‘Get a move on’ – Booker wants speedier response from CMA
Booker has approached the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to accelerate the process of its proposed £3.7 billion merger with Tesco, which was announced towards the end of January. A […]
Panasonic unveils new packaging and adds extra power
Panasonic Energy, Europe’s largest battery manufacturer, is introducing new packaging across its range as part of a global packaging overhaul for 2017. In addition, the company is giving a power […]
Grace Foods seeks to accelerate aloe vera drinks growth
Grace Foods is updating its market-leading Grace Aloe Vera soft drinks range with a new look. The new pack designs feature a prominent new strapline, ‘Say Aloe’, and coincide with […]
Driving excellent retail execution – Halewood
Peter Wells (pictured), off premise sales director at Halewood Wines & Spirits, advises C&Cs to offer a ‘good, better, best’ licensed range to help their customers. What proportion of your […]
Bidfood wins McDougalls Wholesaler Baking Team of the Year contest
A team from Bidfood has won the McDougalls Wholesaler Baking Team of the Year competition. The final took place on 27 June at the Premier Foods head office, where teams […]
New advertising campaign takes off for Thatchers Gold cider
Thatchers Cider has launched a new campaign for its flagship brand, Thatchers Gold. To be shown on air for the first time on 24 June during coverage of the first […]
Orders reach £2.75 million at Country Range anniversary event
Country Range Group’s 13 members ordered goods to the value of £2.75 million from invited suppliers at its 25th anniversary event, held at the Telford International Centre. The celebrations included […]
Is Nisa being taken over by Sainsbury?
According to City reports, Sainsbury is preparing to make a £130 million takeover bid for Nisa. The Co-op and Morrisons are also understood to have been among those showing an […]
Birmingham site for ninth Dhamecha C&C
Dhamecha Foods has paid ‘several million pounds’ to develop a site in the Smethwick area of Birmingham for its ninth cash & carry. The plan is to start trading by […]
Kerry Foods embarks on Fire & Smoke #PITSTOP roadshow
Kerry Foods has embarked on a roadshow to build on the success of the Fire & Smoke brand. Featuring a variety of games, jukebox music and great food, the #PITSTOP […]
Carlsberg UK encourages customers to trade up
Kevin Ward (pictured), business unit director – impulse channel at Carlsberg UK, urges wholesalers to drive sales of the growing, higher value beer sub-categories. What proportion of your business goes […]
Birchall Foodservice begins a further expansion plan
Less than three years after moving to larger premises, Birchall Foodservice has begun a further expansion programme. At the start of 2015, it more than doubled the size of its […]
