Wholesale Industry News
Michael McCormack becomes MD of Musgrave Wholesale Partners
Michael McCormack, formerly managing director of Musgrave in Northern Ireland, has been appointed MD of Musgrave Wholesale Partners, with responsibility for the company’s 10 MarketPlace branches (seven in the Republic […]
Parfetts expands team to support Go Local growth
To support the growth of its Go Local symbol group, Parfetts has recruited five new business development managers and 20 new staff at its headquarters in Stockport. The Go Local […]
Kff extends Aylesford warehouse and adds new product ranges
Foodservice wholesaler kff has expanded the size of its warehouse facility at Aylesford, Kent, to 24,390 sq ft, adding new ranges of cleaning materials and non-foods as well as more […]
Nick Redford and Warren Hamer launch Arete procurement business
Former Caterforce managing director Nick Redford has combined with Warren Hamer, Sodexo’s global category director for protein, to form a new foodservice procurement support business. Arete Procurement Solutions, which begins […]
Bidfood, Filshill, United and AG Barr triumph at Achievers 2020 awards
Bidfood Scotland, JW Filshill and United Wholesale (Scotland) each won three top awards at the prestigious Scottish Wholesale Achievers awards, held tonight (13 February) at the Sheraton Grand, Edinburgh. Now […]
Back to square one for East End Foods?
In what could prove to be one of the briefest changes of ownership in the C&C/wholesale trade, East End Foods, which four months ago agreed a takeover bid for the […]
Neil Turton resigns as Sugro managing director
Neil Turton, who was appointed managing director of Sugro UK 18 months ago, has resigned from the confectionery and impulse wholesale group. The former Nisa CEO, who had also worked […]
Confex highlights central distribution as a key part of growth plans
Confex is bouncing back after losing 23 members to the newly-formed NBC (National Buying Consortium) last year (Cash & Carry Management: June 2019). That blow was balanced by the addition of […]
More sites wanted by JJ Food Service
JJ Food Service wants to acquire more warehouses to support expansion plans. This follows the announcement of record sales of £170 million for the first three quarters of the financial […]
Unitas reduces board members and appoints Simon Hannah chairman
Unitas Wholesale has reduced the number of board members from 16 to 12 and named Simon Hannah of JW Filshill as its new chairman. According to the group’s managing director […]
Gary Mullineux made permanent MD of Caterforce
Gary Mullineux, who was named as interim managing director of Caterforce after the announcement that MD Nick Redford was leaving at the end of 2019 (Cash & Carry Management: October 2019), […]
TWC launches Alchemy Elements with a tool to prove compliance
TWC has launched Alchemy Elements – a modular, cloud-based suite of digital tools that enables retailers and wholesalers to really get to know their customers through identifying and managing growth […]
