Wholesale Industry News
Hopwells acquires Windsor Foodservice as part of growth plan
Hopwells, a family-owned frozen food wholesaler with six distribution centres across England, has acquired Windsor Foodservice. The two companies, which have worked closely over many years, have finalised the deal as part […]
CJ Lang adds supplier category to SPAR Scotland Awards
Following the success of last year’s inaugural SPAR Scotland Awards, the event will take place again this year – at the annual SPAR Scotland tradeshow on 28 September 2023 in […]
UWS Day-Today Trade Show to take place on 15 August
United Wholesale Scotland (UWS) has announced that its Day-Today Trade Show 2023 will take place on Tuesday 15 August at The Crowne Plaza, Glasgow. Open to the group’s current symbol […]
AF Blakemore launches Plant & Win app game for SPAR stores
AF Blakemore has launched a new app game called Plant & Win, which SPAR shoppers in Wales, central England and the Southeast can play to plant trees and win prizes. […]
Sugro UK names Nasco as its newest member
Sugro UK has recruited Nasco, increasing its combined buying power to £1.8 billion. London-based Nasco has been trading for over 20 years, and it has been awarded the Queen’s Award […]
Gary Neville visits Manchester-based Rayburn Trading
Gary Neville, football commentator and former Manchester United player, visited Rayburn Trading recently. The visit was sponsored by Mondelez through its Cadbury FC programme, in recognition of the Manchester-based wholesaler’s […]
Wholesale industry risks just 9% of vacancies being filled
A new report has found that the wholesale industry is one of the sectors most affected by the current labour shortage. Business management software firm ECI Software Solutions has compiled The […]
United Wholesale Scotland appoints Naeem Khaliq as head of symbol
United Wholesale (Scotland) has appointed Naeem Khaliq as its new head of symbol. Khaliq (pictured) has worked at UWS for 35 years, initially in the buying department and most recently […]
SWA welcomes improvements to deposit return scheme
The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has welcomed the improvements to the deposit return scheme (DRS) announced by Lorna Slater, the Scottish Government minister responsible for the scheme. The revised measures […]
MPK to convert 11 forecourt sites to Nisa
Nisa and MPK Garages have signed a deal that will see 11 forecourt sites join Nisa over the next three months. The 11 former Morrisons stores vary in size from […]
Brakes announces six-month price hold on 1,850 own-brand lines
Brakes is holding prices on 1,850 own-brand frozen and ambient products until October 2023. Paul Nieduszynski, chief commercial officer of Sysco in GB, said: “From tuna to tinned tomatoes and […]
Bestway vans division boosts customer numbers to 21000
Bestway has increased the number of customers it serves through its Vans Direct division from 20,000 to 21,000 in the past year. Bestway Vans Direct comprises two business units: Bestway […]
