Fresh new look and Sicilian lemon layered variant for Nomadic
Nomadic Dairy has unveiled a new look and an addition to its layered yogurt range. The new variant is Sicilian lemon (rsp £1.40/160g), and it joins raspberry, salted caramel and […]
Parfetts achieves substantial increases in sales and profits
In the year to the end of June, Parfetts increased pre-tax profit by 17.5% to £6.1 million on sales up by 9.8% to £380 million. The employee-owned business, now with […]
Gary Mullineux appointed interim managing director at Caterforce
Gary Mullineux (pictured) has been appointed as interim managing director of Caterforce. His appointment follows the announcement that Nick Redford is to step down as MD in December. Caterforce chairman […]
Record number of entrants for Bestway Retail Development Awards
More than 150 retailers – a record number – have entered Bestway Wholesale’s Retail Development Awards ahead of the awards ceremony at Marriott Grosvenor Square, London, on 17 October. Both […]
Spanish Ham Master Jose Sol joins Mevalco as sales director
Jose Sol has joined premium Spanish food wholesaler Mevalco in the role of sales director. Sol (right) will be working closely with managing directors David Menendez and Justin Slawson and […]
‘You Do You’ multi-media campaign launched for Diet Coke
Coca-Cola European Partners has announced a new multi-million-pound campaign, ‘You Do You’, for Diet Coke. The campaign launched with two new TV ads earlier this month. The fully integrated marketing […]
Unitas appoints TWC to manage wholesale shipment data
TWC, the wholesale data, analytics and technology firm led by co-founder and director Tanya Pepin, has been awarded the Unitas Wholesale contract to exclusively manage the group’s wholesale shipment data. […]
Bestway’s Zameer Choudrey to be appointed to the House of Lords
Zameer Choudrey CBE (pictured), chief executive of Bestway Group, is to be appointed to the House of Lords. Choudrey commented: “It is an immense honour. I am truly humbled to […]
Midland Wines boss banned after duty avoidance
The boss of a former Wolverhampton-based cash & carry business, Midland Wines (UK), has been banned from owning or managing a company for eight years by the government-appointed Insolvency Service. […]
Filshill boosts turnover by £10 million
Glasgow-based food and drink wholesaler JW Filshill saw turnover increase from £145 million to £155 million in the year to 31 January. The board also reported a gross profit of […]
Wing Yip opens refurbished Birmingham branch
Wing Yip, which next year celebrates its 50th anniversary, has officially opened its refurbished Birmingham Business Centre. The wholesaler/retailer’s new development, at its head office location in the city’s Nechells […]
Blakemore sales rise to more than £1 billion
Pre-tax profit of AF Blakemore & Son’s continuing operations rose from £8.5 million to £10.2 million in the year to 30 April on sales up by 4.6% to £1.1 billion. […]
