Wholesale Industry News
SPAR Scotland unveils new lorry livery design to competition winner
The winner of SPAR Scotland’s ‘design a lorry livery’ competition got to see her winning illustration come to life last week (25 May). Eight-year-old Alisha Razzaq (pictured) from Blantyre saw […]
Unitas in-person trading event to be held in the autumn
Unitas Wholesale will host its first face-to-face trading event since the start of the pandemic, on 29 September to 1 October 2021. The event will take place at The Convention […]
United Wholesale Grocers seeks depot manager for Springburn branch
United Wholesale Grocers is seeking an ‘experienced, driven and dynamic’ depot manager for its branch in Springburn, Glasgow. A company spokesperson said: “In line with our strategy and vision of […]
Ex-Bidfood director Paul Knight is new sales director of Thomas Ridley
Paul Knight, former managing director of Bidfood, has joined Thomas Ridley Foodservice as sales director. Knight (pictured) worked at Bidfood for 15 years as MD and director of catering supplies, […]
Scottish Wholesale Association confirms return of Achievers in 2022
Scottish Wholesale Achievers, the prestigious awards scheme that rewards outstanding performance across the wholesale trade in Scotland, is to return in 2022, the Scottish Wholesale Association has confirmed. Launched 20 […]
SPAR own-label wines and spirits win 44 awards
SPAR is celebrating 44 medal wins from five award bodies for products from its own-label wines and spirits range. At the annual International Wine Challenge (IWC), SPAR took home 29 […]
JJ Foodservice invests over £1 million in its delivery fleet
JJ Foodservice has invested more than £1 million in 20 state-of-the-art, 13.5-tonne Isuzu delivery vehicles to support its continued expansion plans. This news follows the launch of a driver […]
Women in Wholesale launches monthly morning briefings
Women in Wholesale (WiW) is running a series of one-hour mornings briefings on specialist topics to help members to stay motivated and connected. The sessions will cover topics ranging from […]
The Cress Co makes three key appointments
Fine-food distributor Cress Co has created three new roles in its buying and marketing departments. The wholesaler’s assistant buyer Steph Johnstone, who has been with Cress Co since 2016, is […]
Bidfood’s ‘Celebrate Summer’ campaign offers inspiration
Bidfood has launched ‘Celebrate Summer’, a campaign to provide customers with inspiration, hints and tips to tap into trends and entice customers back to hospitality. The campaign features a wide […]
Dunsters Farm to join Caterforce on 1 July
Dunsters Farm is to join Caterforce on 1 July, taking the group’s membership to nine wholesalers. Formerly a member of Confex, Dunsters Farm is a third-generation, family-run wholesaler that has […]
Parfetts launches The Local fascia for off-licences
Parfetts has formally launched The Local, a new off-licence fascia to sit alongside its Go Local symbol group. All retailers in The Local fascia will benefit from a 2% rebate, […]
