Three Red Rose business awards for Birchall Foodservice
Birchall Foodservice was named family business of the year and top employer at the Red Rose business awards, held at Blackpool Winter Gardens. It also won the customer service prize. […]
Airdrie-based Davidson C&C on the market
Family-owned Davidson Cash & Carry in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, is up for sale due to the impending retirement of the owners. The operator, a member of Today’s Group, was established in […]
Two new flavours of Lucozade Energy for wholesale
Two new flavours of Lucozade Energy have been introduced exclusively for the wholesale sector. Blackcurrant Bliss and Pineapple Punch will be available from 27 March in £1 price-marked 380ml bottles. […]
Gourmet burgers in a convenience format from Kepak
Kepak Convenience Foods is catering to the premiumisation trend with a new offering from its Rustlers brand. The Rustlers Gourmet range consists of The Classic Burger and The BBQ Burger, […]
Building better cereals business with Weetabix
Darryl Burgess (pictured), head of convenience, wholesale & foodservice at Weetabix, explains why a core range of best-sellers is so important for wholesalers. What proportion of your business goes through […]
Essentially Cleaning range launched by Bestway
Bestway Wholesale has launched the Essentially Cleaning brand, comprising 40 products. Tony Holmes, sales director for foodservice and retail, said: “Catering businesses are under the spotlight, both from local authorities […]
The FWD finds several holes in the Budget
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors responded swiftly to Wednesday’s Budget, with chief executive James Bielby listing the soft drinks levy, National Living Wage and potential new duty rates on cider […]
Former Bidfood depot reopened by Creed Foodservice
Creed Foodservice has just opened its new depot at Wooburn Green, near High Wycombe, Bucks. The 32,000 sq ft building, previously a branch of Bidfood, is the company’s third. The […]
Small rise in sales and profit for Dhamecha
Dhamecha Foods increased pre-tax profit from £13.9 million to £14.1 million in the year to 31 March on turnover up from £669 million to £684 million. The number of staff […]
JJ Food Service invests in transport fleet and drivers
JJ Food Service is training its drivers to be more customer focused and has also launched a new fleet of high-tech vehicles. Group general manager Terry Larkin said: “Customers have […]
Brakes Group swells Sysco’s sales and profits
Leading US foodservice business Houston-based Sysco Corporation increased gross profit by 19.2% to $2.6 billion in the 13 weeks to the end of 2016. Sales rose by 10.7% to $13.5 […]
Foodservice giant is rebranded as Bidfood
Bidvest Foodservice will be trading in the UK under the new name of Bidfood from early next month. The change follows the separation of the global Bidvest Foodservice business from […]
