Wholesale Industry News
Brakes meets latest environmental standard
Brakes has reached the latest standard in the ISO 14001 environmental audit as specified by the British Assessment Bureau. The accreditation covers group sites operated as M&J Seafood, Wild Harvest, […]
Management changes at Palmer & Harvey retail business
Steve Wilkinson, former managing director of Palmer & Harvey subsidiary WS Retail (Central Stores), and Tony Start, who was commercial director, are to leave the business with effect from 10 […]
John Searle to leave Landmark after 22 years of service
Landmark’s trading director John Searle (pictured) is resigning from the business with effect from the end of the year. Searle has worked for Landmark for 22 years in two periods: […]
Sue Knowles wins Costco ‘Inspiring Woman’ award
Sue Knowles (pictured), marketing & admin director of Costco UK, won the company’s ‘Inspiring Woman’ award at its annual conference in Seattle last month. The award was given to Knowles […]
AF Blakemore denies C&Cs are up for sale
AF Blakemore & Son has issued a statement denying national newspaper reports that it is to sell its wholesale division, which comprises 13 cash & carries. A spokesman for Bestway, […]
On film: how wholesaler JW Filshill operates
Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill has launched a year-long video marketing campaign, ‘Leading The Way’, showing how the business operates. The three-minute films reveal how the company engages with staff, customers […]
Scott Snell becomes impulse sales director at Mondelez UK
Mondelez UK has named Scott Snell (pictured) as sales director for the impulse sector. Snell, with over 20 years’ experience in the food and drink industry, heads the impulse team, […]
Honorary doctorate for Bidfood’s Andy Kemp
Andy Kemp (pictured), Bidfood’s group sales & marketing director, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of West London for services to the hospitality industry. One of his major […]
Top executives to speak at IGD wholesale conference
The Institute of Grocery Distribution’s (IGD) wholesale conference in September has attracted several top trade speakers. They include Palmer & Harvey’s managing director Martyn Ward, Bestway Wholesale’s symbol development director […]
More female staff sought by JJ Food Service
By next year, JJ Food Service wants at least 20% of its warehouse staff to be female. HQ branch manager Sedat Kaan Hendekli said: “At the start of 2017 we […]
Wider role for Tony Holmes at Bestway Wholesale
Tony Holmes (pictured), who joined Bestway Wholesale last year as sales director retail, has been appointed to a wider sales director role, involving all sales route-to-market functions (including the contact […]
‘Get a move on’ – Booker wants speedier response from CMA
Booker has approached the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to accelerate the process of its proposed £3.7 billion merger with Tesco, which was announced towards the end of January. A […]
