Food and drink donations requested for mental health facility
Charlton Lane Hospital, a mental health facility in Cheltenham, and its sister hospital, Wotton Lawn in Gloucester, is asking food and drink suppliers to donate items for goody bags for […]
CJ Lang gives 8,000 sandwiches to disadvantaged people in Dundee
CJ Lang & Son, the wholesaler to SPAR stores in Scotland, has donated 8,000 sandwiches to a number of good causes. CJ Lang & Son contacted local charity Dundee Bairns […]
Steve Barnett, trading director of Costco UK, dies
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Steve Barnett, trading director of Costco UK. One of the original nine-strong Costco UK set-up team, Barnett (pictured) was […]
SWA urges wholesalers to share insight into COVID-19
The Scottish Wholesale Association is asking wholesalers to share their trading trajectory over the past four weeks as part of a data-gathering exercise that will help reiterate to the Scottish […]
JJ launches 300-strong grocery range for consumers
JJ Foodservice has launched a new ‘household essentials’ range featuring more than 300 grocery items for consumers. Three weeks after launching its next-day home delivery service from 11 UK branches, […]
SPAR stores support the NHS Volunteer Responders programme
SPAR stores in England are partnering with Royal Voluntary Service for its NHS Volunteer Responders programme. The NHS Volunteer Responders programme has been set up to support the NHS and […]
FWD and SWA urge foodservice and licensed operators to pay invoices
On behalf of food and drink wholesalers throughout the UK, the Federation of Wholesale Distributors and Scottish Wholesale Association have asked foodservice and licensed operators to use government funding to […]
Wholesalers help coeliacs get gluten-free products
A number of wholesalers, including Bidfood and Thomas Ridley, are offering their gluten-free stock for sale to the general public – a move welcomed by the charity Coeliac UK. According […]
Pentagon Food Group joins Sugro
Sugro UK has recruited Pentagon Food Group as a new member. Based in Stoke-on-Trent, Pentagon Food Group (part of Khan Group of companies) is a foodservice wholesaler supplying restaurants, takeaways, […]
Save plastic bottle closures to help in fight against COVID-19
Anti-bacterial hand sanitiser producer Delphis Eco and leading recycling company First Mile are calling on wholesalers and retailers to encourage their customers throughout the UK to help in the fight against […]
Confex recruits new members and offers additional support
Confex has recruited four new members since February, adding £55 million to the combined turnover of £2.18 billion for its 206 wholesaler members. The new members are Brand Connection of […]
Kettle unveils Thai Sweet Chilli potato chips variant
Kettle Foods has announced the launch of a new Thai Sweet Chilli variant of its signature hand-cooked potato chips. With an rsp of £1.99, the new recipe has been developed […]
