Wholesale Industry News
Fundraiser David Lunt of Confex completes Marathon Des Sables Peru
David Lunt, business development director at Confex and a committed fundraiser for charity, has completed his biggest challenge yet – the first-ever Marathon Des Sables, Peru, on 4 December. The […]
Sysco Corporation to acquire Kent Frozen Foods
Sysco Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire £47 million turnover Kent Frozen Foods. The acquisition, which is subject to approval from the Competition and Markets Authority, will see […]
Imperial Tobacco offers to make retailers dreams come true
Imperial Tobacco has launched a three-month long competition to celebrate the release of its enhanced JPS cigarettes range, which includes JPS Real Blue, JPS Silver Stream and JPS Green Edge. […]
Non-tobacco business boosts Booker’s performance
An increase in non-tobacco sales in the 16 weeks to 29 December 2017 more than compensated for a further decline in tobacco business for Booker. Total income for the period […]
Philip Jenkins to leave Sugro after 17 years
Philip Jenkins (pictured), managing director of Sugro, is to leave the group at the beginning of the year to develop his own consultancy business. In a statement, Ross Gourlay, chairman […]
JW Filshill launches KeyStore More for the ‘most progressive retailers’
Glasgow-based JW Filshill has officially launched KeyStore More, a new fascia format aimed at providing the most progressive retailers with a distinct point of difference. Already, 11 stores have converted […]
Blakemore sells Penrith cash & carry/wholesale depot to Bidfood
AF Blakemore & Son has sold its depot in Penrith, Cumbria, to Bidfood. The 30,000 sq ft building (cash & carry and delivered) was once owned by Lowrie’s, which in […]
Booker chosen as partner for PepsiCo van sales operation
Cash & Carry Management understands that Booker will provide “warehousing and depot services” to support PepsiCo’s new van sales operation to deliver Walkers snack products direct to thousands of independent […]
Tesco’s acquisition of Booker gets final approval
Tesco’s £3.7 billion takeover of Booker has been fully cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which concluded that deal does not raise competition concerns. The CMA justified its […]
Irish wholesaler Plassey Food joins Landmark
Plassey Food, of Rathkeale, Co Limerick, which delivers chilled, frozen and ambient products to foodservice outlets across the south of Ireland, has joined Landmark Wholesale. Founded in 1989, the wholesaler […]
Country Range Group celebrates 25th anniversary
Hampton Court was the setting for ‘An Evening with Country Range Group’, with members, suppliers and guests celebrating the organisation’s 25th anniversary and toasting winners of the annual supplier and […]
Appleby Westward appoints a new trading director
The new trading director for SPAR south-west distributor Appleby Westward is Joe Dooley (pictured). He joins the Saltash-based company from the Co-op in Manchester where he was category trading manager. […]
