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Grace Foods moves to spice up your sales
Robert Walker (pictured), commercial manager at Grace Foods UK, encourages wholesalers to tap into rising consumer demand for Caribbean/world cuisine. What proportion of your business goes through the cash & […]
Mondelez: commitment and collaboration with C&C/wholesalers
Scott Snell (pictured), sales director at Mondelez International, emphasises the importance of effective display and retailer education in driving sales. How are you looking to develop your business through the […]
Boost Drinks: fulfilling its role as champion of independents
Boost Drinks has focused on independents since its formation, and in a changing landscape its commitment hasn’t changed, reports sales director Al Gunn (pictured). What proportion of your business goes […]
Martin Thatcher of Thatchers: Keeping the cider category fresh
Martin Thatcher (pictured), managing director and fourth-generation cidermaker at Thatchers Cider, urges wholesalers to take account of significant market changes. How are you looking to strengthen your relationships with cash […]
Chris Sanders of Radnor Hills: Are your soft drink sales healthy?
Chris Sanders (pictured), sales director at Radnor Hills, urges wholesalers to tap into the sales potential of school and hospital-compliant soft drinks. What proportion of your business goes through the […]
Kettle Foods acquires popcorn producer Cornpoppers
Kettle Foods has announced its acquisition of Cornpoppers Ltd – a UK popcorn producer based in Wednesbury, West Midlands. Established in 1979, Cornpoppers is a privately-owned family business supplying high […]
Imperial’s ignite awards recognise independent trade’s successes
Imperial Tobacco has recognised the achievements of independent retailers at its third annual ignite awards. Hosted by comedian and Radio 4 broadcaster, Dominic Holland, the event took place at the […]
Feeling good about wholesale – Simon Ruddick of Vimto UK
Simon Ruddick (pictured), commercial controller for cash & carry at Vimto UK, explains why he believes it is an exciting time to work with the wholesale channel. What proportion of […]
Introduction of new categories proves successful for Pricecheck
Following the introduction of new product categories, international wholesale and distribution business Pricecheck recorded an annual turnover of £54.7 million for 2016-17, representing an increase of £11.1 million on the […]
Driving excellent retail execution – Halewood
Peter Wells (pictured), off premise sales director at Halewood Wines & Spirits, advises C&Cs to offer a ‘good, better, best’ licensed range to help their customers. What proportion of your […]
Carlsberg UK encourages customers to trade up
Kevin Ward (pictured), business unit director – impulse channel at Carlsberg UK, urges wholesalers to drive sales of the growing, higher value beer sub-categories. What proportion of your business goes […]
£88 million growth opportunity for biscuits in convenience – pladis
Matt Blake (pictured), head of wholesale at pladis, explains the importance of wholesalers and their customers meeting consumers’ various need states. What proportion of your business goes through the wholesale […]
