Wholesale Industry News
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. […]
New initiatives from Unitas to enhance trading with suppliers
Unitas managing director Darren Goldney told Cash & Carry Management about three new initiatives designed to improve trading with suppliers: Optimum Distribution Tracker Over the past four weeks, Unitas has […]
Parfetts appoints Guy Swindell as retail director
Parfetts has appointed Guy Swindell, formerly head of customer development & marketing, as retail director. Swindell (pictured) joined the head office trading team in 2004 and has held various positions, […]
Bestway announces winner of exclusive Walkers competition
Ashad Alam, who owns Al Halal supermarkets in Birmingham, has won a Renault Kangoo van in a competition run by Bestway and PepsiCo. The van was presented to Alam (pictured) […]
Healthy month for Bestway wholesale pharmacy business
Pharmacy wholesaler Bestway Medhub, which is part of Bestway Group, increased October sales by 49% compared with the same month last year. The company declined to reveal actual sales figures. […]
