Wholesale Industry News
Parfetts opens new cash & carry in Birmingham
Parfetts has opened a new cash & carry in Birmingham – its eighth branch. West Midlands mayor Andy Street performed the official opening of the depot, which will create over […]
Dunns Food and Drinks invests £1.5m in sustainability measures
Dunns Food and Drinks is investing £1.5 million in a range of sustainability measures to support its net zero ambitions. The investment includes a £1 million energy-efficient CO2 freezer, solar […]
UK drivers in top three at SPAR International Driver competition
Drivers from SPAR wholesalers CJ Lang & Son and James Hall & Co finished in the top three at the inaugural SPAR International Driver of the Year competition earlier this […]
Triple school win worth £3.5 million for JJ Foodservice
JJ Foodservice has been awarded contracts to supply Barnsley, Bolton, and Bradford Council schools in deals totalling more than £3.5 million. The wholesaler is already working with Kirklees and Leeds Councils, […]
Greens Retail signs five-year deal with Nisa as it plans to open 20 more stores
Greens Retail, formerly Eros Retail, has signed a five-year deal with Nisa worth up to £200 million during the term. Fife-based Greens Retail currently operates 16 stores in Scotland with […]
Brakes announces Best of British campaign
Brakes has announced a new programme of activity to support British growers and promote seasonal British food. The campaign starts this month with the launch of a new section on […]
SWA launches Wholesale Local Food Champion training programme
The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has launched a new Wholesale Local Food Champion training programme. Following the successful launch in 2021 of its local sourcing project – Delivering Growth Through […]
Stories of Women in Blakemore Award winners inspire through new book
AF Blakemore has the announced the winners of its first Women in Blakemore Awards via a story book. The awards, created to champion and recognise diversity and inclusivity in the […]
Barry’s Stores switches from Premier to SPAR
Barry’s Stores – a group of four stores in Glasgow and Paisley – has switched from Premier to SPAR. Run by father and son Barry and Steven Oujla, Barry’s Stores […]
Brook Street Foodservice joins Country Range Group
Brook Street Foodservice has joined Country Range Group. Based in Needham Market, Suffolk, the independent wholesaler was established in 1990. Brook Street managing director Mark Thomas has a five-year […]
Bestway supports Plunkett Foundation and Felix Project
Bestway Wholesale has formed a partnership with the Plunkett Foundation, a charity that supports communities across the UK to set up and run community businesses. Bestway’s support will include participation […]
SPAR Scotland trials food waste app Gander
In a first for the Scottish convenience store market, two SPAR Scotland stores have begun a trial with food waste app Gander. The test will run for a minimum of […]
