Booker drives awareness of Andy’s Man Club
Booker is continuing to drive awareness of the men’s suicide prevention charity Andy’s Man Club with a tour of the wholesaler’s cash & carry branches. “Earlier this year we introduced […]
Booker renews partnership for five more years to supply Shop’N Drive
Booker Retail Partners (BRP) has renewed its partnership with Rontec for a further five years, supplying the Shop’N Drive estate across the country. Rontec chairman Gerald Ronson said: “As one […]
Booker appoints steering committee for Women in Booker network
Booker has appointed a colleague steering committee for its recently formed ‘Women in Booker’ network. Women in Booker was launched in March with several aims, including raising awareness of gender […]
Ex-Booker CEO Charles Wilson made a CBE
Charles Wilson, the former CEO of Booker, has been made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours. Wilson (pictured) retired from Booker in February […]
Booker achieves 8.1% rise in sales in first quarter
Booker achieved an 8.1% increase in sales to £2,276 million in its first quarter (13 weeks ended 27 May 2023). On a like-for-like basis, retail sales were up by 6.3% […]
‘I’m a custodian of the business’ – Filshill’s Simon Hannah
In an exclusive interview, Simon Hannah (pictured) talks about being CEO of JW Filshill and explains why the Glasgow-based business is likely to remain family-owned well into the future. Simon […]
Booker boosts sales by 12%, driven by catering performance
Booker achieved like-for-like sales growth of 12% to £8.68 billion in the 52 weeks ended 25 February 2023. Excluding tobacco, total Booker sales growth was 18.4%. Profit figures were not […]
Nikki Fox promoted to head of catering at Booker
Nikki Fox has been promoted to head of catering at Booker. Fox (pictured) joined Booker in 2019 as category manager – foodservice, and last April she became interim head of […]
Ex-Booker Andy Stubley joins Unitas as licensed strategy manager
Unitas Wholesale has recruited Andy Stubley to the newly created role of licensed strategy manager. Stubley (pictured) will join the group on 28 November from Booker where he spent more […]
Booker locks down prices on more than 450 catering lines
Booker has locked down prices on more than 450 catering products until 3 January 2023. A new autumn guide, which is available in branches and online, gives details of the […]
Booker Catering Trade Show attracts more than 300 suppliers
More than 300 suppliers will be exhibiting at Booker’s Catering Trade Show on 21 September. The event, at Silverstone Racing Circuit in Towcester, will extend to five halls and run […]
Booker boosts sales by nearly 20% in its first quarter
Booker increased sales by 19.3% to £2.1 billion in the 13 weeks ended 28 May 2022. On a one-year like-for-like basis the growth was 19.4%. Retail like-for-like sales grew by […]
