CCEP adds Diet Coke Cherry to its  permanent line-up

CCEP adds Diet Coke Cherry to its permanent line-up

Date: December 17, 2025Leave a comment

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has added Diet Coke Cherry to its permanent range. The launch follows the successful return of Diet Coke Cherry as a limited edition earlier this year – […]

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Bidfood promotes Martin Eshelby to culinary director

Bidfood promotes Martin Eshelby to culinary director

Date: December 17, 2025Leave a comment

Bidfood has promoted its long-standing food innovation manager Martin Eshelby to the role of culinary director. For more than 10 years, Eshelby (pictured) has been a driving force behind Bidfood’s […]

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Bestway Wholesale claims a channel first with Coca-Cola customer event

Bestway Wholesale claims a channel first with Coca-Cola customer event

Date: December 16, 2025Leave a comment

Bestway Wholesale recently held its largest and most ambitious customer event to date at its Park Royal depot. In a first for the UK wholesale channel, the iconic Coca-Cola Christmas […]

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Parfetts announces opening of first Go Local Extra store in London

Parfetts announces opening of first Go Local Extra store in London

Date: December 16, 2025Leave a comment

Parfetts has announced the opening of the first Go Local Extra store in London. The 1,725 sq ft store on Plaistow Lane in Bromley had spent several years operating almost […]

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Booker identifies food and drink trends for 2026

Booker identifies food and drink trends for 2026

Date: December 16, 2025Leave a comment

Booker has revealed the trends it expects to see in the out-of-home market in 2026. The wholesaler maintains that, when dining out or ordering in, consumers are seeking elevated experiences […]

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Birchall Foodservice predicts £65 million turnover by April 2026

Birchall Foodservice predicts £65 million turnover by April 2026

Date: December 16, 2025Leave a comment

Birchall Foodservice has experienced strong sales growth in the past 12 months, with turnover for the group (Birchall and QFS) projected to reach £65 million by April 2026. During the […]

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Stoke-based AMS Wholesale joins The Wholesale Group

Stoke-based AMS Wholesale joins The Wholesale Group

Date: December 15, 2025Leave a comment

Stoke-based AMS Wholesale has joined The Wholesale Group. From its beginnings as a convenience store in 2005, AMS Wholesale has recently expanded with new 20,000 sq ft warehouse space. With […]

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Brakes launches second round of ‘Get Set Supply!’ to back smaller suppliers

Brakes launches second round of ‘Get Set Supply!’ to back smaller suppliers

Date: December 14, 2025Leave a comment

Brakes has launched the second round of its ‘Get Set Supply!’ programme, designed to help small businesses break into the wholesale market. Following the successful completion of the first round […]

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Country Range celebrates members and suppliers at An Evening With…

Country Range celebrates members and suppliers at An Evening With…

Date: December 14, 2025Leave a comment

More than 200 guests attended Country Range Group’s annual ‘An Evening With…’ event and awards ceremony at the National Gallery on 11 December. The sell-out event is always one of […]

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Nestlé to repeat ‘Win a Salary’ promotion on Nescafé PMPs

Nestlé to repeat ‘Win a Salary’ promotion on Nescafé PMPs

Date: December 14, 2025Leave a comment

Nestlé is to repeat its popular ‘Win a Salary’ consumer promotion in the wholesale and convenience channel in the New Year. Running from January to March, the promotion will be […]

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JJ Foodservice certified Great Place to Work for second year running

JJ Foodservice certified Great Place to Work for second year running

Date: December 9, 2025Leave a comment

JJ Foodservice has been certified a Great Place To Work for the second consecutive year. Great Place To Work is widely regarded as the global authority on workplace culture, employee […]

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Country Range promotes Dean Pendlebury to buying director

Country Range promotes Dean Pendlebury to buying director

Date: December 9, 2025Leave a comment

Country Range Group (CRG) has promoted head of trading Dean Pendlebury to buying director. Pendlebury (pictured), who starts his new role on 1 January, has had a career in buying […]

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