supply 227 Budgens stores around London and the south east with Devonshire-branded free range and organic chicken.The deal follows a similar one to supply Somerfield, which was signed this...
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Booker loses out to Budgens
It’s a case of once bitten, twice shy when it comes to symbol group operators, says Deepak Patel, who is converting one of his three c-stores in Clacton-on-Sea to Budgens next month.Patel, who used to drive to Dhamecha’s Barking cash and carry,...
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WASTE CONTRACT
The Musgrave group has signed a €20m contract with waste management company Onyx Ireland to handle all waste from its distribution centres, offices and Centra and SuperValu stores in Counties Dublin and Wicklow over the next five years.Musgrave...
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Depot offers welcome release
Peter Saunders, general manager, Booker, NorthamptonPeter Saunders has been in the business 35 years starting in grocery retail straight from school, and became part of the Booker empire when he was working for Budgens and it was...
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Ex-Londis shareholders move to Nisa-Today’s
Two members of the Londis Shareholders Action Group who attempted to avoid the company being bought by Musgrave are joining Nisa-Today’s.Adrian Costain and Kishor Patel will both loose about £16,000, the value of the second windfall due to all...
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Long serving director retires after 34 years
Budgens trading director Cliff Goodman is planning to retire after 34 years at the company.Former development director Mike Taylor, who assumed the new role of commercial director earlier this year, has been gradually taking over Goodman’s...
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Scally optimistic for Londis growth
Market research by the Musgrave Group shows a significant percentage of UK consumers are growing tired of superstore shopping, claims MD Seamus Scally.“They are happy to shop locally if the right service is provided for them in a quality...
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New EPoS to cut Budgens costs
Budgens is rolling out a new EPoS system from PCMS across its estate as the first part of an IT overhaul aimed at reducing running costs and improving instore processes.The new Java-Beanstore system should be installed across the estate by next...
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Volume push by Musgrave
Londis retailers can expect a major drive by its new owner to increase the volume they buy through the symbol group.Speaking to The Grocer shortly after retailers voted in favour of his company’s takeover offer, Musgrave UK executive chairman...
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Another player in the battle for Londis
Newspaper reports over the weekend stated that the Co-operative Group is ready to bid £66m for Londis.It is expected that the Co-op’s chief executive Martin Beaumont will act before 22 June when the shareholders will vote on Irish wholesaler...
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Purdy asks for time to make a bid for Londis
Musgrave faces a tense two weeks before its bid for Londis is put to the vote on June 22 as Londis shareholders continue to be wooed by a rival suitor.Although Big Food Group officially withdrew its interest on Wednesday, former T& S buying...
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Purdy steps in with an offer for Londis
Londis retailers received details of Musgrave’s offer for the group on Wednesday, and now have until June 20 to vote on whether to accept the deal.An EGM is then scheduled to take place at the Birmingham Hilton on June 22 where the decision...
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BWG poaches four stores from rival Musgrave
While Musgrave is focusing on its proposed acquisition of Londis in the UK, the group has suffered a significant defection on its home patch.Retailer John Rushe, who owns two SuperValu stores and a Centra outlet in Dublin, and another SuperValu...
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BWG poaches four stores from rival Musgrave
While Musgrave is focusing on its proposed acquisition of Londis in the UK, the group has suffered a significant defection on its home patch.Retailer John Rushe, who owns two SuperValu stores and a Centra outlet in Dublin, and another SuperValu...