Archive of all Wholesalers articles – Page 65
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NewsJW Filshill eyes in-house coronavirus vaccination programme
MD Simon Hannah has urged the government to allow businesses to buy the vaccine
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NewsAnger as wholesalers ignored again by Chancellor’s latest lockdown bailout
Sunak confirmed a new £4.6bn package of new lockdown grants worth up to £9,000 for businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors
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NewsKnighthood for Dave Lewis as New Year’s Honours List recognises food industry’s work in the pandemic
Lewis is one of a number of supermarket figures to be recognised in the New Year’s Honours List
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NewsJJ Foodservice urges customers to keep calm over border disruption
’The timing could not have been any worse’ but the company was working around the clock to maintain supplies, said JJ COO Mushtaque Ahmed
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Comment & OpinionIf it’s not a supply deal, what is Bestway getting from its Costcutter purchase?
Bestway has confirmed the Co-op supply arrangement will remain in place until 2026. In the meantime, the wholesaler will reap other benefits
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NewsJW Filshill ramps up its green credentials with new trucks
The investment comes as JW Filshill prepares to move its distribution centre to Westway in 2022
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NewsImperial Tobacco to reduce product range in NI as a result of Brexit
The supplier is yet to confirm which skus will be scrapped under the new plans
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NewsGrants for Scottish wholesalers thought to be oversubscribed
The Scottish government is set to pay out thousands of pounds in grants to struggling wholesalers
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NewsCook defers decision to repay business rates
The upmarket frozen food retailer is still assessing the impact of the pandemic on the business
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NewsWholesaler prepared to go to prison after refusing to pay thousands in business rates
Darren Labbett, MD of Woods Foodservice, has written to Boris Johnson complaining of the ‘injustice’ of the sector not being included in rates relief
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NewsWing Yip adds bubble tea room to depot
Taiwanese bubble tea shop chain Cuppacha has opened a concession offering specialist milky and fruit teas to take away
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NewsMounting concerns over NI border plans for food and drink
Big unknowns remain, such as whether a grace period will apply only to supermarkets
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NewsWholesaler Parfetts sees annual turnover leap 26% to £474m
Parfetts has also added 150 stores to its Go Local symbol group this year, taking it to 650 in total
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NewsScottish wholesalers given £5m in sector specific grant funding
The sector-specific support comes after a long-fought campaign by the Scottish Wholesale Association and FWD
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NewsBestway launches home delivery app Home Shop
Trails of the new technology are currently underway across the Bestway estate
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NewsJJ Foodservice launches Warmer for Longer chips
The chips are aimed at the buoyant takeaway market
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NewsGovernment launches consultation on illicit tobacco trade crackdown
The 12- week consultation will run until 23 February
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NewsScottish and Welsh wholesalers to receive grants of up to £150k
Welsh Economic Resilience Fund will be available to businesses that will have their turnover reduced by more than 60%
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NewsConfex launches ‘meal deal’ food-to-go club for hospitality customers
The new scheme will offer a meal deal concept for independent food outlets via its 200 wholesale members
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NewsUnitas Wholesale kicks off quarterly charity donations scheme
United Wholesale Grocers has chosen Royston Youth Action to receive the first donation