Wholesale Industry News
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 […]
Hyperama wins Landmark top award again
Hyperama was once again named member of the year at Landmark Wholesale’s annual awards dinner, held recently in Glasgow. Parfetts collected the top own-brand member trophy and the leading cash & […]
Martin Williams to leave Landmark at end of year
Landmark Wholesale is in the process of choosing a new managing director to replace Martin Williams, who will leave at the end of December after 33 years with the group. […]
Ex-Tesco man becomes Palmer and Harvey chief executive
Tony Reed (pictured), who previously spent 38 years with Tesco, has become chief executive of Palmer and Harvey. His most recent posts with the retail multiple were as CEO of […]
Londis and Budgens lift Booker’s sales
Despite a continued decline in tobacco sales – down by 5.6% in the latest half year – and overall like-for-like retail income decreasing by 2.8%, Booker Group managed to increase […]
Driver safety programme proves its worth for Reynolds
Reynolds Catering Supplies, which distributes fresh fruit and vegetables, cheese and other dairy products to the foodservice industry, has signed a three-year renewal contract for SmartDrive Systems’ Assurance video-based driver […]
Brakes expands fish range to tie in with Fish Week
Brakes has launched two new fish products – initially to tie in with this month’s Fish Week promotion but also with the Christmas trade. Tuna carpaccio comes frozen in 10 […]
