Parfetts staff celebrate EO Day and are awarded a 4% sales growth bonus
Employees across the Parfetts depot network celebrated EO (Employee Ownership) Day on 23 June. EO Day provides an opportunity for UK-owned businesses to celebrate and raise awareness of the benefits […]
Brakes launches partnership with The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation
Sysco GB has entered into a three-year strategic health partnership with The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, helping to support the organisation’s goal of preventing and eradicating food allergies. Across its […]
Harvest announces winners of Inter College Culinary Challenge
Eastleigh College has won the Inter College Culinary Challenge, sponsored by Harvest Fine Foods. Held at City College Southampton in its industry-standard training kitchens and Aspire Restaurant, the competition involved […]
KP Snacks partners with Bestway for The Hundred promotion
KP Snacks has partnered with Bestway for the third year running to offer retailers the chance to win one of seven pairs of hospitality tickets to The Hundred final at […]
Harlech wins three-year deal to supply Welsh NHS with groceries
Harlech Foodservice has won a contract to help feed 11,000 Welsh hospital patients every day. The three-year deal to supply the Welsh NHS with groceries will create nine new jobs […]
Freemans Confectionery Supplies rejoins Sugro UK
Sugro UK has strengthened its membership with the re-recruitment of Walsall-based wholesaler Freemans Confectionery Supplies. The development has added £20 million to Sugro’s combined turnover of £1.9 billion. Freemans Confectionery […]
Achievers Awards 2024 open for entries
Wholesalers in Scotland are encouraged to celebrate their businesses and recognise the efforts of their staff by entering the Achievers Awards 2024. Now in their 21st year, Achievers are the […]
Blakemore announces initiatives to support independent SPAR retailers
The 2023 SPAR Retail Show, hosted by Blakemore Trade Partners (BTP), focused on the theme of ‘Sustainable Growth’, and one retailer received a £100,000 investment fund to develop his business. […]
Imperial Cash & Carry celebrates 35th anniversary
Imperial Cash & Carry, of Edmonton, London, has celebrated 35 years of trading with a Gala Dinner at the Meridian Grand in London. The ‘Under the Sea’ themed event attracted […]
Ex-Booker CEO Charles Wilson made a CBE
Charles Wilson, the former CEO of Booker, has been made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours. Wilson (pictured) retired from Booker in February […]
Booker achieves 8.1% rise in sales in first quarter
Booker achieved an 8.1% increase in sales to £2,276 million in its first quarter (13 weeks ended 27 May 2023). On a like-for-like basis, retail sales were up by 6.3% […]
DCS surpasses £300 million in annual sales
DCS Group, which was started by Denys Shortt OBE in 1994 and is now in its 29th year, has surpassed £300 million in annual sales. “We are delighted to have […]
