Aunt Bessie’s benefits from NPD and a £5 million campaign
Aunt Bessie’s has invested £5 million in its biggest-ever marketing campaign and a new strategic direction to promote the roast dinner. Midweek consumption has driven a 4.2% increase in the […]
Parfetts appoints Guy Swindell as retail director
Parfetts has appointed Guy Swindell, formerly head of customer development & marketing, as retail director. Swindell (pictured) joined the head office trading team in 2004 and has held various positions, […]
Bestway announces winner of exclusive Walkers competition
Ashad Alam, who owns Al Halal supermarkets in Birmingham, has won a Renault Kangoo van in a competition run by Bestway and PepsiCo. The van was presented to Alam (pictured) […]
Healthy month for Bestway wholesale pharmacy business
Pharmacy wholesaler Bestway Medhub, which is part of Bestway Group, increased October sales by 49% compared with the same month last year. The company declined to reveal actual sales figures. […]
Licensed and tobacco guides from Unitas Wholesale
Unitas Wholesale has launched the third in the 2018/19 series of Plan for Profit core range category guides, focusing on licensed and tobacco. Compiled from information provided by supplier partners, […]
Christmas TV advert for Walkers aims to fuel debate
PepsiCo is supporting its recent launch of Walkers Christmas dinner-flavoured crisps with a new TV advert that will run throughout the festive season. There are two limited-edition multipacks, one including […]
Q Catering Supplies nears £10 million turnover target
Q Catering Supplies, of Sittingbourne, Kent, which joined Fairway Foodservice four years ago, has doubled its turnover to £8 million in that period. And hopes are high that it will […]
Today’s symbol/retail club members recognised for positive impact
Today’s Group (now Unitas) wants to reward individuals who are making a positive impact in their local shops prior to Christmas. They might have supported vulnerable or young people, shown […]
Time Wholesale Services targets £85 million turnover
Time Wholesale Services, which earlier this year moved from a 38,000 sq ft depot in Barking, Essex, to a nearby 82,000 sq ft site in Rainham, is targeting first-year turnover […]
Merger of Landmark and Today’s completed to form Unitas
The merger of Landmark Wholesale Ltd and Today’s Wholesale Services Ltd completed yesterday, creating Unitas Wholesale Ltd, the UK’s largest food and drink wholesale buying group with a membership of […]
Fruit juice own-brand range launched by Bidfood
Bidfood has introduced a range of fruit juices under the Orchard Grove label. The varieties – orange, apple, grapefruit, tomato, cranberry and pineapple – come in both one-litre resealable packs […]
Manufacturers should use Erudus says Caterforce MD
Manufacturers could be missing out by not signing up to product specification software, according to Nick Redford (pictured), managing director of foodservice buying group Caterforce. He is calling on suppliers […]
