Wholesale Industry News
Bestway Wholesale restructures senior management team
Further to its acquisition of CSG (Costcutter Supermarkets Group) in late 2020, Bestway Wholesale has announced a restructure of its senior management team. Mike Hollis, formerly retail director of CSG, […]
Cyprofood acquires former Bestway cash & carry in Tottenham
Cyprofood has acquired the former Bestway cash & carry in Tottenham, London, adjacent to its existing site. The Sugro member has tasked an architect to redesign the warehouse and plans […]
Failté achieves top AA grade four years in a row
Failté Group has retained its AA grade BRC Global Standard accreditation for the fourth year in a row. CEO Jim Cummiskey (pictured) commented: “The ability to pass such a rigorous […]
Antony Downing joins Parfetts after 33 years at Costcutter
Parfetts has recruited Antony Downing (pictured) to the new role of store development manager. He joins the wholesaler from Costcutter, where he supported retailers as the retail design manager. In […]
Kitwave Group valued at £105 million in plan to float on AIM
Kitwave Group plans to join AIM, the junior market of the London Stock Exchange, on 24 May, in a move that will value the company at £105 million. Founded in […]
JJ Foodservice offers discounted mental health first aid training
JJ Foodservice is offering discounted mental health first aid training to restaurant managers. The company will host a Mental Health First Aid training session with Aiding Mental Health at 20% […]
Hancocks names Kelly Rodgers as its new Liverpool branch manager
Hancocks has appointed Kelly Rodgers as the new manager at its Liverpool store. Rodgers (pictured), who previously worked as restaurant general manager for KFC in Merseyside, said that her new […]
Bidfood encourages operators to incorporate health & wellness into menus
Tapping into the growing health & wellness trend was the focus of the latest instalment of Bidfood Kitchen, the wholesaler’s virtual customer development session. Accelerated by the pandemic, consumer’s attitudes […]
Thomas Ridley Foodservice seeks a new sales director
Thomas Ridley Foodservice is looking for a new sales director. “Having invested £8 million into the business in recent years we are now seeking a sales director to craft our […]
CJ’s food-to-go offering now available in 65 SPAR Scotland stores
SPAR Scotland wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang & Son has hit its target of installing its CJ’s food-to-go brand into 65 of its 108 company-owned stores by the end of […]
SWA helps wholesalers to connect with more local producers
The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has embarked on a project to help its members and the wider wholesale sector engage with more local producers and help them access new markets. […]
Country Range Group offers advice to care sector caterers
Country Range Group has launched the next in its series of menu solutions guides, with the latest brochure focusing on the challenging work of care sector caterers. The publication is […]
