Kettle Foods acquires popcorn producer Cornpoppers
Kettle Foods has announced its acquisition of Cornpoppers Ltd – a UK popcorn producer based in Wednesbury, West Midlands. Established in 1979, Cornpoppers is a privately-owned family business supplying high […]
Nick Read steps down as CEO of Nisa Retail
Nick Read, chief executive officer of Nisa Retail, is leaving the company. As a result, the board of Nisa has engaged in a succession planning process. Read (pictured) joined Nisa […]
Blakemore Foodservice branch raises £6,000 for charity
Staff at Blakemore Foodservice’s James Bridge depot in Darlaston, Walsall, have raised more than £6,000 over the past year for two charities – the Midlands Air Ambulance and Chelsea’s HLH […]
JTI and Imperial pledge more funding to assist P&H takeover
Imperial Tobacco and JTI have pledged to provide financial support to Palmer & Harvey (P&H) in order to enable it to conclude a takeover by Carlyle, the buyout firm, reports […]
Darren Goldney appointed managing director of Today’s Group
Today’s Group has announced the appointment of Darren Goldney (pictured), formerly commercial director of Palmer and Harvey, as managing director with effect from 13 November. Before joining Palmer and Harvey […]
Quicker online ordering offered by JJ Food Service
JJ Food Service has launched a ‘one tap payment’ option for online orders placed using the company’s app. Chief operations officer Mushtaque Ahmed said: “Convenience and speed are absolutely key […]
14 extra members for Confex so far this year
Confex UK has signed 14 additional members so far this year, which will help it reach its turnover target of £3 billion by 2020 (up from £2.83 billion over the […]
Time Wholesale sets up Every Well water charity
Time Wholesale Services, of Barking, Essex, is holding a ‘Top Retail’ event in support of the Every Well Water Foundation, a new charity formed by the company’s managing director Sony […]
Walkers ‘Movie Night’ promotion taps into sharing opportunity
PepsiCo is tapping into the family sharing opportunity, which has grown by 17% over the last three years (Kantar), by offering movies to shoppers with its latest on-pack promotion on […]
Imperial’s ignite awards recognise independent trade’s successes
Imperial Tobacco has recognised the achievements of independent retailers at its third annual ignite awards. Hosted by comedian and Radio 4 broadcaster, Dominic Holland, the event took place at the […]
Liverpool footballer Daniel Sturridge teams up with Nurishment
Liverpool and England footballer, Daniel Sturridge, is teaming up with Nurishment, the UK’s No.1 nutritionally enriched milk drink (IRI) from Grace Foods, as its first ever brand ambassador. Sturridge will […]
Ferrero NPD urges retailers to B-ready for extra countline sales
Ferrero’s Nutella brand is entering the countlines category with Nutella B-ready. The new product has already performed well in France and Italy – where it was named Product of the […]
