Henderson invests £300,000 in new The Kitchen own-brand range
Henderson Group has invested £300,000 in its new brand ‘The Kitchen, Cooked Locally’ and has amalgamated SPAR Northern Ireland’s existing range of own-brand tea time meal solutions into the range. […]
JJ Foodservice launches new Festival Food Guide
JJ Foodservice has launched a new Festival Food Guide, featuring scannable QR-codes that take caterers to food and drink essentials to support their festival menu. The digital publication https://go.jjfoodservice.com/FestivalsGuide covers a […]
Hopwells acquires Windsor Foodservice as part of growth plan
Hopwells, a family-owned frozen food wholesaler with six distribution centres across England, has acquired Windsor Foodservice. The two companies, which have worked closely over many years, have finalised the deal as part […]
CJ Lang adds supplier category to SPAR Scotland Awards
Following the success of last year’s inaugural SPAR Scotland Awards, the event will take place again this year – at the annual SPAR Scotland tradeshow on 28 September 2023 in […]
UWS Day-Today Trade Show to take place on 15 August
United Wholesale Scotland (UWS) has announced that its Day-Today Trade Show 2023 will take place on Tuesday 15 August at The Crowne Plaza, Glasgow. Open to the group’s current symbol […]
AF Blakemore launches Plant & Win app game for SPAR stores
AF Blakemore has launched a new app game called Plant & Win, which SPAR shoppers in Wales, central England and the Southeast can play to plant trees and win prizes. […]
Aston Manor unveils first-ever TV campaign for Frosty Jack’s
Aston Manor has unveiled Frosty Jack’s first-ever TV advert. The tongue-in-cheek advert, which encourages customers to ‘Crack Open the Unexpected’, forms part of a wider multi-channel marketing campaign and will […]
Sugro UK names Nasco as its newest member
Sugro UK has recruited Nasco, increasing its combined buying power to £1.8 billion. London-based Nasco has been trading for over 20 years, and it has been awarded the Queen’s Award […]
Gary Neville visits Manchester-based Rayburn Trading
Gary Neville, football commentator and former Manchester United player, visited Rayburn Trading recently. The visit was sponsored by Mondelez through its Cadbury FC programme, in recognition of the Manchester-based wholesaler’s […]
Wholesale industry risks just 9% of vacancies being filled
A new report has found that the wholesale industry is one of the sectors most affected by the current labour shortage. Business management software firm ECI Software Solutions has compiled The […]
Fisherman’s Friend urges the trade to stock up for hay fever season
Fisherman’s Friend is urging the trade to stock up on its 10-variant range of strong, minty and fruity lozenges and help millions of hay fever sufferers to manage their symptoms […]
United Wholesale Scotland appoints Naeem Khaliq as head of symbol
United Wholesale (Scotland) has appointed Naeem Khaliq as its new head of symbol. Khaliq (pictured) has worked at UWS for 35 years, initially in the buying department and most recently […]

