Sugro recruits three new members with combined sales of £80m

Sugro recruits three new members with combined sales of £80m

Date: April 24, 2019Leave a comment

Sugro UK has recruited three new members with combined sales of £80 million, adding to the group’s current turnover of £1.1 billion. Bradford-based Seafresh Wholesale Distributors began life as a […]

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Pricecheck secures £14 million bank loan to fund expansion

Pricecheck secures £14 million bank loan to fund expansion

Date: April 24, 2019Leave a comment

Sheffield wholesaler Pricecheck has secured a £14 million loan from Lloyds Bank to help it achieve a £100 million turnover by 2020 and £200 million five years after that. The […]

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Largest ever competition for Badger Beer launched by Hall & Woodhouse

Largest ever competition for Badger Beer launched by Hall & Woodhouse

Date: April 24, 2019Leave a comment

On 6 May, Hall & Woodhouse is launching its largest ever competition for Badger Beer, which has been brewed in Dorset since 1777. ‘Back to Earth with Badger’ will take […]

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Excited but cautious about the future: Greg Suszczenia of Parfetts

Excited but cautious about the future: Greg Suszczenia of Parfetts

Date: April 12, 2019Leave a comment

In a rare interview, Parfetts’ joint MD Greg Suszczenia (pictured) tells Cash & Carry Management’s managing editor Kirsti Sharratt about the opportunities he sees for the business. Since Parfetts was […]

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ACE Colour Powder now available from Robinson Young

ACE Colour Powder now available from Robinson Young

Date: April 12, 2019Leave a comment

The leading stain removal brand ACE, which is distributed by Robinson Young, now includes ACE Colour Powder, a new format of its best-selling product, ACE for Colours. The new line […]

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Bestway highlights value of convenience stores at Easter

Bestway highlights value of convenience stores at Easter

Date: April 12, 2019Leave a comment

According to a survey commissioned by Bestway Wholesale, over 72% of consumers are likely to visit their local convenience store to buy items they have either forgotten or run out […]

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12% increase in Fairway Foodservice turnover

12% increase in Fairway Foodservice turnover

Date: April 12, 2019Leave a comment

Fairway Foodservice’s 20 members increased their collective turnover last year from £715 million to £801.5 million, most of them achieving growth. The total income has risen year-on-year since 1995, when […]

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Caterforce turnover leaps by £54 million

Caterforce turnover leaps by £54 million

Date: April 5, 2019Leave a comment

Foodservice buying and marketing group Caterforce has announced annual like-for-like sales growth of £54 million to £524 million. Managing director Nick Redford (pictured) pointed out that this is despite the […]

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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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