Blakemore voted top responsible business in the UK
AF Blakemore & Son was crowned national winner at the Responsible Business Awards 2019, run by Business in the Community, by virtue of its ‘Branching Out’ schools volunteering programme. The […]
Fairway Foodservice launches an improved website
Fairway Foodservice has launched a new website, which includes an ‘industry-first, intelligent on-site search’ for its own-brand range, as well as Fairway Insider, a newsletter for caterers. Benefits for users […]
Britvic launches £3m summer campaign for Lipton ice tea
Britvic is launching a £3 million summer campaign, ‘Sunshine Makes It Taste Better’ for Lipton, the UK’s No.1 ice tea brand (Nielsen). The multi-platform campaign includes a new TV creative […]
Chris Gallacher promoted to MD of United Wholesale Scotland
Chris Gallacher has been appointed managing director of United Wholesale (Scotland), succeeding Asim Sarwar, who has stepped up to the new role of executive chairman. Gallacher (pictured) worked for Booker […]
Nick Redford to leave Caterforce at end of year
Managing director of Caterforce Nick Redford (pictured) is to relinquish this post at the end of the year. Group chairman Stephen Carr said: “After 10 years of excellent service leading […]
Dee Bee customer cleans up in Unitas Big Brand promotion
The winner of Unitas Wholesale’s recent Big Brand Event was Chris Hopkinson, of Elloughton News, Hull, a customer of group member Dee Bee Wholesale. He received a washing machine and […]
Robinson Young appointed by fast-growing oral care brand SPLAT
Robinson Young, the UK’s dedicated large-scale specialist distributor of health and beauty, non-food FMCG products, has been appointed by oral care company SPLAT Global UK to increase sales and manage […]
Colm Johnson replaces Steve Fox as MD of Booker Group Retail
Steve Fox (pictured), who has worked for Booker for 17 years, with major responsibility for the 3,500-plus Premier retail chain, is leaving in September to join leading forecourt operator MFG, […]
Yorkshire Tea supports grassroots cricket with National Cricket Week
National Cricket Week has returned to the UK (24–28 June), run by national children’s charity, Chance to Shine, and supported by Yorkshire Tea. Yorkshire Tea believes that grassroots cricket makes […]
Record orders at Country Range Group show
Country Range Group’s annual exhibition at the Telford International Centre saw more than 100 foodservice concerns showcase their products and run interactive demonstrations to over 500 visitors. The event generated […]
TRS Group proposing to sell out to Exponent
The long-established TRS Group, run by members of the Suterwalla family, is on the verge of being sold to Exponent, which specialises in private equity. A spokesman declared however: “The […]
‘Wholesale is of critical importance’ – Ian Patefield of Britvic
Ian Patefield (pictured), the newly appointed GB wholesale director at Britvic, talks about the company’s new division covering convenience, catering and licensed trade. What proportion of your business goes through […]
