Wholesale Industry News

Mark Aylwin joins Matthew Clark as managing director

Date: December 17, 2015Leave a comment

Mark Aylwin, former managing director of Booker Direct and ex-chief executive of Blueheath, the delivered wholesale business which was absorbed by Booker in 2007, has become managing director of drinks wholesaler Matthew […]

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Nisa distribution vehicles given own-brand makeover

Date: December 11, 2015Leave a comment

Symbol chain Nisa has unveiled 68 new-look distribution vehicles, featuring full-side liveries advertising the Heritage own-label range in a series of six designs. Brand manager Erin May said that the […]

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Blakemore boosted by sales and profits increase

Date: December 11, 2015Leave a comment

AF Blakemore & Son has announced an 18.5% increase in profits, with turnover rising by 7% for the 2014/15 financial year. Pre-tax profits shot up from 7.6 million to £9 million in the year to […]

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Your ultimate guide to: The Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme

Date: December 10, 2015Leave a comment

To help tackle alcohol duty fraud, which costs the taxpayer approximately £1.3 billion per annum, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be introducing a registration scheme for alcohol wholesalers in […]

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Birchall Foodservice puts gluten-free education under the spotlight

Date: December 10, 2015Leave a comment

Birchall Foodservice has launched a series of gluten-free workshops at its Burnley headquarters. At the first such event, customers saw five suppliers showcasing their wares in the company’s new training […]

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Dee Bee returns to Hull after 25 years

Date: December 4, 2015Leave a comment

Today’s Group member Dee Bee has spent more than £500,000 on a new 70,000 sq ft Hull cash & carry, which is expected to create more than 35 full and […]

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Chris Cosh leaves Wallaces TCB after 27 years

Date: December 4, 2015Leave a comment

Chris Cosh, procurement director of Scottish drinks wholesaler Wallaces TCB, has left the company after 27 years to pursue other, unspecified, interests. Cosh (pictured) and his family were instrumental in building […]

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New winter campaign for Tropical Sun

Date: December 2, 2015Leave a comment

Wanis International Foods has launched an integrated marketing campaign to champion its range of Tropical Sun coconut products. The national campaign, which is being used to promote Coconut Water, Coconut […]

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Premier Foods unveils dazzling display at Bestway depot

Date: December 1, 2015Leave a comment

Premier Foods has created a bespoke Christmas-inspired display at Bestway Park Royal, designed to capture retailers’ attention in the run-up to the festive period. The display, which carries the strapline: […]

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Wholesalers and suppliers honoured: FWD Gold Medal Awards 2015

Date: December 1, 2015Leave a comment

Booker Wholesale and Bidvest Foodservice were among the big winners at the FWD Gold Medal Awards last month, scooping four accolades apiece at the HAC Royal Artillery Garden in London. […]

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Leicester operator moves from Today’s to Landmark

Date: November 24, 2015Leave a comment

Leicester wholesaler Gilsons Foods has taken the step of switching groups because of its proximity to Dhamecha’s latest branch. A family owned business, Gilsons Foods had been a member of Today’s […]

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Second Suterwalla on Landmark board

Date: November 24, 2015Leave a comment

Jay Suterwalla, a director of Southall-based Sutaka UK, which describes itself as ‘the UK’s leading distributor of branded food and household products’, has joined the board of Landmark Wholesale. He […]

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