Wholesale Industry News
Confex postpones trade show and stops member and HQ meetings
Following the worsening of the Covid-19 outbreak, Confex has postponed its trade show from 26 March until 21 July. What’s more, the group will not be holding any meetings at […]
Unitas first full-year progress by managing director Darren Goldney
Suppliers to Unitas Wholesale have reported an aggregated 4% sales increase (excluding tobacco) for 2019, reported the group’s managing director Darren Goldney as Unitas comes to the end of its […]
Bestway announces winners of its 2020 Performance Awards
Bestway Wholesale announced the 16 winners of its Performance Awards at a ceremony in London’s Marriot Grosvenor Square hotel last night (12 March). Managing director Dawood Pervez opened the event […]
Unitas cancels next week’s trade show at Liverpool Exhibition Centre
Unitas Wholesale has cancelled its trade show that was due to take place at the Liverpool Exhibition Centre on 17-18 March. Managing director Darren Goldney explained: “It is with regret […]
Barnardo’s to benefit from Bestway race day
Barnardo’s will be the beneficiary of Bestway’s annual charity race day, which is being held at Royal Ascot on 19 June – the 27th year since the C&C/wholesaler began raising […]
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 […]
