Wholesale Industry News
Seventh year of Wing Yip young chef competition
The Wing Yip young chef competition – now in its seventh year – has been launched. It is open to chefs and catering students across the UK and Ireland who […]
Confex rolls out app to wholesale members
Confex plans to roll-out its new white label app to its wholesale members free of charge during 2019. The app allows Confex members to access thousands of national promotions and […]
Quarterly growth at Booker following alignment with Tesco
Booker’s income continues to grow since its alignment with Tesco. Third quarter figures for the retail multiple (to 24 November 2018) show that like-for-like sales of the C&C/wholesaler grew by […]
Full-scale management changes at Bestway Wholesale
Bestway Wholesale, under managing director Dawood Pervez, has appointed Andy Cresswell chief retail officer – one of several changes at the C&C/wholesaler. His responsibilities cover company-owned and franchised stores including […]
Former Brakes CEO Ton Christiaanse joins Aviko
Former Brakes UK CEO Ton Christiaanse (pictured) has become interim CEO of Dutch potato products supplier Aviko. He worked for the UK foodservice wholesaler for nine months in 2017, replacing […]
Newly created Sugro post for Raj Krishan
Sugro UK has chosen Raj Krishan (pictured) to fill the newly-created role of head of business development under recently appointed managing director Neil Turton. He joins from AF Blakemore where […]
Harlech Foodservice opens second butchery
Harlech Foodservice has opened a £120,000 butchery at its Chester depot as part of plans to grow in north-east Wales and the north-west of England. It has already secured contracts […]
Sales up but profits down at JJ Food Service
JJ Food Service has topped turnover of £200 million for the first time, although profits have been hit. The sales figure of £201 million for the year ended March 2018 […]
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 […]
