New advertising campaign takes off for Thatchers Gold cider

New advertising campaign takes off for Thatchers Gold cider

Date: June 23, 2017Leave a comment

Thatchers Cider has launched a new campaign for its flagship brand, Thatchers Gold. To be shown on air for the first time on 24 June during coverage of the first […]

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Orders reach £2.75 million at Country Range anniversary event

Orders reach £2.75 million at Country Range anniversary event

Date: June 23, 2017Leave a comment

Country Range Group’s 13 members ordered goods to the value of £2.75 million from invited suppliers at its 25th anniversary event, held at the Telford International Centre. The celebrations included […]

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Is Nisa being taken over by Sainsbury?

Is Nisa being taken over by Sainsbury?

Date: June 22, 2017Leave a comment

According to City reports, Sainsbury is preparing to make a £130 million takeover bid for Nisa. The Co-op and Morrisons are also understood to have been among those showing an […]

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Birmingham site for ninth Dhamecha C&C

Birmingham site for ninth Dhamecha C&C

Date: June 22, 2017Leave a comment

Dhamecha Foods has paid ‘several million pounds’ to develop a site in the Smethwick area of Birmingham for its ninth cash & carry. The plan is to start trading by […]

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Kerry Foods embarks on Fire & Smoke #PITSTOP roadshow

Kerry Foods embarks on Fire & Smoke #PITSTOP roadshow

Date: June 19, 2017Leave a comment

Kerry Foods has embarked on a roadshow to build on the success of the Fire & Smoke brand. Featuring a variety of games, jukebox music and great food, the #PITSTOP […]

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Carlsberg UK encourages customers to trade up

Date: June 16, 2017Leave a comment

Kevin Ward (pictured), business unit director – impulse channel at Carlsberg UK, urges wholesalers to drive sales of the growing, higher value beer sub-categories. What proportion of your business goes […]

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Birchall Foodservice begins a further expansion plan

Birchall Foodservice begins a further expansion plan

Date: June 16, 2017Leave a comment

Less than three years after moving to larger premises, Birchall Foodservice has begun a further expansion programme. At the start of 2015, it more than doubled the size of its […]

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Grace Foods promotes Caribbean Food Week

Grace Foods promotes Caribbean Food Week

Date: June 15, 2017Leave a comment

Grace Foods, the UK’s leading supplier of Caribbean food and drink (IRI), has a programme of trade and consumer activities to celebrate Caribbean Food Week, which takes place on 21-28 […]

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Coca-Cola European Partners makes a smart move in flavour

Coca-Cola European Partners makes a smart move in flavour

Date: June 15, 2017Leave a comment

Coca-Cola European Partners is launching three Glacéau Smartwater products. Sparkling Berry & Kiwi, Lemon and Green Apple variants have zero sugar, zero calories and all-natural flavours, and are available in […]

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Lomond supplies Landmark members and launches sandwich concepts

Lomond supplies Landmark members and launches sandwich concepts

Date: June 15, 2017Leave a comment

Landmark Wholesale has launched a range of frozen cakes and traybakes for foodservice operators under the group’s Caterers Kitchen brand. The supplier is Cake, the Glasgow-based bakery owned by Lomond […]

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AF Blakemore unifies livery across its distribution fleet

AF Blakemore unifies livery across its distribution fleet

Date: June 15, 2017Leave a comment

AF Blakemore has begun the roll-out of a new livery on its distribution fleet. It is part of a drive to standardise branding across the group logistics operation, covering its […]

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JJ Food Service admits the public to Enfield depot

JJ Food Service admits the public to Enfield depot

Date: May 31, 2017Leave a comment

JJ Food Service’s Enfield branch is now open to the public as well as to caterers. The development follows a £40,000 investment into a ‘promotions canopy’ to highlight deals relevant […]

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