Country Range recognises top performing members and suppliers
The annual ‘An Evening with the Country Range Group’ event, held at the Sea Life London Aquarium, was attended by almost 200 members, suppliers and guests. A total of 11 […]
ProsEcho Falls sparkling wine for London and Birmingham commuters
Accolade Wines promoted its new ProsEcho Falls sparkling wine with a sparkling waterfall at Waterloo Station. Crowds were greeted by Love Island finalist Laura Anderson, who handed out 500 samples […]
New Year launch for McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes Nibbles
Pladis is taking its £54 million McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes brand into new territory with the launch of Jaffa Cakes Nibbles. Available from 7 January, the new product features the familiar […]
Nairn’s launches two gluten-free snack ranges
Nairn’s has introduced Pop Oats – the first ever, gluten-free popped oat snack – and an Oat Bar selection that has 40% less sugar than the average fruit/cereal bar. Nairn’s […]
East End Foods’ Aston Cross branch stages BBC Brexit programme
The Aston Cross, Birmingham, cash & carry of East End Foods hosted Monday’s Victoria Derbyshire BBC Television discussion on the Brexit issue. Director Jason Wouhra OBE spoke several times during […]
Steve Parfett’s retirement will mean ‘the end of an era’
At the end of the year Steve Parfett (pictured) is to retire from the cash & carry business that bears his family name and was founded by his father Alan […]
CJ Lang takes difficult decisions to protect business
Turnover of SPAR wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang & Son dipped by 1.3% to £183.1 million in the year to 30 April 2018, with underlying profit, before one-offs (stock provisions), […]
Crowds flock to First Choice’s first trade show
First Choice Foodservice, of Burton upon Trent, attracted 350 customers to its inaugural trade show, the attendees representing a wide cross-section of businesses, including large pub and restaurant chains and […]
Another successful Fairway Foodservice event
Deals worth £709,000 were recorded at Fairway Foodservice’s Meet the Member event in Tamworth, Staffs, resulting in £1.8 million for its two shows in 2018. The figure is just shy […]
Appleby Westward continues SPAR retailer recruitment
Appleby Westward, which recruited 27 more stores to the SPAR south-west network last year, has targeted a further 24 in 2019. The announcement was made by managing director Mike Boardman, […]
Britvic and Diabetes UK announce a three-year partnership
Britvic plc and Diabetes UK have announced a new three-year partnership. Through a combination of corporate donation and employee fundraising, Britvic will aim to raise £500,000 to improve the lives […]
Nestlé Professional launches limited-edition designer coffee tins
Nescafé Azera has partnered with graphic design students from the University of Creative Arts to produce a collection of limited-edition designs on the brand’s ‘sqround’ tins. Available now, the first […]
