Green and clean changes made to Radnor Splash range

Green and clean changes made to Radnor Splash range

Date: July 23, 2019Leave a comment

Radnor Hills has introduced a new shape, 100% recyclable bottle for the 500ml Radnor Splash. The embossed bottle is designed to increase on-shelf stand-out, with an impactful shape. In addition, […]

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Recognition for two Unitas members

Recognition for two Unitas members

Date: July 18, 2019Leave a comment

Unitas Wholesale member HT & Co Drinks has been named as the UK’s fifth best drinks wholesaler according to Harpers’ Top 50 Wholesalers list. Other concerns featured include Bibendum, part […]

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Standing out from the crowd: Colin McLean’s ambition for SPAR Scotland

Standing out from the crowd: Colin McLean’s ambition for SPAR Scotland

Date: July 16, 2019Leave a comment

Just over a year into the job, CJ Lang’s CEO Colin McLean has succeeded in making the business the top sales performer among the UK’s five SPAR wholesalers. He talks […]

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Blakemore voted top responsible business in the UK

Blakemore voted top responsible business in the UK

Date: July 16, 2019Leave a comment

AF Blakemore & Son was crowned national winner at the Responsible Business Awards 2019, run by Business in the Community, by virtue of its ‘Branching Out’ schools volunteering programme. The […]

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Fairway Foodservice launches an improved website

Fairway Foodservice launches an improved website

Date: July 16, 2019Leave a comment

Fairway Foodservice has launched a new website, which includes an ‘industry-first, intelligent on-site search’ for its own-brand range, as well as Fairway Insider, a newsletter for caterers. Benefits for users […]

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Britvic launches £3m summer campaign for Lipton ice tea

Britvic launches £3m summer campaign for Lipton ice tea

Date: July 10, 2019Leave a comment

Britvic is launching a £3 million summer campaign, ‘Sunshine Makes It Taste Better’ for Lipton, the UK’s No.1 ice tea brand (Nielsen). The multi-platform campaign includes a new TV creative […]

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Chris Gallacher promoted to MD of United Wholesale Scotland

Chris Gallacher promoted to MD of United Wholesale Scotland

Date: July 10, 2019Leave a comment

Chris Gallacher has been appointed managing director of United Wholesale (Scotland), succeeding Asim Sarwar, who has stepped up to the new role of executive chairman. Gallacher (pictured) worked for Booker […]

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Nick Redford to leave Caterforce at end of year

Nick Redford to leave Caterforce at end of year

Date: July 6, 2019Leave a comment

Managing director of Caterforce Nick Redford (pictured) is to relinquish this post at the end of the year. Group chairman Stephen Carr said: “After 10 years of excellent service leading […]

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Dee Bee customer cleans up in Unitas Big Brand promotion

Dee Bee customer cleans up in Unitas Big Brand promotion

Date: July 5, 2019Leave a comment

The winner of Unitas Wholesale’s recent Big Brand Event was Chris Hopkinson, of Elloughton News, Hull, a customer of group member Dee Bee Wholesale. He received a washing machine and […]

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Robinson Young appointed by fast-growing oral care brand SPLAT

Robinson Young appointed by fast-growing oral care brand SPLAT

Date: July 1, 2019Leave a comment

Robinson Young, the UK’s dedicated large-scale specialist distributor of health and beauty, non-food FMCG products, has been appointed by oral care company SPLAT Global UK to increase sales and manage […]

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Colm Johnson replaces Steve Fox as MD of Booker Group Retail

Colm Johnson replaces Steve Fox as MD of Booker Group Retail

Date: July 1, 2019Leave a comment

Steve Fox (pictured), who has worked for Booker for 17 years, with major responsibility for the 3,500-plus Premier retail chain, is leaving in September to join leading forecourt operator MFG, […]

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Yorkshire Tea supports grassroots cricket with National Cricket Week

Yorkshire Tea supports grassroots cricket with National Cricket Week

Date: June 27, 2019Leave a comment

National Cricket Week has returned to the UK (24–28 June), run by national children’s charity, Chance to Shine, and supported by Yorkshire Tea. Yorkshire Tea believes that grassroots cricket makes […]

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