Co-op Wholesale expands wholesale own-brand range

Co-op Wholesale expands wholesale own-brand range

Date: January 7, 2026Leave a comment

Co-op Wholesale is expanding its wholesale own-brand range across key growth and mission-led categories. To provide independents with a solution in the ‘dinner for tonight’ mission, the Co-op’s dine-in own-brand […]

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Harlech Foodservice achieves 20% rise in sales in six months

Harlech Foodservice achieves 20% rise in sales in six months

Date: January 7, 2026Leave a comment

Harlech Foodservice has achieved a 20% surge in sales to £30 million in six months. The Criccieth-based family firm, which also has sites in Chester, Carmarthen, Aberbargoed and Telford, says […]

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Troy Mckee takes on commercial development at The Wholesale Group

Troy Mckee takes on commercial development at The Wholesale Group

Date: January 6, 2026Leave a comment

Troy Mckee has stepped into a new role as senior commercial development advisor at The Wholesale Group. This follows a year as the organisation’s foodservice trading director and, before that, […]

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Turner Price promotes Tom English to commercial director

Turner Price promotes Tom English to commercial director

Date: January 6, 2026Leave a comment

Hull-based wholesaler Turner Price has promoted digital & marketing director Tom English to commercial director. This appointment follows the departure of director Craig Andrews, who recently retired from the business […]

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Woods Foodservice acquires John Mower & Co

Woods Foodservice acquires John Mower & Co

Date: January 6, 2026Leave a comment

Further to Cash & Carry Management’s announcement on 6 January that Woods Foodservice has acquired John Mower & Co, more detail has been given about the development.  The move will […]

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Fresh Direct introduces Chef’s Choice Salad Potatoes and Baking Potatoes

Fresh Direct introduces Chef’s Choice Salad Potatoes and Baking Potatoes

Date: December 22, 2025Leave a comment

Building on the successful launch of its Chef’s Choice Chipping & Roasting Potato, Fresh Direct – part of Sysco – has introduced Chef’s Choice Salad Potatoes and Chef’s Choice Baking […]

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World of Sweets extends partnership with Our Dementia Choir

World of Sweets extends partnership with Our Dementia Choir

Date: December 22, 2025Leave a comment

World of Sweets has announced that its partnership between Bonds of London confectionery and Vicki McClure’s Our Dementia Choir will continue for another year. First launched as part of Bonds’ […]

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Co-op Wholesale recruits ex-Bestway’s Robbie Moore as trading director

Co-op Wholesale recruits ex-Bestway’s Robbie Moore as trading director

Date: December 22, 2025Leave a comment

Co-op Wholesale has appointed Robbie Moore as trading director. Moore (pictured) joins the company after three years at Bestway Retail, latterly as director of trading – convenience. Before that he […]

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LWC enrols over 500 customers on WSET wine courses this year

LWC enrols over 500 customers on WSET wine courses this year

Date: December 18, 2025Leave a comment

LWC, the UK’s largest independent drinks wholesaler, has enrolled 526 of its customers on WSET wine courses over the past 12 months. At a time when many operators are being […]

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KeyStore spreads festive cheer to local children’s nurseries

KeyStore spreads festive cheer to local children’s nurseries

Date: December 18, 2025Leave a comment

KeyStore has once again encouraged its customers to support their local children’s nurseries by donating Christmas selection boxes. Cadbury’s parent company Mondelez has supplied the selection boxes to retailers supporting […]

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SHS announces a £10-million-plus investment in WKD for 2026

SHS announces a £10-million-plus investment in WKD for 2026

Date: December 18, 2025Leave a comment

WKD is gearing up for its biggest year in over a decade, with SHS Drinks confirming a £10-million-plus investment programme for 2026. The investment underpins a new direction for WKD, […]

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AG Barr announces refresh of IRN-BRU design and change of XTRA to ZERO

AG Barr announces refresh of IRN-BRU design and change of XTRA to ZERO

Date: December 18, 2025Leave a comment

AG Barr is is beginning a roll-out of refreshed IRN-BRU packaging in early 2026, ahead of the brand’s 125th birthday IRN-BRU is the UK’s third biggest flavoured carbonates brand (Circana), […]

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