Wholesale Industry News
Richard Bone moves from Unitas to Parfetts
Parfetts has appointed Richard Bone as commercial director. He will join the business in late summer from Unitas where he was finance director for over three years. Bone (pictured) will […]
Parfetts has 60 Go Local stores within first year of Birmingham opening
Parfetts has marked the first anniversary of its Birmingham depot by reaching the milestone of 60 Go Local stores in the region. The Birmingham-based team of retail development advisors has […]
Appleby Westward partners with FareShare to fight hunger
SPAR South West’s primary distributor Appleby Westward has partnered with FareShare South West and Gregorys Logistics to play a key role in redistributing surplus food to those in need. With […]
Unitas subscribes to SmartView Convenience market read
Unitas has become the first wholesaler or wholesale buying group to sign up to SmartView Convenience (SVC), the market read for independent convenience stores launched in mid 2023 by TWC […]
Country Range introduces two new varieties of Cookie Pucks
Following the successful launch of its Cookie Pucks collection in the summer of 2022, Country Range has introduced two new varieties – Country Range Oat, Lemon & Raisin Cookie Pucks, […]
Brakes holds prices on more than 7,000 products until October
Brakes is holding prices on more than 7,000 products between April and October 2024. The initiative follows a similar campaign last year where Brakes held prices on more than 1,800 […]
TikTok’s No.1 UK food and drink seller joins Sugro
Preplica, which is reported to be TikTok’s No.1 food and drink seller in the UK, has joined Sugro. Based in Caerphilly, Preplica has been trading since March 2021. Its focus […]
JW Filshill relaunches website to reflect customer needs
Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill has relaunched its website – www.filshill.co.uk – to meet the demands of the growing number of tech-savvy retailers joining its KeyStore fascia group. The new design and […]
GroceryAid commits £1 million fund for school children
GroceryAid’s School Essentials Grant is providing £1 million of support for grocery colleagues’ school-aged children this year, after securing funding from The Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust. Now in its fourth […]
SPAR’s £100,000 Community Cashback scheme returns
SPAR has launched its third £100,000 Community Cashback scheme, giving away various grants to local voluntary or community organisations and charities. Last year, the group received more than 13,000 entries […]
Harlech Foodservice announces four internal promotions
Harlech Foodservice has announced the promotion of four of its employees, including Morgan Jones to warehouse manager. Ten years ago Jones was a 16-year-old schoolboy looking for a summer job. […]
TWC launches shopper insight study on UK aggregator market
With advanced online ordering technology and an expanding array of restaurant delivery services, the food purchasing landscape continues to evolve rapidly. Amidst this backdrop, TWC is conducting a comprehensive shopper […]
