Jon Burton retires from Confex after 30 years in the wholesale trade
Confex has announced the retirement of Jon Burton, its business development director, on 31 March. Burton has worked in the wholesale industry for over 30 years, 17 of which were spent […]
Core 300-strong own-brand range now available to Confex members
Core, an own-brand range of more than 300 products across the ambient, chilled, frozen and non-food categories, is now available to Confex members. Business development manager Matt Norman said: “Members […]
Confex unveils new ‘meal deal’ scheme for food-to-go outlets
Confex is to launch a new Food To Go Club in March. Similar in format to the group’s Retail Club, the new promotional scheme is designed to help foodservice and […]
Two more wholesalers join Confex buying group
Confex has confirmed that Holland Bazaar and Randalls have joined the group, taking the total number of new recruits this year to 15. Holland Bazaar is a £100 million turnover […]
Confex members highlight increasing importance of B2C to wholesalers
Some 98% of people believe that selling direct to the consumer will become important within wholesale over the next five years. That was the finding in a poll of delegates […]
Confex links with TWC to help members understand market opportunities
Confex has announced a partnership with TWC to launch a new sales data reporting service. The service will provide insights to Confex members and suppliers to help them understand market […]
Confex offers members fuel discounts through Fleetmaxx Solutions
Confex has announced a partnership with fuel card providers Fleetmaxx Solutions to offer members discounts on diesel and preferential rates on bulk fuel and AdBlue. Tom Chambers, business development manager […]
Two more wholesalers join Confex
Confex has two new members – foodservice wholesaler Brook Street Foodservice and grocery-focused wholesaler Mayfair Export. Confex is continuing a targeted recruitment campaign to ensure a full geographical spread of […]
Albion Fine Foods joins Unitas Wholesale
Albion Fine Foods, a delivered wholesaler supplying chefs in London and the South East, has joined Unitas Wholesale. Peter Rigby, commercial director of the Tonbridge-based wholesaler, said: “As a delivered […]
Unitas and Confex end their association
Unitas Wholesale and Confex have ended their association. Confex previously had a ‘group’ membership with Unitas, an arrangement which was originally formed between Landmark Wholesale and Confex and which rolled […]
Confex launches new Core own-brand range
Confex has announced the launch of a new own-brand range, Core. The new range encompasses 275 products, which will be available to members by January 2021. “This own-brand will continue […]
Confex, Boost Drinks and DCS also now on TWC Sound Bites
TWC has recently added three new Sound Bites from wholesalers and suppliers to its YouTube channel to highlight how industry influencers are reacting and adapting to these fast-moving times. The […]
