Wholesale Industry News
Rainbow Hub wins SPAR Community Cashback grand prize
Rainbow Hub, a charity that supports children with physical and neurological conditions, and their families, has been chosen as a £10,000 grand prize winner of SPAR’s Community Cashback initiative. James […]
JJ launches Days Out campaign to support holiday caterers
JJ Foodservice has launched a new Days Out & Leisure webpage featuring best-selling products and interviews with some of its catering customers. As part of the campaign, JJ is also […]
Pioneer Foodservice invests more than £300K in fleet
Pioneer Foodservice has invested more than £300,000 in expanding its fleet. Seven new refrigerated vans will be used to service customers across southern Scotland, north-west and north-east England. The vans […]
Tributes flood in for former Unitas finance director John Schofield
Unitas Wholesale has announced that John Schofield, former finance director (FD) and acting managing director of the Today’s Group, has died. Schofield (pictured) was integral in the merger of Today’s […]
Swizzels launches £1,000 prize promotion to celebrate 95th birthday
Swizzels is celebrating its 95th birthday by offering retailers the chance to win one cash prize of £1,000 when they purchase any three cases from the Swizzels hanging bag range […]
SPAR is exclusive convenience partner for Feastables MrBeast chocolate bars
SPAR is partnering with YouTube giant MrBeast to bring Feastables chocolate bars to the UK convenience and forecourt sector. Working with Icon Foods, SPAR has secured a deal to be […]
Parfetts’ summer trade festival Parfest to feature 500 deals
Parfetts is holding its annual summer trade festival from 9 to 15 July to celebrate the best of cash & carry and convenience. Parfest 2023 will offer 500 deals across […]
Unitas appoints Lee Wharton as trading controller – on-trade
Unitas Wholesale has appointed Lee Wharton as trading controller – on-trade. In his new role, he will work alongside trading controller Martin Spivey for a period before Spivey takes early […]
New Marie Curie celebration cake now available in SPAR stores
James Hall & Co has introduced a special edition cake to raise funds for Marie Curie. Available to SPAR customers in the North of England, the cake is manufactured by […]
Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2023/24 opens early for entries
The next instalment of the Country Range Student Chef Challenge is now open for registrations – a little earlier than usual. Providing lecturers and students with more time to plan, […]
Star Pacific honoured with King’s Award for Enterprise
Star Pacific UK has been awarded the King’s Award for Enterprise – International Trade 2023. The wholesaler previously won the Queen’s Award in 2021. Founded in 2010, Star Pacific UK […]
Nisa recruits more forecourts and holiday park shops
Nisa and forecourt operator MPK Garages have announced the addition of 17 new co-branded Pop-In Daily/Nisa stores to their growing portfolio. These new locations will bolster MPK’s retail estate with […]

