Wholesale Industry News
Dominic Hall elected president of SPAR International
Dominic Hall, joint managing director of James Hall & Co, has been elected president of SPAR International. The announcement was made at the 67th International SPAR Congress, which took place […]
Trevors Foodservice officially opens premises in Fleetwood
Trevors Foodservice has officially opened its new state-of-the-art premises in the former home of the Fylde Ice Co in Fleetwood’s historic dock area. With £5 million invested in the relocation […]
SWA appoints UWG’s Tom Slaven as its new president
The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has appointed Tom Slaven, retail director of Glasgow-based United Wholesale Grocers (UWG), as its new president. He succeeds Julie Dunn, operations director of Blantyre-based Dunns […]
Fresh Direct includes 50 new British lines in Summer range
Fresh Direct – part of Sysco – has launched its 2024 Summer seasonal range, which includes around 50 new British lines. The new range supports the company’s commitment to driving […]
Country Range launches four new Signature Dairy Ice Cream flavours
Country Range has introduced four new flavours of ice cream under its premium Signature brand. Made on a regenerative farm, the new Signature Dairy Ice Creams are available in four-litre […]
Caterfood Buying Group appoints Tom Workman as commercial director
Caterfood Buying Group has appointed Tom Workman as commercial director. Workman was previously director of trading at Creed Foodservice, where he worked for six-and-a-half years. Before that he was at […]
Harlech Foodservice acquires Celtic Foodservices of Pembrokeshire
Harlech Foodservice has acquired Celtic Foodservices for an undisclosed sum. Based in Pembroke Dock, Celtic Foodservices was formally incorporated as a business in 2009 and supplies food and janitorial products […]
SPAR becomes official partner of Glamorgan Cricket
AF Blakemore, the wholesaler for SPAR stores in Wales and Central and South East England, has announced its new partnership with Glamorgan Cricket as an official back-of-shirt partner for the […]
More than 200 chefs and guests attend Mevalco’s Local to Local event
More than 200 chefs and guests from the UK and Spain attended Mevalco’s sustainable seafood Local to Local event, held in Bristol recently. Guests enjoyed three Masterclasses throughout the day […]
Pak Foods is latest recruit for Sugro
Sugro has recruited Pak Foods as a member. Established over two decades ago in Derby, Raavi Foods, which trades as Pak Foods, operates nine own-fascia stores located in Stoke-on-Trent, Burton […]
SPAR Win With Every Goal promotion launched in Scotland and N England
The SPAR ‘Win With Every Goal’ promotion has returned this year to coincide with the Euro 2024 football tournament. SPAR wholesalers James Hall & Co and CJ Lang & Son […]
Pricecheck team spends over 1,000 hours supporting good causes
A total of 1,033 hours is the amount of time that the Pricecheck team has spent doing good within its community during the 2023/24 financial year. A 1,000-hour pledge was […]
