Wholesale Industry News
Nick Read steps down as CEO of Nisa Retail
Nick Read, chief executive officer of Nisa Retail, is leaving the company. As a result, the board of Nisa has engaged in a succession planning process. Read (pictured) joined Nisa […]
Blakemore Foodservice branch raises £6,000 for charity
Staff at Blakemore Foodservice’s James Bridge depot in Darlaston, Walsall, have raised more than £6,000 over the past year for two charities – the Midlands Air Ambulance and Chelsea’s HLH […]
JTI and Imperial pledge more funding to assist P&H takeover
Imperial Tobacco and JTI have pledged to provide financial support to Palmer & Harvey (P&H) in order to enable it to conclude a takeover by Carlyle, the buyout firm, reports […]
Darren Goldney appointed managing director of Today’s Group
Today’s Group has announced the appointment of Darren Goldney (pictured), formerly commercial director of Palmer and Harvey, as managing director with effect from 13 November. Before joining Palmer and Harvey […]
Quicker online ordering offered by JJ Food Service
JJ Food Service has launched a ‘one tap payment’ option for online orders placed using the company’s app. Chief operations officer Mushtaque Ahmed said: “Convenience and speed are absolutely key […]
14 extra members for Confex so far this year
Confex UK has signed 14 additional members so far this year, which will help it reach its turnover target of £3 billion by 2020 (up from £2.83 billion over the […]
Time Wholesale sets up Every Well water charity
Time Wholesale Services, of Barking, Essex, is holding a ‘Top Retail’ event in support of the Every Well Water Foundation, a new charity formed by the company’s managing director Sony […]
Sales up overall but further tobacco downturn for Booker
Booker Group’s sales in the 12 weeks ended 8 September rose by 1.1% compared with the previous corresponding period. On a like-for-like basis, they were 1.3% up. Yet although non-tobacco […]
Foodservice is the star in the wholesale sector – IGD
The wholesale sector continues to rely heavily on foodservice, “which represents the vibrancy of the expanding out-of-home customer”, said chief economist of the IGD James Walton at the organisation’s […]
Sysco aids Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
Brakes Group owner Sysco Corporation, of Houston, Texas, is donating ‘at least’ $1 million to the flood emergency appeal following the impact of Hurricane Harvey. Half of this sum has […]
The Co-op is front runner in takeover race for Nisa
The Co-op has replaced Sainsbury as front runner in the takeover race for Nisa, with a figure of £140 million being mooted for the business. Sainsbury, whose name had been […]
Ian McDonald to leave Filshill after 41 years
Possibly the longest-serving employee in the Scottish wholesale and retail trade – Ian McDonald of JW Filshill – is to retire early next year. McDonald (pictured), who has worked for […]
