Wholesale Industry News
AF Blakemore unifies livery across its distribution fleet
AF Blakemore has begun the roll-out of a new livery on its distribution fleet. It is part of a drive to standardise branding across the group logistics operation, covering its […]
JJ Food Service admits the public to Enfield depot
JJ Food Service’s Enfield branch is now open to the public as well as to caterers. The development follows a £40,000 investment into a ‘promotions canopy’ to highlight deals relevant […]
Rumours of Palmer & Harvey takeover and departures
Palmer & Harvey’s executive deputy chairman Chris Etherington (pictured) is one of several senior executives who are believed to have left the delivered wholesaler. Another is finance director Jon Moxon. […]
Booker retailers will benefit from Tesco deal – Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson (pictured), chief executive of Booker Group, remains adamant that, should the merger deal with Tesco go ahead, there would be benefits for his company’s retail chains even where […]
Bestway changes its Tottenham location
Bestway Wholesale has moved its branch in Tottenham, north London, a matter of yards away from the previous site, which it had occupied since 1988. In doing so, it has […]
Sales of Spar UK approach £3 billion mark
Spar UK’s retail sales rose by 8.5% to £2.84 billion in 2016, largely due to a surge in its number of symbol retailers. There was also more emphasis on fresh […]
Hall’s Direct acquired by Lomond to create £30m turnover business
In a major deal for Scotland’s delivered wholesale industry, Lomond – The Wholesale Food Co has acquired Hall’s Direct, giving the enlarged business an annual turnover of £30 million. Glasgow-based […]
Coca-Cola and Spar are active partners for ParkLives programme
Coca-Cola European Partners has teamed up with Spar for the ParkLives community programme across England, Scotland and Wales this summer. The annual scheme – the soft drink supplier’s fourth since […]
Record orders at Fairway ‘Meet the Member’ event
Deals worth more than £900,000 were struck at Fairway Foodservice’s latest ‘Meet the Member’ event, which was held at Villa Park in Birmingham. The record figure beat the previous highest […]
Bidfood employees aid the African water crisis
Bidfood has raised over £9,400 for The One Foundation as part of its World Water Day campaign to fund clean water projects in Africa. This amount will directly impact the […]
£15 million outlay at Wing Yip Croydon site
Oriental food specialist Wing Yip is spending £15 million to almost double the size of its Croydon site – from 41,000 sq ft to 75,000 sq ft. The work, which […]
Crazy Candy Factory brand relaunched by Hancocoks
Hancocks, the confectionery specialist which has been bought by £50 million turnover Innovative Bites (Cash & Carry Management last month) is relaunching its Crazy Candy Factory brand. The cash & […]
