Wholesale Industry News
Sugro offsets convention carbon emissions by planting trees
Sugro has taken a forward-thinking approach to offsetting the carbon emissions for its recent convention in Dubai. Working with Creating Tomorrow’s Forests, the Sugro team were able to calculate the […]
Harlech Foodservice appoints a new operations manager
Harlech Foodservice has appointed Ian Evans as operations manager. Evans (pictured) was a store manager at Somerfield for three years before joining Tesco, where he spent 11 years in various […]
North West Wholesale takes over Forrest Fresh Foods’ retail business
North West Wholesale has taken over the retail business of Forrest Fresh Foods. Explaining the decision to stop supplying independent retailers, Forrest’s commercial director Mark Craven said: “After over 15 […]
Former Aptean executive switches to STL
Gordon Mackinnon, former senior support analyst at Aptean, has joined STL Technology Solutions as project delivery coordinator to help implement and support users of STL MMS Evo, the next-generation software […]
Blakemore maintains profits despite a 5% sales decline
Although AF Blakemore’s group sales for the financial year ending 24 April 2021 declined by 5% to £1.001 billion, pre-tax profits remained in line with the previous year at £6.1 […]
Bestway’s Adalat Khan Chaudhary passes away
Bestway has announced that one of its founders, Adalat Khan Chaudhary, has passed away. Chaudhary (pictured), a childhood friend of co-founder and chairman Sir Anwar Pervez, began his career in […]
SWA offers 20 fully-funded places on data analysis course
The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) is running a fully-funded digital skills training course for its members. SWA training provider Capita Learning has secured funding from Skills Development Scotland to run […]
Harvest Fine Foods gives its fleet a fresh new look
Harvest Fine Foods, which is based in Totton, Southampton, has unveiled a new livery for its fleet. The wholesaler has brought the branding up to date with images of meals […]
Best foodservice own-labels named at CCM Chefs’ Own-Brand Awards
Cash & Carry Management, in partnership with the Craft Guild of Chefs, has announced the winners of the 2021 CCM Chefs’ Own-Brand Awards. An exclusive awards lunch for the winners […]
Bestway launches £250,000 Christmas campaign in depot
Bestway has launched a major Christmas campaign across all of its depots, representing over £250,000 of investment. In collaboration with key suppliers, the ‘Your Home This Christmas’ initiative has been […]
SWA provides a roadmap to get to net-zero fleet emissions
The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has published the findings of the first phase of its ‘Decarbonisation of the Scottish Wholesale Industry’ project and a roadmap to net-zero fleet emissions. Colin […]
Spanish food specialist Mevalco expands into retail
Spanish fine food importer and wholesaler Mevalco has extended its offering to the independent retail market. A new range has been specially developed and includes meats, artisan cheeses, cheese accompaniments, […]
