Wholesale Industry News
Booker records sales growth of 9.2% in its first quarter
Booker increased sales by 9.2% to nearly £1.8 billion in the 13 weeks to 29 May 2021. This rise was driven by a 68% improvement in sales to caterers as […]
Steve Irons returns to CJ Lang in newly-created wholesale director role
CJ Lang & Son has appointed Steve Irons as wholesale & new channels director. He joins the SPAR Scotland wholesaler and retailer from Best Food Logistics – a division of […]
Unitas introduces a new licensed & tobacco category guide
Unitas Wholesale has introduced a new Plan for Profit Licensed & Tobacco category guide. It includes a new wine section, which has been developed with several key suppliers using specific […]
GroceryAid Schools Essentials Grant open for applications
The School Essentials Grant by GroceryAid has opened for applications. This grant aims to reduce the financial impact on low-income families working in the grocery industry when children go back […]
SPAR Scotland gives free fruit to children in campaign with SGF
SPAR Scotland has launched a new campaign with The SGF Healthy Living Programme (HLP) where participating stores will give out free fruit to children. The trial will take place in […]
IRN-BRU takes over Bestway depot for England v Scotland match
IRN-BRU is taking over Bestway’s Abbey Road depot in advance of Friday’s football match between Scotland and England at Wembley Stadium. To celebrate the fact that there will be lots […]
Lomond begins moving sales team over to electric cars
Lomond – The Wholesale Food Co has added six electric vehicles to its company car fleet. Director Barbara Henderson said: “We’re delighted to add electric vehicles to our fleet as […]
Castell Howell redeploys staff to its transport department
Faced with a shortage of qualified delivery drivers, Castell Howell has temporarily redeployed HGV-qualified staff working in other roles to its transport department. Among them are area sales managers. This […]
Verbal abuse of wholesalers’ frontline staff leads to #BeKindToWholesale campaign
Verbal abuse of wholesale staff, including delivery drivers, telesales executives and credit controllers, has led to the launch of a #BeKindToWholesale campaign by the Scottish Wholesale Association. Chief executive Colin […]
Parfetts appoints Steve Moore as head of retail
Parfetts has appointed Steve Moore as head of retail. Moore (pictured) previously spent 16 years at Costcutter, most recently as regional business director responsible for sales and recruitment. Before that […]
Sugro promotes Tabitha Hunter-Smale to head of business development
Sugro UK has promoted Tabitha Hunter-Smale (pictured) from business development manager to head of business development. “I am delighted to have received this recognition, and I will use my new […]
Police response to wholesale crime is “not good enough” – Priti Patel
Home Secretary Priti Patel has said that the police must do more to protect shop owners and their stock from criminals who target them on cash & carry premises. Patel […]
