Wholesale Industry News
New year’s resolution by Caterforce to extend environmental policy
Buying & marketing group Caterforce is extending its buying policy in 2019 to enable it to continue working towards an environmentally and socially responsible future for its members, suppliers and […]
Christmas’s unsung heroes recognised by Bidfood
Bidfood has, for the second year running, rewarded the unsung heroes of hospitality through its Christmas Gift campaign. The winners – including pub and hotel managers, hospital chefs and community […]
Fairway own-brand ‘just as good as, if not better than’ competitor products
At a Fairway Foodservice show featuring its own-brand products, staff of the 20 members met suppliers to taste selected lines and compare them with leading brands as well as other […]
Boost sends its ‘little helpers’ to assist C&C customers
This Christmas, Boost Drinks has been getting in the festive spirit and lending a helping hand to busy customers stocking up for Christmas. At the start of December, staff from […]
Country Range recognises top performing members and suppliers
The annual ‘An Evening with the Country Range Group’ event, held at the Sea Life London Aquarium, was attended by almost 200 members, suppliers and guests. A total of 11 […]
East End Foods’ Aston Cross branch stages BBC Brexit programme
The Aston Cross, Birmingham, cash & carry of East End Foods hosted Monday’s Victoria Derbyshire BBC Television discussion on the Brexit issue. Director Jason Wouhra OBE spoke several times during […]
Steve Parfett’s retirement will mean ‘the end of an era’
At the end of the year Steve Parfett (pictured) is to retire from the cash & carry business that bears his family name and was founded by his father Alan […]
CJ Lang takes difficult decisions to protect business
Turnover of SPAR wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang & Son dipped by 1.3% to £183.1 million in the year to 30 April 2018, with underlying profit, before one-offs (stock provisions), […]
Crowds flock to First Choice’s first trade show
First Choice Foodservice, of Burton upon Trent, attracted 350 customers to its inaugural trade show, the attendees representing a wide cross-section of businesses, including large pub and restaurant chains and […]
Another successful Fairway Foodservice event
Deals worth £709,000 were recorded at Fairway Foodservice’s Meet the Member event in Tamworth, Staffs, resulting in £1.8 million for its two shows in 2018. The figure is just shy […]
Appleby Westward continues SPAR retailer recruitment
Appleby Westward, which recruited 27 more stores to the SPAR south-west network last year, has targeted a further 24 in 2019. The announcement was made by managing director Mike Boardman, […]
Driving change at a fast pace: Darren Goldney of Unitas
In his first in-depth interview since the launch of Unitas, managing director Darren Goldney (pictured) talks to Cash & Carry Management’s managing editor Kirsti Sharratt about his aims and plans. […]
