Wholesale Industry News
‘Ridiculously Rich’ cake deal for best-one shopkeepers
Bestway Wholesale symbol group best-one has teamed up with Alana Spencer (pictured), who won BBC TV’s The Apprentice in 2016 with her ‘Ridiculously Rich by Alana’ cakes business. Retailers can […]
Foodservice on the up at Unitas Wholesale
Plans were announced at Unitas Wholesale’s annual conference in Portugal last month to step up already sizeable growth in the foodservice channel and to increase the number of symbol retailers […]
Delivered wholesaling accelerates at Bestway
The delivered side of Bestway Wholesale has grown to the point where it now represents 44% of its business. That percentage could grow further with the news that the company […]
Head of marketing and digital Salih Sheikh leaves Bestway
Salih Sheikh (pictured), head of marketing and digital at Bestway, is leaving the C&C/wholesaler to become chief marketing officer of a start-up business within the food industry. A company spokesperson said […]
IGD Live tickets available at a discount until end of today
Tickets for IGD Live, which takes place at London’s Tobacco Dock on 6-7 November, are being offered at a discount until the end of today (Friday 4 October) at www.igdlive.com […]
Tom Gittins appointed managing director of Confex
Tom Gittins has become managing director of Confex, replacing Nicky White who is stepping down after 25 years at the helm of the buying group. Gittins (pictured), who was appointed […]
CJ Lang increases turnover for the first time in four years
Scottish SPAR wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang & Son increased turnover for the first time in four years – by 2.6% to £187.9 million – in the year ending 30 […]
Former CJ Lang wholesale director Dick Smith dies suddenly
Dick Smith, the well-known and highly respected former wholesale director at Dundee-based CJ Lang and Son, has died suddenly at the age of 80. Smith retired from CJ Lang in […]
Exponent follows acquisition of TRS with purchase of East End Foods
Private equity firm Exponent, which was recently reported as being engaged in the takeover of TRS Group (Cash & Carry Management: June) has now been linked with the purchase of […]
Campaign to introduce industry-standard Recycled Plastic Rating
A campaign has been launched to introduce a new Recycled Plastic Rating showing the amount of recycled plastic content in packaging. The aim is to empower consumers to force manufacturers […]
Parfetts achieves substantial increases in sales and profits
In the year to the end of June, Parfetts increased pre-tax profit by 17.5% to £6.1 million on sales up by 9.8% to £380 million. The employee-owned business, now with […]
Gary Mullineux appointed interim managing director at Caterforce
Gary Mullineux (pictured) has been appointed as interim managing director of Caterforce. His appointment follows the announcement that Nick Redford is to step down as MD in December. Caterforce chairman […]
