Wholesale Industry News
More than 200 prices held for Bestway foodservice customers
Bestway Wholesale has launched its biggest-ever festive promotional range for the foodservice sector. It is also providing seven-day opening for this channel. The latest Price Hold Guarantee features more than […]
Bristol foodservice wholesaler adds nine vehicles to fleet
Bristol-based Charles Saunders Foodservice, with a turnover of £20 million, has added nine vehicles to its fleet, increasing the total to 35. The trucks – eight 11-tonne Isuzus and a […]
North London wholesaler joins Fairway Foodservice
Fairway Foodservice has brought its number of member wholesalers to 18 by adding A to Z Catering, which operates from a 40,000 sq ft depot in Hornsey, north London. The […]
FWD Gold Medal Award winners announced
The winners of this year’s FWD Gold Medal Awards were announced to 760 guests at Old Billingsgate, London, last month. Wholesaler awards: Wholesale Service to Retail sponsored by Ferrero Palmer & Harvey […]
Hancocks’ third generation in new confectionery venture
The two sons of former Hancocks Cash & Carry co-owner Adrian Hancock, who died three years ago, have formed their own confectionery cash & carry business. HS Wholesale Sweets, of […]
Fairway Foodservice signs up to the FWD
Fairway Foodservice, with 18 members and a combined turnover of £626 million, has joined the Federation of Wholesale Distributors. It is the third foodservice amalgam (the others are Country Range […]
Big turnout for Bestway’s 40th anniversary celebrations
Around 1,200 Bestway Wholesale staff and suppliers celebrated the C&C/wholesaler’s 40th anniversary in style at London’s Grosvenor House, many marking the occasion by wearing an article of ruby-coloured clothing to […]
New Christmas buffet range from Caterforce
Caterforce has unveiled a new buffet range for Christmas. Part of the foodservice buying group’s Chefs’ Selections own brand, it features an assortment of ‘mini nibbles’ and starters, including hand-crimped […]
Extra £500,000 worth of business for Fairway
More than £500,000 worth of deals were concluded at the second Fairway Foodservice ‘Meet the Member’ event. Over the two days at Villa Park, Birmingham, the buying group’s 17 members […]
Andrew Selley takes over as FWD chairman
As widely forecast after Landmark’s managing director Martin Williams announced earlier this year that he would be stepping down as the FWD chairman, the position is to be filled by the organisation’s deputy […]
Record year for growing Kitwave Wholesale Group
Kitwave Wholesale Group, which owns nine businesses, achieved record trading figures in the year to the end of April. Pre-tax profit (EBITA) rose from £7 million to £8.7 million on […]
Ian Taylor promoted to retail director at Spar UK
Ian Taylor (pictured), formerly head of retail at Spar UK, which has about 2,400 stores, has been promoted to the new role of retail director, which the group described as […]
