Wholesale Industry News
Harlech Foodservice wins three-year deal to supply schools in Denbighshire
Harlech Foodservice has won a three-year contract to supply more than a million school meals a year across Denbighshire. The wholesaler, based in Criccieth, Gwynedd, has pledged that wherever possible the […]
Bestway trials Tippl premium food and drink retail store format
Bestway has launched a trial of Tippl, its new drinks-led retail store concept, in Garforth, Leeds. The Tippl format extends Bestway’s Wine Rack model in high footfall areas to meet […]
Metro/Makro encourages people to order Christmas meal from restaurants
Metro/Makro has launched a global TV and online campaign to encourage consumers to order their festive meal from a local restaurant. The ‘Give Your Kitchen A Break’ campaign is designed […]
Four million illicit cigarettes seized from Glasgow warehouse
More than four million illicit cigarettes, worth an estimated £1.6 million in lost duty and taxes, have been seized by HMRC from a warehouse in Glasgow. Investigations then led the […]
Brakes launches five-strong vegan cake range
Brakes has launched a new range of vegan cakes, including what is claimed to be the first Vegan Jaffa Cake in foodservice. The selection is designed to help operators capitalise […]
KeyStore Christmas food bank campaign returns
Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill has encouraged KeyStore retailers to support their local food bank in the run-up to Christmas by placing dumpbins in store for customers to donate food and […]
Sugro strengthens membership with four new recruits
Sugro UK has recruited four new members: Connective Pharma, FMCG Trading, Sun Exotic Wholesale and Metropharm. The four new members have added more than £24 million to the turnover of […]
Bestway offers retailers Jisp shopping app for consumers
Bestway Wholesale has announced a partnership with Jisp – an award-winning shopping and payment app – to provide its franchise and symbol retailers with the opportunity to offer their customers […]
Unitas defends policy after exodus of members
Unitas Wholesale has defended its membership policy after five wholesalers announced their decision to leave the group. The wholesalers – CK Wholesale Supplies, Holland Bazaar, O’Reillys, Quayside, and Rayburn Trading […]
Caterforce appoints new group marketing manager
Caterforce has recruited a new group marketing manager. Lucy Boland (right) joins the group from Accord Marketing, an integrated digital marketing agency, where she spent three years as agency director. […]
Confex members highlight increasing importance of B2C to wholesalers
Some 98% of people believe that selling direct to the consumer will become important within wholesale over the next five years. That was the finding in a poll of delegates […]
Bidfood launches new consumer website and offers free delivery
Bidfood has announced the national roll-out of ‘Bidfood at home’, its new consumer shopping platform. The click & collect and home delivery service, first launched in March to help consumers […]
