Barr launches £6 million Irn-Bru ‘Get Some Irn In You’ campaign

Barr launches £6 million Irn-Bru ‘Get Some Irn In You’ campaign

Date: March 28, 2019Leave a comment

Barr Soft Drinks is investing £6 million in Irn-Bru, the UK’s No.1 flavoured carbonate brand (IRI), with a new campaign that will urge shoppers to ‘Get Some Irn In You’. […]

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Country Range Group turnover hits £460 million

Country Range Group turnover hits £460 million

Date: March 28, 2019Leave a comment

Country Range Group’s 12 wholesale members had total turnover of £460 million in 2018, with organic like-for-like sales growth of £30 million. Purchasing through the group increased by 12%. CRG […]

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kff launches vegan range to meet customer demand

kff launches vegan range to meet customer demand

Date: March 28, 2019Leave a comment

Foodservice wholesaler kff, with branches in Aylesford, Kent, and Witney, Oxon, has launched a range of vegan products, featuring meat and dairy-free dishes and including starters, mains, cakes, desserts, dairy […]

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Britvic refreshes Tango with new look and three sugar-free flavours

Britvic refreshes Tango with new look and three sugar-free flavours

Date: March 20, 2019Leave a comment

Britvic is investing in its Tango brand with the introduction of three new sugar-free flavours, a packaging redesign and a £2.2 million marketing investment that will see the brand back […]

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City of Glasgow College wins Country Range Student Chef Challenge again!

City of Glasgow College wins Country Range Student Chef Challenge again!

Date: March 20, 2019Leave a comment

The winners of the 25th Country Range Student Chef Challenge at ScotHot were three cookery students from the City of Glasgow College – the second year running that the college […]

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Bestway appoints Kenton Burchell as trading director

Bestway appoints Kenton Burchell as trading director

Date: March 20, 2019Leave a comment

Bestway Wholesale has appointed Kenton Burchell to the role of trading director, working within the company’s executive team and reporting to managing director Dawood Pervez. The role was managed by […]

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AG Barr: A winner time and time again

AG Barr: A winner time and time again

Date: March 19, 2019Leave a comment

AG Barr has repeatedly won the Achievers ‘Best Overall Service’ award. Ian Johnstone talks about the supplier’s success and outlines his strategy for the wholesale industry this year. To win […]

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Surge in sales of Herald disposable products

Surge in sales of Herald disposable products

Date: March 19, 2019Leave a comment

British manufacturer and importer of quality disposables Herald is enjoying an increase in sales across its full product range. For over 30 years, the family-run company has provided disposable products […]

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Impulse Plan for Profit guide launched by Unitas

Impulse Plan for Profit guide launched by Unitas

Date: March 19, 2019Leave a comment

Unitas Wholesale has launched the first in the 2019 series of ‘Plan for Profit’ category guides – on impulse – and the first since the merger of Landmark and Today’s […]

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50 years with King Brothers Foodservice

50 years with King Brothers Foodservice

Date: March 19, 2019Leave a comment

David Barton, 66, a director of King Brothers Foodservice, has retired after 50 years with the company, based on Orton Waterville, Peterborough. Barton (pictured) joined the wholesaler fresh out of […]

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Kepak launches Rustlers Construction Games ‘Lunch – Nailed It’ campaign

Kepak launches Rustlers Construction Games ‘Lunch – Nailed It’ campaign

Date: March 18, 2019Leave a comment

Kepak Consumer Foods is rolling out a nationwide campaign to position Rustlers, the UK’s top-selling micro snack brand, as the ideal hot lunch option. The Construction Games ‘Lunch – Nailed […]

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Imperial Tobacco launches its own anti-illicit trade hotline

Imperial Tobacco launches its own anti-illicit trade hotline

Date: March 18, 2019Leave a comment

Imperial Tobacco has launched its own anti-illicit trade (AIT) hotline: 0800 0495992. This hotline will allow anyone who suspects illicit tobacco activity to report it easily and anonymously. The aim […]

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