Wholesale Industry News

Brakes and Sysco Speciality Group trial electric delivery vehicles

Brakes and Sysco Speciality Group trial electric delivery vehicles

Date: August 28, 2022Leave a comment

Brakes and Sysco Speciality Group are trialling zero-emissions vehicles as part of a programme to understand the challenges and opportunities for decarbonising the foodservice fleet. This builds on Sysco’s commitment […]

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Country Range launches its 2023 Student Chef Challenge

Country Range launches its 2023 Student Chef Challenge

Date: August 28, 2022Leave a comment

The 2023 Country Range Student Chef Challenge has been launched. College lecturers across the UK and Ireland are being urged to enter a team of three full-time hospitality or catering […]

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GroceryAid partners with Business Debtline to support retailers

GroceryAid partners with Business Debtline to support retailers

Date: August 28, 2022Leave a comment

GroceryAid has joined forces with the charity Business Debtline to raise awareness of the free business money advice and support available for independent retailers and business owners. The move comes […]

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Watford latest depot to celebrate Hancocks’ 60th anniversary

Watford latest depot to celebrate Hancocks’ 60th anniversary

Date: August 28, 2022Leave a comment

Hancocks in Watford is the latest branch to celebrate the wholesaler’s 60th anniversary. The depot held an event for customers and suppliers on 25 August, and the 159 customers who attended […]

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Booker Catering Trade Show attracts more than 300 suppliers

Booker Catering Trade Show attracts more than 300 suppliers

Date: August 25, 2022Leave a comment

More than 300 suppliers will be exhibiting at Booker’s Catering Trade Show on 21 September. The event, at Silverstone Racing Circuit in Towcester, will extend to five halls and run […]

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Country Range Business Development Day to be held in September

Country Range Business Development Day to be held in September

Date: August 24, 2022Leave a comment

Country Range Group will hold the latest in its series of Business Development Days at Crewe Hall Hotel & Spa (pictured) in Cheshire on 28-29 September. More than 40 delegates […]

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Unitas to launch new HFSS product check tool

Unitas to launch new HFSS product check tool

Date: August 23, 2022Leave a comment

Unitas Wholesale is set to launch a new High Fat Sugar & Salt (HFSS) product check tool through its Plan for Profit platform in mid-September. The initiative is designed to […]

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Turner Price trade show will return in September

Turner Price trade show will return in September

Date: August 23, 2022Leave a comment

The Turner Price Event 2022 will be back this September, featuring a host of new services and exhibitors. The catering food & drink show will be held at the Bonus […]

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Country Range unveils more Double Crunch potato products

Country Range unveils more Double Crunch potato products

Date: August 23, 2022Leave a comment

Following the successful launch of its trio of Double Crunch fries earlier this year, Country Range has augmented the range with three new lines – Country Range Double Crunch Seasoned […]

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SWA offers more services to help members reduce emissions

SWA offers more services to help members reduce emissions

Date: August 23, 2022Leave a comment

The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) is collaborating with The Algorithm People and Auditel to drive fleet sustainability, reduce carbon emissions and manage costs. Both organisations have become affiliate members of […]

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Confex Accelerate wholesale digital solution launched

Confex Accelerate wholesale digital solution launched

Date: August 23, 2022Leave a comment

Confex has announced a strategic partnership with Cerve that will offer a range of digital solutions to the group’s members under the Confex Accelerate name. Tom Gittins, managing director of […]

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Harvest’s MD skydives in aid of Hospitality Action

Harvest’s MD skydives in aid of Hospitality Action

Date: August 18, 2022Leave a comment

Richard Strongman, managing director of Harvest Fine Foods, has done a skydive to raise funds for Hospitality Action. As this article went to press, Strongman (pictured) had raised £1093 for […]

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