Appleby Westward promises lower prices and acquires a 63-store business
Spar retailers in the south-west have been promised lower wholesale prices by regional distributor Appleby Westward, saving them an overall outlay of more than £650,000. The delivered wholesaler’s managing director […]
Krishan becomes sales director of Blakemore Wholesale Distribution
Raj Krishan (pictured) has been named sales director of Blakemore Wholesale Distribution, replacing Tony Bromwich who is leaving the business after six years. It means a return to the company […]
£15 million expenditure on JJ Food Service’s new depots
Further details have been released by JJ Food Service on the three new branches it is opening (exclusively reported in Cash & Carry Management: February). The total cost of the […]
Rubicon Spring and Barr Mix Ups are launched
AG Barr claims to have “reinvented water” with its new Rubicon Spring brand, which will be sold in to the trade from the end of this month. Available in four […]
Extra sales to make everyone smile
Julio Guijarro, marketing director of Wrigley UK, encourages C&Cs to utilise educational PoS and secondary displays to exploit the sugar-free opportunity. What proportion of your business goes through the cash […]
Bidvest wins four frozen food awards for own-brand
Bidvest Foodservice collected two golds in the annual awards of the British Frozen Food Federation. They were for its in-house Premium Selection tarte aux poires and farmhouse Cheddar savoury muffin […]
Bestway targets improved service and rewards top C&Cs
Bestway Wholesale is spending £250,000 on an ongoing scheme aimed at increasing customer service for retailers and caterers. An independent research company has been interviewing 60 customers from each depot […]
Rustlers releases ‘official anthem’ for Euro 2016
Leading flame-grilled burger brand Rustlers has enlisted the help of football legend Peter Shilton, the most capped England player of all time, and Chesney Hawkes to release a ‘realistic’ football […]
Landmark lifts market share and announces focus areas to drive growth
Delegates at Landmark’s annual conference in Montreux heard that the group is focusing on four key areas to help its wholesale members drive their business forward. The theme of Landmark […]
JJ launches online service for restaurants and takeaways
Central Dish is a new website launched by JJ Food Service to draw consumers to restaurants and takeaways. It allows diners to search for meals in their area based on […]
Premium retail fascia launched by Blakemore Wholesale
Blakemore Wholesale has unveiled a new ‘premium’ fascia for retailers called Bmorelocal… The first two stores to carry the name opened this month in Immingham and Swansea. Another 30 will […]
Chris Miller becomes Filshill’s group commercial director
JW Filshill, the Glasgow C&C/wholesaler and owner of the KeyStore convenience store brand, has appointed Chris Miller (pictured) to the new position of group commercial director. Miller, who remains a […]
