Wholesale Industry News

Darren Goldney appointed managing director of Today’s Group

Darren Goldney appointed managing director of Today’s Group

Date: September 26, 2017Leave a comment

Today’s Group has announced the appointment of Darren Goldney (pictured), formerly commercial director of Palmer and Harvey, as managing director with effect from 13 November. Before joining Palmer and Harvey […]

Read More...

Quicker online ordering offered by JJ Food Service

Quicker online ordering offered by JJ Food Service

Date: September 22, 2017Leave a comment

JJ Food Service has launched a ‘one tap payment’ option for online orders placed using the company’s app. Chief operations officer Mushtaque Ahmed said: “Convenience and speed are absolutely key […]

Read More...

14 extra members for Confex so far this year

14 extra members for Confex so far this year

Date: September 22, 2017Leave a comment

Confex UK has signed 14 additional members so far this year, which will help it reach its turnover target of £3 billion by 2020 (up from £2.83 billion over the […]

Read More...

Time Wholesale sets up Every Well water charity

Time Wholesale sets up Every Well water charity

Date: September 21, 2017Leave a comment

Time Wholesale Services, of Barking, Essex, is holding a ‘Top Retail’ event in support of the Every Well Water Foundation, a new charity formed by the company’s managing director Sony […]

Read More...

Sales up overall but further tobacco downturn for Booker

Sales up overall but further tobacco downturn for Booker

Date: September 14, 2017Leave a comment

Booker Group’s sales in the 12 weeks ended 8 September rose by 1.1% compared with the previous corresponding period. On a like-for-like basis, they were 1.3% up. Yet although non-tobacco […]

Read More...

Foodservice is the star in the wholesale sector – IGD

Foodservice is the star in the wholesale sector – IGD

Date: September 7, 2017Leave a comment

  The wholesale sector continues to rely heavily on foodservice, “which represents the vibrancy of the expanding out-of-home customer”, said chief economist of the IGD James Walton at the organisation’s […]

Read More...

Sysco aids Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

Sysco aids Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

Date: September 4, 2017Leave a comment

Brakes Group owner Sysco Corporation, of Houston, Texas, is donating ‘at least’ $1 million to the flood emergency appeal following the impact of Hurricane Harvey. Half of this sum has […]

Read More...

The Co-op is front runner in takeover race for Nisa

The Co-op is front runner in takeover race for Nisa

Date: August 31, 2017Leave a comment

The Co-op has replaced Sainsbury as front runner in the takeover race for Nisa, with a figure of £140 million being mooted for the business. Sainsbury, whose name had been […]

Read More...

Ian McDonald to leave Filshill after 41 years

Ian McDonald to leave Filshill after 41 years

Date: August 28, 2017Leave a comment

Possibly the longest-serving employee in the Scottish wholesale and retail trade – Ian McDonald of JW Filshill – is to retire early next year. McDonald (pictured), who has worked for […]

Read More...

Brakes meets latest environmental standard

Brakes meets latest environmental standard

Date: August 28, 2017Leave a comment

Brakes has reached the latest standard in the ISO 14001 environmental audit as specified by the British Assessment Bureau. The accreditation covers group sites operated as M&J Seafood, Wild Harvest, […]

Read More...

Management changes at Palmer & Harvey retail business

Management changes at Palmer & Harvey retail business

Date: August 19, 2017Leave a comment

Steve Wilkinson, former managing director of Palmer & Harvey subsidiary WS Retail (Central Stores), and Tony Start, who was commercial director, are to leave the business with effect from 10 […]

Read More...

John Searle to leave Landmark after 22 years of service

John Searle to leave Landmark after 22 years of service

Date: August 19, 2017Leave a comment

Landmark’s trading director John Searle (pictured) is resigning from the business with effect from the end of the year. Searle has worked for Landmark for 22 years in two periods: […]

Read More...