Wholesale Industry News
Henderson Group posts near 4% profit rise
Spar Northern Ireland wholesaler Henderson Group increased pre-tax profit to £21.9 million in 2015 – up by 3.9%. Although turnover at £659.1 million was just under 1% down, sales & […]
Peter Hartley named as interim chairman designate of Nisa Retail
Following the announcement that Nisa Retail chairman Christopher Baker MBE has decided not to stand for re-election at the company’s AGM on 29 September, Peter Hartley has been named as […]
Rayburn increases minimum order value to £500
Rayburn Trading has raised the minimum order value to £500 ex-VAT for traders purchasing from its Manchester showroom. The previous threshold of £450 ex-VAT had been in operation for four […]
Country Range Group seeks top student chefs
The search is on to find the UK’s top young culinary trio after the launch of Country Range Group’s Student Chef Challenge 2016/17, run in collaboration with the Craft Guild […]
JJ Food Service produces fish-cutting videos
Having produced a series of videos on how to cut meat (Cash & Carry Management last month) JJ Food Service has now replicated the instructional films – for fish. They […]
Bidvest opens new Slough headquarters
Bidvest Foodservice has officially opened its new Slough headquarters, with 11 members of staff hauling an 18-tonne lorry across the tarmac. The 117,000 sq ft site (including 80,000 sq ft […]
FWD opposes proposed tax on sugary drinks
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) is one of several organisations that have expressed their antipathy towards the Government’s proposed tax on sugary drinks in a bid to reduce the […]
Creed Foodservice to stage annual trade show in September
Creed Foodservice is hosting its annual trade show for care homes, educational establishments, hotels and restaurants, in-store cafes and leisure destinations at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire, on 20 […]
Sysco directors express caution about Brakes Group
Sysco Corporation, the giant Houston, Texas, company whose $2.2bn takeover of Brakes Group was recently completed, is asking shareholders to be patient in their expectations of the new acquisition. In […]
Martin Race promoted to managing director of Bestway Wholesale
Bestway Group veteran Younus Sheikh, 74, has stepped down as managing director of the C&C/wholesale division, becoming non-executive director. His successor is Martin Race, who has been with the company […]
Closure of £57m turnover Silverstar Foods
Efforts to sell the assets and remaining stock of Silverstar Foods, which went into administration late last month, are nearing a conclusion The main business of the £57 million turnover […]
P&H issues booklet on European tobacco legislation
Palmer and Harvey has released to independent retailer customers the first of several initiatives on the forthcoming new European tobacco legislation. The trilingual booklet (in English, Gujarati and Urdu) can also be […]
