Wholesale Industry News
National Buying Consortium recruits three new members
National Buying Consortium (NBC) has boosted its membership with three new recruits. Berkshire Beverages is based in Reading and supplies retail and on-trade outlets with beers, wines, spirits and soft […]
JJ Foodservice achieves 22% rise in foodservice accounts
JJ Foodservice achieved a 22% increase in foodservice accounts for the year ending 31 December 2020, following a surge in sales to takeaways. “It’s been a challenging 12 months […]
‘Confectionery is in our DNA’: Steve Foster, MD of Hancocks
In his first interview since becoming managing director of Hancocks last June, Steve Foster (pictured) talks to Cash & Carry Management’s managing editor Kirsti Sharratt about his strategy and priorities. […]
All 275 Blakemore Retail SPAR stores now working with ‘Too Good To Go’
Blakemore Retail has signed up all 275 of its SPAR convenience stores in England and Wales to the ‘Too Good To Go’ app. The convenience retailer first partnered with the […]
SPAR Scotland launches second Community Cashback campaign
SPAR Scotland is launching its second Community Cashback campaign to give away a further £30,000 to community groups and charities. A total of 24 organisations benefited from the first Community […]
Bestway Wholesale offers lateral flow testing to employees
Bestway Wholesale, working closely with local authorities, is offering lateral flow testing (LFT) to all its staff who are needed to ensure that groceries reach retailers and customers. Dawood Pervez, […]
Hyperama boosts Caterforce buying power by more than £30 million
Nottingham-based C&C/wholesaler Hyperama has announced that its foodservice business has become a member of Caterforce, while its retail business remains with Unitas Wholesale. In addition to Nottingham, Hyperama operates from […]
Jon Burton retires from Confex after 30 years in the wholesale trade
Confex has announced the retirement of Jon Burton, its business development director, on 31 March. Burton has worked in the wholesale industry for over 30 years, 17 of which were spent […]
SWA launches project with aim of decarbonising the wholesale industry
The Scottish Wholesale Association has unveiled a project to investigate how to decarbonise the wholesale industry in Scotland. The initiative, which supports the Scottish Government’s ambition for Scotland to be […]
FWD launches petition asking for financial support for wholesalers
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) has launched a petition asking the Government to grant food and drink wholesalers bespoke financial support: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/574623 The petition says: “Food and drink wholesalers […]
JJ Foodservice reports a 1.3% increase in sales year on year
JJ Foodservice increased sales by 1.3% to £225 million in the year ending December 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the business initially, but a business-to-consumer […]
TWC invites wholesalers and suppliers to contribute to new industry tracker
Data and digital specialist TWC has announced the launch of TWC Trends – a new industry tracker. The service will complement TWC’s existing data platforms which enable wholesalers, operators and […]
