Wing Yip opens refurbished Birmingham branch
Wing Yip, which next year celebrates its 50th anniversary, has officially opened its refurbished Birmingham Business Centre. The wholesaler/retailer’s new development, at its head office location in the city’s Nechells […]
Blakemore sales rise to more than £1 billion
Pre-tax profit of AF Blakemore & Son’s continuing operations rose from £8.5 million to £10.2 million in the year to 30 April on sales up by 4.6% to £1.1 billion. […]
Rising from the ashes: Jim Cummiskey on Failté Produce’s recovery
In an exclusive interview, Failté Group’s CEO Jim Cummiskey (above) tells Cash & Carry Management’s managing editor Kirsti Sharratt about the fire that completely destroyed the company’s fresh fruit & […]
Refresco relaunches Ben Shaws with retro-style graphics
Refresco has relaunched its Ben Shaws brand with a design nod to traditional Yorkshire roots and much-loved flavours. Retro-style graphics and quirky captions have been used to draw attention to the five-strong range of […]
SPAR Scotland supports Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight
SPAR Scotland is supporting Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight across all its stores again this year. This year’s campaign runs from 31 August to 30 September and highlights some of […]
New distribution warehouse in Bedford for Blakemore
AF Blakemore & Son is to move into a purpose-built warehouse in Manton Lane, Bedford. It has signed a pre-let agreement on a 20-year lease for the 164,850 sq ft […]
New core range initiative for best-one retailers
Core Rewards is the latest initiative from Bestway’s best-one symbol group, aimed at identifying key lines for convenience stores. Consisting of a core product range and a rebate scheme, it […]
Blakemore and Country Range team up at educational show
Blakemore Foodservice teamed up with Country Range Group, which it recently joined, to exhibit at the Lead Association for CAtering in Education’s (LACA) show in Birmingham. The three-day event gave […]
Kitwave acquires Brierley Hill-based Central Supplies
North Tyneside-based wholesaler Kitwave has acquired Central Supplies, of Brierley Hill, Birmingham, a leading independent wholesaler of chilled products. The purchase price has not been disclosed. With a turnover of […]
More gains than losses at Confex
Confex, which recently lost 23 members to the newly-formed group National Buying Consortium (Cash & Carry Management: June), has, nonetheless, recorded an 8% rise in gross sales value with its […]
‘Core and more’ strategy for growth – Gary Black of Coca-Cola European Partners
In an exclusive interview with Cash & Carry Management, Gary Black (pictured), sales director wholesale & convenience at Coca-Cola European Partners, explains how the supplier can now give enhanced support […]
Rockstar energy drink gears up to drive sales with Xbox promotion
Rockstar energy drink and Xbox have unveiled plans to launch the largest fan-inspired gaming on-pack promotion to date in support of the upcoming Gears 5 release. From September, the on-pack […]
