Wholesale Industry News
Sysco puts Climate Stripes electric vehicle on the road
The first foodservice vehicle to carry the ‘Climate Stripes’ graphic has been introduced by Sysco. The Climate Stripes were created by Professor Ed Hawkins at the University of Reading and […]
Thomas Ridley Foodservice appoints Jon Matthews as sales director
Thomas Ridley Foodservice – acquired by Bidcorp earlier this year – has appointed Jon Matthews as sales director. Matthews (pictured) has 28 years of foodservice experience at Bidfood, where he […]
Achievers 2023 recognises Scotland’s top wholesalers and suppliers
Scotland’s top wholesalers and suppliers have been recognised and rewarded at the annual Scottish Wholesale Achievers Awards. A record number of guests attended the Achievers gala dinner and awards presentation, […]
Appleby Westward opens its first Greggs franchise
Appleby Westward has opened its first Greggs franchise in one of its SPAR stores. The Greggs operation is a key feature of a £375,000 capital investment by Appleby Westward in […]
SWA welcomes DRS support package but says concerns remain
Circularity Scotland has today (21 February) announced £22 million of cashflow support measures to help Scotland’s brewers, distillers, importers and drinks manufacturers prepare for the introduction of Scotland’s Deposit Return […]
Kitwave installs defibrillators at all 30 of its sites
Kitwave Group has installed defibrillators at all 30 of its sites to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of its 1,400 employees across the group. All the devices are registered […]
Bonds of London launches Candy Cups in aid of Honeypot charity
Bonds of London has added three new variants to its Candy Cup range, with 10p from each sale being donated to The Honeypot Children’s Charity. Honeypot is a national young […]
One Stop celebrates opening of 1000th store
One Stop – a subsidiary of Tesco – is celebrating its 1000th store opening with a community giveaway. Located in Silverton Way, Wolverhampton, the One Stop store is opening today […]
CJ Lang to return to Aviemore for tradeshow and conference
SPAR Scotland wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang & Son has confirmed that its 2023 tradeshow and conference will again take place in Aviemore on 28 September at the Macdonald Hotels […]
Country Range promotes Katrina Crabtree to head of commercial and data
Country Range Group has promoted Katrina Crabtree to head of commercial & data. Formerly commercial controller, Crabtree (pictured) has been with CRG for over 17 years and has become an […]
Nisa reduces wholesale price of over 1000 branded lines
Nisa is investing £6 million into the wholesale price (WSP) of more than a thousand branded lines, as part of its strategy to further support its retailers. Using market data […]
Unitas appoints Phil Dawson as foodservice trading controller
Unitas Wholesale has appointed Phil Dawson to the new role of trading controller for foodservice within its out-of-home team. Dawson (right) was previously trading manager (foodservice) at AF Blakemore & […]
