Wholesale Industry News
KFF creates Purple Pineapple range of hand-mixed sandwich fillings
KFF has created a range of premium quality sandwich fillings under the Purple Pineapple brand. The wholesaler’s team of development chefs has come up with a range of over 70 […]
Bestway raises funds to help flood-hit communities in Pakistan
Bestway Wholesale, whose family roots are firmly embedded in Pakistan, has announced immediate fundraising support for the victims of the floods that are continuing to devastate communities. Working with the […]
Kingsway pick & mix brand gets a new look to mark 60th anniversary
Hancocks has given its Kingsway pick & mix brand a new look to mark its 60th birthday. The logo has been updated from a jester crown to a royal crown, […]
Former FWD director general Alan Toft dies
Alan Toft, who was director general of the FWD for 16 years, has died at the age of 91. Toft joined the Federation in 1989, having previously been the editor […]
Pilgrim Foodservice recruits a new marketing director
Pilgrim Foodservice, of Boston, Lincolnshire, has recruited Emma Chamberlain (pictured) as marketing director. She joins the business from The Silver Spoon Company where she spent nearly 14 years, latterly as […]
Hunt’s Food Group acquires The Health Store
Hunt’s Food Group, of Sherborne, has purchased the trading entity of The Health Store, which went into administration on 22 August. The Nottingham-based business was one of the UK’s leading […]
Bestway recruits ex-Unitas Jim Brown as a trading controller
Bestway has appointed Jim Brown as trading controller for catering, fresh and frozen. Brown (pictured), who joins the business on 3 October, has more than 30 years of industry experience, […]
Brakes helps customers to capitalise on British Food Fortnight
Brakes has created a new range of marketing materials to help foodservice operators capitalise on British Food Fortnight, which takes place from 17 September to 2 October. As a partner […]
St Paul’s Cathedral is venue for ‘An Evening With’ Country Range
The Country Range Group’s annual ‘An Evening With’ event will this year take place at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on 1 December. The event, which this year coincides with the […]
Nisa launches ‘Fill Your Basket for Less’ campaign to demonstrate good value
Nisa has launched a ‘Fill Your Basket For Less’ marketing campaign to demonstrate consistently good deals across a wide range of key grocery items. The group already offers numerous deals […]
TWC signs up United Wholesale Scotland and DeeBee as data clients
TWC has signed up two more wholesalers – United Wholesale Scotland and DeeBee Wholesale – as clients. The wholesalers are embedding TWC’s SmartView technology to track product sales through depot, […]
Wholesalers invited to take part in hydrogen/electric HGV funding bid
The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA), in partnership with affiliate member Urban Foresight, is inviting interest from wholesalers and suppliers to be part of a consortium submitting a funding bid related […]
