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Nisa switches to recycled paper for consumer leaflets

Nisa switches to recycled paper for consumer leaflets

Date: July 13, 2022Leave a comment

Nisa is now producing all of its consumer leaflets on paper made from 100% recycled fibre that is FSC certified. HH Global, which manages all of Nisa’s marketing-related print requirements […]

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Sugro gives members the ability to segment customers comms

Sugro gives members the ability to segment customers comms

Date: July 13, 2022Leave a comment

Sugro UK has enhanced its marketing capabilities by launching bespoke segmented marketing features for its centralised member App offering. The new functionality, introduced in partnership with b2b.store, means that Sugro […]

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Bestway Drinks at Home exhibition ‘the best yet’

Bestway Drinks at Home exhibition ‘the best yet’

Date: July 8, 2022Leave a comment

More than 350 Bargain Booze, Select Convenience, Costcutter and best-one retailers attended the 6th annual Drinks at Home exhibition hosted by Bestway Retail. The event at the Liverpool Exhibition Centre […]

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Mevalco offers retailers a UK first with MSC octopus

Mevalco offers retailers a UK first with MSC octopus

Date: July 8, 2022Leave a comment

Spanish wholesaler and importer Mevalco has announced a UK-first, offering retailers MSC octopus that has been harvested fresh from the Cantabrian Sea. Known as Old Fisherman’s Octopus, this octopus differs […]

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Kitwave returns to profit and boosts revenue by over 50%

Kitwave returns to profit and boosts revenue by over 50%

Date: July 7, 2022Leave a comment

Kitwave Group increased revenue by 51.8% to £223.3 million and returned to profit in the six months ended 30 April 2022 (H1). The delivered wholesaler recorded profit after tax at […]

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Parfetts invests in digital agency and expands digital marketing team

Parfetts invests in digital agency and expands digital marketing team

Date: July 7, 2022Leave a comment

Parfetts has taken a 25% stake in Manchester digital agency Pixel for an undisclosed sum. This will enable the development of new mobile and online platforms for convenience retailers and […]

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Brakes brings back Help for Hospitality campaign

Brakes brings back Help for Hospitality campaign

Date: July 6, 2022Leave a comment

Brakes has brought back its Help for Hospitality campaign. The foodservice wholesaler first launched the initiative in 2021 to help operators recover from Covid lockdowns. The campaign generated around £2 […]

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North South Wines announces new Argentinian partnership

North South Wines announces new Argentinian partnership

Date: July 5, 2022Leave a comment

North South Wines has introduced two new wine ranges into the UK off-trade in a new partnership with Doña Paula. Under the banner of Los Cardos Private Collection by Doña […]

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Dunns Food and Drinks appoints Ed Faber as new head of sales

Dunns Food and Drinks appoints Ed Faber as new head of sales

Date: June 29, 2022Leave a comment

Dunns Food and Drinks has recruited former Braehead Foods commercial director Ed Faber as its new head of sales and has launched a recruitment drive to add to its sales […]

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GAP Convenience Distribution attracts 200 retailers to trade show

GAP Convenience Distribution attracts 200 retailers to trade show

Date: June 28, 2022Leave a comment

GAP Convenience Distribution – part of the James Hall & Co group – has held its first trade show in three years. The event at Haydock Park Racecourse attracted 200 […]

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Parfetts staff receive exceptional cost-of-living bonus

Parfetts staff receive exceptional cost-of-living bonus

Date: June 28, 2022Leave a comment

Parfetts is recognising its staff’s hard work and dedication with an exceptional cost-of-living bonus of up to £500. The move comes in addition to a company-wide sales bonus of up […]

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Dunsters Farm promotes three managers to director level

Dunsters Farm promotes three managers to director level

Date: June 24, 2022Leave a comment

Dunsters Farm has promoted three members of its management team to director level. The family-run foodservice wholesaler has announced that Tom Curtin, formerly head of systems & operations, has taken […]

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