Wholesale Industry News
The Cress Co makes three key appointments
Fine-food distributor Cress Co has created three new roles in its buying and marketing departments. The wholesaler’s assistant buyer Steph Johnstone, who has been with Cress Co since 2016, is […]
Bidfood’s ‘Celebrate Summer’ campaign offers inspiration
Bidfood has launched ‘Celebrate Summer’, a campaign to provide customers with inspiration, hints and tips to tap into trends and entice customers back to hospitality. The campaign features a wide […]
Dunsters Farm to join Caterforce on 1 July
Dunsters Farm is to join Caterforce on 1 July, taking the group’s membership to nine wholesalers. Formerly a member of Confex, Dunsters Farm is a third-generation, family-run wholesaler that has […]
Parfetts launches The Local fascia for off-licences
Parfetts has formally launched The Local, a new off-licence fascia to sit alongside its Go Local symbol group. All retailers in The Local fascia will benefit from a 2% rebate, […]
Unitas offers guidance on energy drinks and hard seltzers
Unitas Wholesale has introduced two new ‘Focus On’ category guides: one on energy drinks and the other on hard seltzers. Unitas has partnered with CCEP for the energy drinks publication […]
JJ Foodservices unwraps new newspaper-effect fish and chip boxes
Wrapping fish and chips in newspaper may have been banned since the 1980s, but JJ Foodservice is bringing the retro vibe back with its new takeaway boxes. The food-safe, biodegradable […]
Nisa offers six family-favourite frozen foods for £5
Nisa has brought back its popular £5 frozen food deal to help retailers drive home the value message and entice shoppers into their stores. The meal solution comprises six family-favourite […]
Dunsters Farm appoints Gary Lumby as its first non-exec director
Dunsters Farm has appointed Gary Lumby MBE as its first non-executive director. Based in Bury, Dunsters Farm is a third-generation family-run foodservice business that has been delivering food and drinks […]
Turner Price launches Amazon-style foodservice marketplace
Turner Price has launched what it claims is the UK’s first foodservice marketplace, giving caterers instant access to more than 10,000 products from trusted and verified third-party sellers in an […]
Birchall Foodservice trials electric vans as part of CSR aims
Birchall Foodservice has begun trialling electric vans from VMS Fleet Management. “Electric vans produce zero tailpipe emissions and could play a huge part in helping us become more environmentally-friendly in […]
Ex-Booker CEO Charles Wilson joins Menzies Distribution as a non-exec
Former Booker CEO Charles Wilson has acquired approximately 10% of the share capital of Menzies Distribution and joined the board as a non-executive director. Wilson (pictured) retired in February as […]
Dee Bee uses Gander to highlight reduced-to-clear items to consumers
Dee Bee Wholesale is tackling food waste by collaborating with digital platform Gander in its company-owned Today’s convenience stores. The Gander app enables retailers to automatically display to shoppers, in […]